Article 5XS7J Pope Francis says visit to Kyiv ‘on the table’ and implicitly criticises Putin

Pope Francis says visit to Kyiv ‘on the table’ and implicitly criticises Putin

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Daniel Boffey in Kyiv
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Head of Catholic church invited to Ukrainian capital by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Pope Francis has said he is considering visiting the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and implicitly criticised Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, over the invasion of Ukraine.

The head of the Catholic church was invited by Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, along with Ukrainian religious leaders on 8 March.

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