Pope makes first phone call to Vladimir Putin

Pope Leo XIV has had his first phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The call on the afternoon of Wednesday, 4 June, comes as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to escalate despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire. The Pope’s phone conversation with Putin, confirmed by a Vatican spokesman late on Wednesday night, The post Pope makes first phone call to Vladimir Putin first appeared on Catholic Herald. The post Pope makes first phone call to Vladimir Putin appeared first on Catholic Herald.