Russia, Israel and China each had unique and often complex relationships with the Vatican and the late Pope Francis. As the pontiff’s funeral becomes a quiet stage for diplomatic symbolism, the ...

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) — 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 ...

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 ...

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Aug. 22’s day of prayer and fasting for peace, at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV, was a customary Christian response to violent wars the world over. Some observers have noted that Leo’s initiative ...