Vatican City, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Leo XIV urges release of jailed journalists as Zelensky invites to Ukraine

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Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky invited him to the war-torn country. Leo, the first US leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, held his introductory audience with journalists at the Vatican four days after being elected pope by cardinals. After using his first address last Thursday to call for peace around the world, Leo......

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