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Pope Leo XIV welcomes Oleshky humanitarian ceasefire

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV welcomed the evacuation of hundreds of civilians from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky during a six-day humanitarian ceasefire. The ceasefire was brokered with the assistance of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump to allow for the movement of residents.

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How the coverage unfolded

  1. Nov 1, 3:26 AM Vatican News Português Leão XIV: do gesto de humanidade de Oleshky a iniciativas concretas de paz
  2. Nov 1, 3:36 AM Agência Ecclesia Português Vaticano: Papa elogia ação humanitária em favor da população de Oleshky, pedindo novas iniciativas de paz
  3. Nov 1, 3:34 AM Vatican News Deutsch Papst begrüßt Waffenruhe in Oleshky (Ukraine)
  4. Nov 1, 3:28 AM Vatican News Čeština Lev XIV.: Kéž humanitární dění v Oleškách připraví cestu jednání
  5. Nov 1, 3:31 AM Vatican News Slovenčina Lev XIV.: Spolupráca pri humanitárnej pomoci nech otvorí cestu k mieru
  6. Nov 1, 2:40 AM ACI Digital Português Papa pede que a evacuação humanitária de civis de Oleskhy abra novos caminhos para a paz na Ucrânia
  7. Nov 1, 4:16 AM Vatican News Hrvatski Papa: Neka humana gesta učinjena u Oleškiju dovede do konkretnih mirovnih inicijativa
  8. Nov 1, 4:06 AM Vatican News BE Леў XIV: працягваць мірны дыялог пасля ініцыятывы ў Алешках
  9. Nov 1, 4:17 AM Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halyč Українська Папа Лев XIV про евакуацію з Олешок: «Нехай цей жест гуманності приведе до нових ініціатив заради миру»
  10. Nov 1, 7:12 AM Vatican News Shqip Leoni XIV: Oleshky, një rreze shprese mes luftës – le të hapet rruga drejt paqes së qëndrueshme
  11. Nov 1, 9:04 AM Vatican News Ukrainian families reunited as Pope welcomes Oleshky humanitarian ceasefire
  12. Nov 1, 10:34 AM Vatican News ಕನ್ನಡ ಒಲೆಷ್ಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಮಾನವೀಯ ಕದನ ವಿರಾಮಕ್ಕೆ ಪೂಜ್ಯ ಜಗದ್ಗುರುಗಳ ಸ್ವಾಗತ: ಉಕ್ರೇನ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳ ಪುನರ್ಮಿಲನ

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