Pope Asks Italian Cardinal To Carry Out Peace 'Mission' On Ukraine War, Vatican Says

Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, head of the Italian bishops conference, to carry out a peace mission to try to help bring an end to the war in Ukraine, the Vatican said on May 20. Francis first spoke cryptically of his intention to launch a mission when he was returning from a trip to Hungary last month, but he gave no details. A Vatican source said the plan would be for Zuppi to try to meet separately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.