In brief
Pope Leo XIV highlighted the success of a humanitarian mission in Alyoshki, Kherson Region, during a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said it should not be an isolated case. He also spoke with journalists while flying to Montevideo on his apostolic visit to Uruguay and stressed that more work is needed for peace in Ukraine.
Pope Leo XIV praised a recent humanitarian mission in Alyoshki, Kherson Region, during a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he hopes the operation will continue.
He touched upon the situation in the town during a phone talk with President Putin on October 16, according to a TASS report published July 17.
While flying to Montevideo, where he began his apostolic visit to Uruguay, the pontiff appeared for an interview with journalists, the same TASS source noted.
Thank God that we were able to carry out the humanitarian mission to save lives, and let us hope that this is not an isolated case. But, unfortunately, much still needs to be done to achieve peace [in] Ukraine.
In that statement, Leo XIV added that the mission in Alyoshki should not be viewed as an isolated incident and urged continued efforts toward peace in Ukraine.
