The pope's Ukraine peace envoy heads to Washington with the plight of children top of his agenda
Pope Francis’ peace envoy is traveling to Washington as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ peace envoy was traveling to Washington on Monday as part of the Holy See's peace initiatives for Ukraine, hoping to support humanitarian operations especially concerning children, the Vatican said Monday.
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi’s visit, which lasts through Wednesday, follows his recent mission to Moscow and an earlier stop in Kyiv, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zuppi is a veteran of the Catholic Church's peace initiatives and has been tasked by Francis to try to find “paths of peace” between the warring sides.
In Moscow, Zuppi met with Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, as well as Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has strongly supported the war.
