Putin speaks on the phone with Pope Leo XIV - Kremlin

This was their second conversation since Leo XIV became pope in the Vatican

Moscow, October 16. /TASS/. The press office of the Kremlin announced after this call that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Pope Leo XIV.

The press service announced: A telephone conversation was held between Vladimir Putin and Pope Leo XIV. This was their second conversation since Leo XIV became pope at the Vatican.