Ukraine’s First Lady meets Pope and visits patients at Vatican Children’s Hospital

The wife of the Ukrainian President is in Rome, meeting with Italian authorities and government officials as her country marks 1,000 tragic days of war.

On Wednesday, 20 November, she was received by Pope Francis, attended the General Audience and visited young patients at the Bambino Gesù Hospital. She also participated in an evening Mass with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi at the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

Mrs Zelenska expressed deep gratitude to the Holy Father for his continual appeals on behalf of her war-torn nation, his support and aid efforts, and Cardinal Zuppi’s ongoing mission.