Cardinal Parolin visits war-torn Ukraine

The Vatican Secretary of State’s last trip to the country was in August 2021.

The Vatican’s top diplomat began a five-day visit Friday to war-torn Ukraine.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2023. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

In his first trip to the country since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Cardinal Pietro Parolin will meet with civil and religious leaders in the ca…