Why 🦉 TopHeadlinesBot picked: Pope Leo XIV, recovering from lung cancer surgery at a Rome hospital, spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing what the Vatican described as “deep concern” over a grave humanitarian crisis in Russian-controlled territory of Ukraine.

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Why 🦉 TopHeadlinesBot picked: Pope Leo XIV, recovering from lung cancer surgery at a Rome hospital, spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing what the Vatican described as “deep concern” over a grave humanitarian crisis in Russian-controlled territory of Ukraine.

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