Leaders in Ukraine vehemently rejected Pope Francis’s suggestion of negotiations with Russia to bring an end to the war — his ...

Pope Francis’ statement that Ukraine should have the “courage of the white flag” in order to negotiate an end to the war with Russia has ignited a storm of criticism by Ukrainian and allied ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Saturday that Francis picked up the “white flag” term that had been used by the interviewer. He issued a statement of clarification after the pope’s ...

Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation ... In the past the pope has even suggested Ukraine should have the “courage of the white flag,” remarks that were criticized by Kyiv, although ...

Pope Francis has denounced the “extremely grave ... year when he said the country should have the courage of the “white flag” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.

In a televised interview in March, Pope Francis called for Russia and Ukraine to have the "courage of the white flag," a term usually associated with surrender, and which therefore caused ...