Pope Leo XIV had a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday and spoke about ceasefire proposals, Zelenskiy said, in the first known conversation between the newly-elected pontiff and a foreign leader.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited the new Pope Leo XIV to visit the country after holding his first phone call with the pontiff on Monday. "Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,

May 12, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke for the first time with the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. Among the issues raised was Russia's illegal deportation of Ukrainian children. According to Zelenskyy,