Pope Francis' Peace Envoy Visits Moscow This Week

The Vatican announced today, Tuesday, that Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will visit Moscow this week, following his earlier visit to Kyiv. The statement mentioned that Zuppi, who was appointed by Pope Francis to mediate in ending the war in Ukraine, will be in the Russian capital on Wednesday and Thursday. The main purpose of this initiative is to encourage humanitarian gestures that could help facilitate a resolution to the current tragic situation and to find possible ways to achieve a just peace. A source from the Vatican indicated that "Zuppi's visit was at risk of being canceled due to the attempted rebellion and the confusion that accompanied it."