(Elise Ann Allen, Crux) As Pope Francis’s emissary to Ukraine closed a two-day trip to Kyiv
for talks on a possible ceasefire with Russia, Ukrainian authorities
voiced gratitude for the visit but insisted on following their own peace
plan. From June 5-6, Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, President of
the Italian Bishops’ Conference, visited the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv
for the purpose, according to a Vatican statement, of holding “in-depth”
listening sessions with Ukrainian authorities on “possible ways to
achieve a just peace” and to support “gestures of humanity” that help
ease tensions on the ground. (...)
