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Nato chief slaps down Pope's claim that Ukraine should show 'courage of the white flag' to end Putin war

Britain has stressed its full support to Kyiv to fight the Russian invasion after the Pope’s intervention

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024

Ukraine criticises Pope Francis for saying Kyiv should show 'white flag of courage' in war with Putin's troops

Ukraine’s foreign minister vowed his country will ‘never raise any other flags’ than the national flag

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2024

Ukraine's Catholic bishops tell pope that his praise for Russia's imperial past 'pained' Ukrainians

Ukraine’s Greek Catholic bishops have brought their complaints about the Vatican's diplomatic neutrality in Russia's war on their country to the Holy See itself

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Pope's Ukraine diplomacy a political and spiritual tightrope

Pope Francis hasn’t made much of a diplomatic mark in Russia’s war in Ukraine: His appeals for a truce have gone unheeded, and his planned meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church was called off

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Ukrainians want Russians removed from pope's Good Friday procession

The Vatican's decision to have both Ukrainians and Russians take part in Pope Francis' "Way of the Cross" procession on Friday has caused friction with Ukrainian Catholic leaders, who want it to be reconsidered.

Reuters · Apr 13, 2022

Ukraine upset by Vatican inviting Russian to carry cross

A close associate of Pope Francis is defending the Vatican's decision to have a Russian woman and a Ukrainian woman carry the cross together during a Good Friday procession in Rome

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Pope Francis indirectly criticises Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, amid renewed efforts to evacuate Mariupol residents

Russian missile strikes hit an oil refinery and three fuel storage facilities that were used by Ukraine to supply its troops.

ABC News · Apr 2, 2022

Pope considering trip to Kyiv

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis said on Saturday that he was considering a trip to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

Bangkok Post · Apr 2, 2022

Ukraine's Catholic leader invites pope to visit and help bring peace

The leader of Ukraine's Eastern-rite Catholics said on Tuesday he has invited Pope Francis to visit the country, calling it a huge gesture that would help being peace at a time of tension with Russia.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2022