Cardinal Matteo Zuppi was instructed to conduct a mission in coordination with the State Secretariat of the Vatican.
Pope Francis instructed the head of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, to lead a special mission related to the war in Ukraine. This was stated by the Speaker of the Holy See Matteo Bruni, according to Vatican Radio on Saturday, May 20.
“I can confirm that Pope Francis entrusted Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna and head of the Italian Episcopal Conference, with the task of carrying out a mission, in agreement with the Secretariat of State, that could contribute to easing tensions in the war in Ukraine, in the hope that never the Father, that that it can initiate peace processes. The timing of this mission, as well as the manner in which it will be carried out, are currently being studied,” announced Matteo Bruni.
Recall that in early May, Pope Francis announced that the Vatican was participating in a peacekeeping mission to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. However, while he can not reveal all the details.
After that, it was reported that Ukraine was unaware of the “peace mission” of the Pope.
And on May 13, Francis met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who visited Italy and the Vatican.
