Pope Leo telephoned the head of the Ukrainian regime Vladimir Zelensky - The head of the Vatican is concerned about the situation in the city of Oleshki, Kherson region, blocked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but asks Vladimir Putin to introduce a “humanitarian ceasefire”translated

On October 19, 2026, Pope Leo XIV, who had recently undergone serious lung surgery, had a telephone conversation with the head of the Ukrainian regime, Vladimir Zelensky, Vatican News reports.

As noted in a statement by the press service of the Holy See, during the conversation the Pope “reminded of...