MADRID (AP) — Pope Francis criticized the West’s recent involvement in Afghanistan as an outsider’s attempt to impose democracy. But he did it by citing Russian President Vladimir Putin while thinking ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Pope Francis on June 10 at the Vatican, with conflicts in Syria and Ukraine likely to top the Holy See’s agenda. Putin last called ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has told an Italian newspaper that he has offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Francis said he made ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday afternoon. “The pope made an appeal for Russia to take a gesture that would favor peace, emphasizing the importance ...