Pope Leo XIV may have offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican, but neither the pope nor senior Vatican officials have spoken publicly about the possibility, leaving prospects for such talks uncertain.

For now the Holy See says the idea of even hosting talks is more a hope than a concrete plan.

Trump said that following a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia and Ukraine will begin ceasefire negotiations that the Vatican might host.

At U.N. headquarters in New York, the Vatican secretary of state said Pope Leo XIV "has expressed his deep commitment to building bridges, underscoring the need to meet, dialogue and negotiate."

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Monday that he is contemplating a new round of peace talks with the nation’s largest remaining rebel group, and suggested that the talks could take place in the Vatican.

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s presence in Rome for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV wasn’t an achievement.PUNCH Online reports that Tinubu,

In 2024, the Vatican embraced Pop Culture and introduced Luce and Santino, the animated mascots of Jubilee 2025, who took social media by storm; but remember, Santino is just an animated pup!

The Kremlin said Wednesday it had still not received any proposal from the Vatican to mediate in the Ukraine war but would welcome "willingness and availability" from all sides. Russia has not yet received any proposal from the Vatican for a possible mediation on the conflict in Ukraine,