Cardinal Pietro Parolin stated that discussions about Pope Leo XIV's trip to Ukraine are premature. The pope is considering an invitation from President Zelensky, but no decision has been made yet. Key information Cardinal Pietro Parolin believes that discussions about Pope Leo XIV's trip to Ukraine are premature.

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.

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message of unity in a polarized Catholic Church.