
Pope Leo XIV Urges Russia and Ukraine to Return to Negotiating Table
The pope said the Church has a responsibility to promote values that foster peace, according to TASS.

The pope said the Church has a responsibility to promote values that foster peace, according to TASS.
A report from France 24 — English sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

The pope warned that relations between nations are becoming 'increasingly uncivilised' and urged Europe to break the cycle.

Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace and unity in a speech in Metz, France, on the last day of his four-day visit, warning against rising incivility between states.

A Vatican envoy is expected to discuss humanitarian issues related to the war in Ukraine during talks in Moscow, according to Russian diplomat Ivan Soltanovsky.
Oxford historian Miles Pattenden says Leo XIV's visit to France reflects a broader shift that brings the Catholic Church's European heartlands back into focus, while still building on Pope Francis's legacy.

The pope addressed bishops and led a service attended by thousands of worshippers during his trip to the French pilgrimage site.
The pontiff stressed the need for continued vigilance in the Catholic Church in France following years of abuse allegations.
The pope addressed bishops and led a service attended by thousands of worshippers during a visit to the French pilgrimage site, the BBC reported.

The pope is visiting the pilgrimage site of Lourdes as part of the first official papal state visit to France in 18 years, and is expected to meet privately with survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
Around 800,000 people gathered at Place de la Concorde for the outdoor service, according to Al Jazeera.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will hold meetings in Moscow from September 28-30 to discuss humanitarian aspects of a Ukraine settlement.

The pontiff drew a huge crowd in the French capital on the second day of his four-day apostolic visit to France.

The Chicago-born pontiff's trip, which begins Friday, revisits his Norman family roots and the deep influence of French Catholic spirituality on his own faith.

Ahead of a three-day visit to France starting Friday, Pope Leo XIV's Norman ancestry traces back generations, even though he has visited the country only rarely.
Before 700,000 faithful at Place de la Concorde, the pontiff delivered a direct message to young people.
The Vatican estimates 700,000 people gathered as the pope continues his four-day tour of France.

Hundreds of thousands gathered along the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde for the second day of Pope Leo's first papal visit to France in 18 years.

"None of us is a number on an identity card, nor a registration number, but a unique person," Pope Leo XIV declared during a mass at the Concorde, concluding a visit devoted to immigration.

The Pope is making the first official papal visit to France in 18 years, during which he is expected to meet survivors of sexual abuse.