Pope Leo XIV has issued an urgent message to Vladimir Putin in a phone call from hospital, where he is recovering after undergoing lung cancer surgery earlier this week.
First images since surgery
The Vatican released the first images of Pope Leo since his surgery on Tuesday. The photographs, distributed via Vatican Media, show the Pope in his hospital bed.
Context and reaction
The phone call comes amid ongoing tensions involving Russia, though further details of the conversation have not yet been disclosed. This is a breaking story, and more information is expected to follow.
