Against the backdrop of Pope Leo XIV's first papal mass Sunday, Vice President JD Vance met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about achieving a stand down in the war.

Pope Leo XIV has called for unity at his inaugural mass at the Vatican attended by thousands of faithful and world leaders including Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. During the address on Sunday, he criticised economic systems which he said exploited "Earth's resources" and and marginalised the poor.

Pope Leo XIV held his first private audience as Catholic leader on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after highlighting the hopes for peace for a “martyred Ukraine”. Zelensky attended the inauguration mass on Sunday morning of Leo,