Russia

President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a delegation of European leaders as he seeks an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Alaska summit has failed to address “fundamental moral and geopolitical questions,” said Ukrainian Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia.

An incoming doctor of the church, a “Pilgrimage of Peace” and more are highlights of this week.

The U.S. House approved Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, USAID closed after six decades, and a religious freedom watchdog issued a report on Russia.

In Russia, one criminal law and one civil law have been used to prosecute “blasphemy” and enforce compliance with President Vladimir Putin’s government.

Russia has rejected the Vatican’s offer to host talks for ending the war in Ukraine, despite international support for the idea.

A move to hold talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican appeared to gain momentum May 19, following a call between the U.S. and Russian presidents.

(OSV News) — Though only days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has given war-weary Ukrainians reason to hope that Russia’s aggression against their nation — now in its 11th year …

Pope Leo XIV met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife May 18, their second encounter of the day, after the inauguration Mass.

(OSV News) — The Vatican’s Secretary of State has offered to “eventually make the Vatican … available for a direct meeting” between Ukraine and Russia, as May 16 talks between those …