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Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for peace in Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for peace in Ukraine

Saturday, July 11, 2026
In a letter to Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, his Special Envoy to the celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of the restoration of the Latin Rite Church's structures in Ukraine, Pope Leo XIV recalls the Church's twentieth-century persecution and urges prayers for peace, for families, and for all those suffering because of the war. Read all