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1 month ago |
estadao.com.br | Anthony Faiola |Stefano Pitrelli
CIDADE DO VATICANO — Duas semanas após ascender ao Trono de São Pedro, o primeiro papa americano está sendo cogitado por líderes mundiais para outro papel crucial: o de pacificador entre a Ucrânia e a Rússia. A iniciativa de ter o Vaticano como mediador das negociações entre Moscou e Kiev pode ser um teste inicial para o papa Leão XIV, que, no passado, assumiu uma postura mais abertamente pró-Ucrânia do que seu antecessor.
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1 month ago |
seattletimes.com | Anthony Faiola |Stefano Pitrelli
VATICAN CITY — Two weeks after ascending the throne of Saint Peter, the first pope from the United States is being floated by world leaders for another pivotal role: peacemaker between Ukraine and Russia. The initiative to have the Vatican mediate talks between Moscow and Kyiv could be an early test for Pope Leo XIV, who, in the past, has taken a more overtly pro-Ukrainian stance than his predecessor. But Leo has also seized on conflict resolution as an early driving theme.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Anthony Faiola |Stefano Pitrelli
Could Pope Leo mediate between Russia and Ukraine? Trump thinks so. (washingtonpost.com) Could Pope Leo mediate between Russia and Ukraine? Trump thinks so. By Anthony Faiola; Stefano Pitrelli 2025052115551200 VATICAN CITY — Two weeks after ascending the throne of Saint Peter, the first pope from the United States is being floated by world leaders for another pivotal role: peacemaker between Ukraine and Russia.
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1 month ago |
bostonglobe.com | John Hudson |Anthony Faiola |Michelle Boorstein
Now, US officials see an opportunity to strengthen relations with Leo, the first pontiff from the United States, whose focus on ending the world’s most destructive conflicts dovetails with the vision Trump laid out for himself as “peacemaker,” during last week’s visit to the Middle East.
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1 month ago |
adn.com | John Hudson |Anthony Faiola |Michelle Boorstein
VATICAN CITY - Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held their first formal meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Monday as the Trump administration seeks to reset relations with the Vatican by working together on resolving the war in Ukraine and de-emphasizing fundamental disagreements over migrant policy.
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