While on the papal plane on The way The Pope, during his visit to Malta, said he was considering a trip to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
When asked by a reporter on The plane that took him from Rome to Malta if he was considering an invitation made By the Ukrainian political and religious authorities, Pope Francis replied: “Yes, it is on He gave no further details.
Francis received an invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Major Archbishop Svyatoslav Shevchuk of Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church and Ukraine’s Ambassador to the Vatican Andrei Yurash.
has spoken on the phone with Zelensky and Shevchuk.
since invasionwhich Russia callsspecial military Operation “to demilitarize Ukraine, the Pope strongly denounced what he called “unjustified aggression” and denounced “atrocities”.
But he only referred to Russia directly in prayer, such as during a special global event for Hello on March 25.
