Vatican tries to mend Ukraine ties after Kyiv protests Pope comments
Vatican City Reuters The Vatican acted to mend strained relations with Ukraine on Tuesday after Pope Francis upset Kyiv by referring to Russian ultra-nationalist Darya Dugina, who was killed by a car bomb near Moscow, as an innocent victim of war. Last week, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba summoned the Vatican’s ambassador in Kyiv to […]
Pope will not meet Russian Orthodox Patriarch during Kazakh visit – RIA
Reuters Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox church, who backs the war in Ukraine, will not meet at a gathering of religious leaders in Kazakhstan next month, RIA news agency cited a senior Orthodox official as saying on Wednesday. Francis, due to be in the capital Nur-Sultan from 13th to 15th September […]
Ukraine’s capital bans Independence Day festivities, fearing Russian attack
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s capital Kyiv banned public celebrations this week commemorating independence from Soviet rule, citing a heightened threat of Russian attack in a war the United Nations said on Monday has killed nearly 5,600 civilians, including many children. Near frontlines in the south of the country, Ukraine said Russia fired rockets into several […]