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Olena Zelenska at Bring Kids Back - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Valérie Pécresse during Bring Kids Back Event in Paris. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, and Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took part in a meeting linked to the Ukrainian Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Around 150 political, diplomatic, institutional, and cultural representatives attended. Ukraine reported that 1,859 children have been brought back. France announced increased support, particularly for reintegration programs. Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the opening of a reintegration center in Cherkasy with French state support. The city of Nantes signed a cooperation agreement with Kherson and has already hosted 30 children in dedicated programs. The Île-de-France region will provide 400 school buses to the Kyiv region to improve access to education and support reconstruction. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Bring Kids Back - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Olena Zelenska during Bring Kids Back Event in Paris. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, and Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took part in a meeting linked to the Ukrainian Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Around 150 political, diplomatic, institutional, and cultural representatives attended. Ukraine reported that 1,859 children have been brought back. France announced increased support, particularly for reintegration programs. Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the opening of a reintegration center in Cherkasy with French state support. The city of Nantes signed a cooperation agreement with Kherson and has already hosted 30 children in dedicated programs. The Île-de-France region will provide 400 school buses to the Kyiv region to improve access to education and support reconstruction. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Bring Kids Back - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Andriy Sybiha during Bring Kids Back Event in Paris. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, and Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took part in a meeting linked to the Ukrainian Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Around 150 political, diplomatic, institutional, and cultural representatives attended. Ukraine reported that 1,859 children have been brought back. France announced increased support, particularly for reintegration programs. Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the opening of a reintegration center in Cherkasy with French state support. The city of Nantes signed a cooperation agreement with Kherson and has already hosted 30 children in dedicated programs. The Île-de-France region will provide 400 school buses to the Kyiv region to improve access to education and support reconstruction. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Bring Kids Back - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Brigitte Macron, Olena Zelenska and Jean-Noël Barrot during Bring Kids Back Event in Paris. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, and Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took part in a meeting linked to the Ukrainian Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Around 150 political, diplomatic, institutional, and cultural representatives attended. Ukraine reported that 1,859 children have been brought back. France announced increased support, particularly for reintegration programs. Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the opening of a reintegration center in Cherkasy with French state support. The city of Nantes signed a cooperation agreement with Kherson and has already hosted 30 children in dedicated programs. The Île-de-France region will provide 400 school buses to the Kyiv region to improve access to education and support reconstruction. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Bring Kids Back - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Brigitte Macron during Bring Kids Back Event in Paris. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, and Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took part in a meeting linked to the Ukrainian Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Around 150 political, diplomatic, institutional, and cultural representatives attended. Ukraine reported that 1,859 children have been brought back. France announced increased support, particularly for reintegration programs. Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the opening of a reintegration center in Cherkasy with French state support. The city of Nantes signed a cooperation agreement with Kherson and has already hosted 30 children in dedicated programs. The Île-de-France region will provide 400 school buses to the Kyiv region to improve access to education and support reconstruction. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Bring Kids Back - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Olena Zelenska during Bring Kids Back Event in Paris. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, and Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took part in a meeting linked to the Ukrainian Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Around 150 political, diplomatic, institutional, and cultural representatives attended. Ukraine reported that 1,859 children have been brought back. France announced increased support, particularly for reintegration programs. Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the opening of a reintegration center in Cherkasy with French state support. The city of Nantes signed a cooperation agreement with Kherson and has already hosted 30 children in dedicated programs. The Île-de-France region will provide 400 school buses to the Kyiv region to improve access to education and support reconstruction. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Bring Kids Back - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Olena Zelenska and Jean-Noël Barrot during Bring Kids Back Event in Paris. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, and Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took part in a meeting linked to the Ukrainian Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Around 150 political, diplomatic, institutional, and cultural representatives attended. Ukraine reported that 1,859 children have been brought back. France announced increased support, particularly for reintegration programs. Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the opening of a reintegration center in Cherkasy with French state support. The city of Nantes signed a cooperation agreement with Kherson and has already hosted 30 children in dedicated programs. The Île-de-France region will provide 400 school buses to the Kyiv region to improve access to education and support reconstruction. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Bring Kids Back - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Jean-Noël Barrot during Bring Kids Back Event in Paris. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, and Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took part in a meeting linked to the Ukrainian Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Around 150 political, diplomatic, institutional, and cultural representatives attended. Ukraine reported that 1,859 children have been brought back. France announced increased support, particularly for reintegration programs. Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the opening of a reintegration center in Cherkasy with French state support. The city of Nantes signed a cooperation agreement with Kherson and has already hosted 30 children in dedicated programs. The Île-de-France region will provide 400 school buses to the Kyiv region to improve access to education and support reconstruction. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Bring Kids Back - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Brigitte Macron during Bring Kids Back Event in Paris. Olena Zelenska, Brigitte Macron, and Minister Jean-Noël Barrot took part in a meeting linked to the Ukrainian Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Around 150 political, diplomatic, institutional, and cultural representatives attended. Ukraine reported that 1,859 children have been brought back. France announced increased support, particularly for reintegration programs. Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed the opening of a reintegration center in Cherkasy with French state support. The city of Nantes signed a cooperation agreement with Kherson and has already hosted 30 children in dedicated programs. The Île-de-France region will provide 400 school buses to the Kyiv region to improve access to education and support reconstruction. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives Ukrainian Children Who Returned From Russia - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Ukrainian children recently returned to their homeland from the Russian Federation at the Vatican on November 21, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives Ukrainian Children Who Returned From Russia - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Ukrainian children recently returned to their homeland from the Russian Federation at the Vatican on November 21, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives Ukrainian Children Who Returned From Russia - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Ukrainian children recently returned to their homeland from the Russian Federation at the Vatican on November 21, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives Ukrainian Children Who Returned From Russia - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Ukrainian children recently returned to their homeland from the Russian Federation at the Vatican on November 21, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Lady Melania Trump delivers a statement on Ukrainian children returned to their families from Russian captivity

