Pope Leo continues to actively support the Ukrainian Uniates - the Head of the Vatican, who recently underwent lung surgery, received at his residence the leader of the Ukrainian Uniates Stanislav Shevchuktranslated

On October 23, 2026, Pope Leo XIV, who on October 19 held telephone conversations with the head of the Ukrainian regime Vladimir Zelensky, received the leader of the Ukrainian Uniates Svyatoslav Shevchuk in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, which once again demonstrated the active support of the Catholic Church for the UGCC in Ukraine.