Pope confirms trip to Ukraine, diplomat assures after meeting

Papa Francisco durante encontro com o embaixador da Ucrânia, Andrii Yurash.
Pope Francis during a meeting with the ambassador of Ukraine, Andrii Yurash.
| Photo: EFE/EPA/Vatican Media

Pope Francis will visit Kiev before traveling to Kazakhstan in

] of September, as announced this Saturday (6) by the ambassador of Ukraine to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash, that met with the leader of the Catholic Church earlier in the Vatican. So far, there has been no position on the information disclosed by the diplomat by the Holy See.

“Ukraine, for many years and especially since the beginning of the war, has been waiting for the Pope and will be happy to greet him before his trip to Kazakhstan,” Yurash tweeted, along with some photos of the meeting with the Catholic leader.

06115953Pope Francis confirmed that will travel to the Central Asian country from 13 to of September, to participate in the 8th World Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. According to the diplomat, during the meeting, the pontiff assured that he wants to “express my closeness” with Ukraine, during his visit to Kiev.

The Holy See limited itself to confirming today’s meeting with the Ukrainian diplomat in a brief communiqué, without disclosing details on the matters discussed, a similar position in all diplomatic meetings.

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