Pope Leo XIV had a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday and spoke about ceasefire proposals, Zelenskiy said, in the first known conversation between the newly-elected pontiff and a foreign leader.

It is likely still too early for the new Pope Leo XIV to visit Kyiv. For now, he cannot respond to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's invitation, said the Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, according to La Repubblica.

Zelensky said in a post on the Telegram app that his first conversation with the new pontiff was "very warm and truly substantive", and that he had invited the pope to visit Ukraine.   Related ArticleAt Sunday Mass in New York,