Throughout their assembly on Sunday 18 Might, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced Pope Leo XIV with a novel icon painted on a part of a field that had been used to retailer heavy artillery munitions and was introduced from the Izium space in Kharkiv Oblast.

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

The icon gifted to the Pope. Photograph: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "At present, we introduced Pope Leo XIV with a particular icon – the Holy Mom with the Toddler, painted on a fraction of a crate used to retailer heavy artillery munitions, introduced from close to Izium. This icon speaks of our kids. Of those that have suffered from the conflict, who have been intentionally kidnapped and deported by Russia, and who’re very a lot awaited at house – in Ukraine.

We pray for the lives of all our deported kids and hope for the Vatican's assist on this matter, so that each one of them, each the kids and Ukrainian prisoners, can return house."

Background: Zelenskyy and First Woman Olena Zelenska met with Pope Leo XIV following the conclusion of his inauguration mass on the Vatican.

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