Cardinal Zuppi is a man on a mission. But what is the mission?

Doubt and perplexity have surrounded the Vatican’s Ukraine peace mission ever since it was announced.

Doubt and perplexity have surrounded the Vatican’s Ukraine peace mission ever since Pope Francis announced it cryptically during an in-flight press conference.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna and president of the Italian bishops' conference. Screenshot from 12Porte YouTube channel.

Speaking on a flight back to Rome from Hungary April 30, the …