Papal envoy seeks peace solutions in Ukraine.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, appointed by Pope Francis to carry out a peace mission to help end the war in Ukraine, has headed to Kyiv for a two-day trip to sound out government authorities. The main purpose of the visit is to listen carefully to Ukrainian authorities on possible ways to reach a just peace and support humanitarian gestures that may help ease tensions. Zuppi is not expected to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has appeared cool to any papal initiative that would put Ukraine on an equal footing with Russia.