As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians would remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the “white flag.” ...

KYIV — As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion of their country and calling for Kyiv to raise ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, 2025, social media users in Greece began re-sharing fabricated images that purportedly showed him wrapped in an LGBTQ pride flag.

Ukraine's then foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba slammed the comments. "Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags ...

As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the "white flag".