Pope Francis told reporters Sunday, on a flight from Budapest to Rome, that a peacekeeping mission is ongoing in Ukraine that has not yet been publicly announced.. He assured that it would be made public as soon as possible..

During a press conference on board the plane, the Pope said he was ready to do everything possible for peace in Ukraine. He then added: "

When asked if he discussed the possibility of mediation over Ukraine with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion of the Moscow Patriarchate of Budapest, Francis replied: “During these meetings, we talked not only about Little Red Riding Hood.”. He hinted in this way that this issue was also the topic of his conversations.. “Peace is always built by opening channels, not by closing them,” he said..

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Answering a question about the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, the Pope recalled that the Holy See had already acted as an intermediary in the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. " We must do everything in human power" The Pope also appealed to the countries that are now accepting Ukrainian women with children - to continue to support them, not to lose enthusiasm so that they do not become victims of vultures..

Earlier, Pope Francis called for "