Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend the Mass for the inauguration of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV on the Vatican on Sunday 18 Could.

Supply: European Pravda; Reuters, citing representatives of the Holy See

Particulars: Reuters has reported that Zelenskyy is among the many world leaders invited to the ceremony. The Vatican has confirmed his attendance.

This will likely be Zelenskyy's first look at a global spiritual occasion for the reason that newest wave of diplomatic interactions associated to peace initiatives.

Zelenskyy has additionally mentioned he’ll doubtless have his first assembly with Pope Leo on the identical day.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has additionally arrived on the Vatican.

Background:

• On 12 Could, Zelenskyy and Pope Leo had their first telephone dialog.
• In his first Sunday blessing as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV referred to as for a simply and lasting peace in Ukraine.
• Earlier, the Ukrainian President's Workplace had reported that Zelenskyy's attendance on the ceremony would rely upon the progress of negotiations with Russia.

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