From Pope Leo XIV and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin to Italian Prime Minister Meloni and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, intense maneuverings are underway to see if the peace process can be relaunched in Rome.

Amid this ongoing conflict, a new figure has stepped forward with an offer that could change the course of events. Pope Leo XIV, the recently elected leader of the Catholic Church, has expressed his willingness to host peace talks in the Vatican.

Truce talks will begin immediately, Trump says after Putin call, but Moscow has not set a deadline for next steps.

After presiding over his official installation Mass after his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV held a private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, shortly after the two had a phone call amid ongoing ceasefire talks.

DONALD Trump and Vladimir Putin held a “candid” two-hour phone call on Monday afternoon in a desperate bid to end the three year-long war in Ukraine. The US President said the

ROME — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, taking up the Holy See’s longstanding offer after Pope Leo XIV vowed to personally make “every effort” to help end the war.