Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met privately with Pope Francis on Friday where the two exchanged gifts in what appeared to be an easing of recent tensions between the two.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Pope Francis on Friday and sought his help in securing the return of adults and children taken prisoner by Russia. Ukraine has previously asked for help from the Vatican to return children forcibly taken to Russia.

Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Vatican on Friday morning for their second face-to-face encounter in four months.

During a meeting that lasted 35 minutes, the pope reportedly presented Ukraine's head of state with a bronze bas-relief with a flower and an inscription, "Peace is a fragile flower."

Pope Francis received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a private meeting at the Vatican on Friday, though there were no initial details about the content of the talks. However, the Holy See said the meeting lasted half an hour and that Zelensky presented the head of the Catholic Church with a painting entitled "The Bucha Massacre,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the Vatican on Friday, 11 October. Source: European Pravda, citing ANSA Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican. This is the president's third visit to the Vatican,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday morning arrived at the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis. Talks between the pontiff and Zelensky lasted 35 minutes, from 9:45 until 10:20. After a private meeting at the Sala della Biblioteca and the presentation of the Ukrainian delegation,