First Lady Melania Trump delivers a statement on Ukrainian children returned to their families from Russian captivity in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2025. Ukrainian children have been returned to their families following back channel talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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First Lady Melania Trump delivers a statement on Ukrainian children returned to their families from Russian captivity

First Lady Melania Trump delivers a statement on Ukrainian children returned to their families from Russian captivity in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2025. Ukrainian children have been returned to their families following back channel talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump departs after delivering remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump departs after delivering remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Melania Trump on Ukrainian children - Washington

US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian children, from the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington on October 10, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelenskyy Paid Tribute to the Victims of the Russian Strike in Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout Photo - At the site of a Russian strike on a five-story building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to those who lost their lives. The Head of State laid flowers at the destroyed building, which was hit by a Russian missile on the night of August 28. As a result of the attack, 22 residents of the building were killed, including four children, on August 29, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Citizens Receive First Aid Following Russian Strike - Ukraine

Please hide children's faces prior to the publication - First responders from Ukrainian Red Cross give first aid to local residents hurt by the Russian drone and airstrike attacks in Kharkiv, Ukraine on July 7, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Citizens Receive First Aid Following Russian Strike - Ukraine

Please hide children's faces prior to the publication - First responders from Ukrainian Red Cross give first aid to local residents hurt by the Russian drone and airstrike attacks in Kharkiv, Ukraine on July 7, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Citizens Receive First Aid Following Russian Strike - Ukraine

Please hide children's faces prior to the publication - First responders from Ukrainian Red Cross give first aid to local residents hurt by the Russian drone and airstrike attacks in Kharkiv, Ukraine on July 7, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets With Over 600 Children - Vatican

CORRECTION DATE - Pope Leo XIV meets with over 600 children in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on July 3, 2025, including participants from the Vatican’s summer camp and 300 Ukrainian children hosted by Caritas Italiana. The Pope spent time speaking with the children and answering several of their questions. Recalling his own childhood, he shared memories of attending Mass, a place where he encountered other children and friends. Pope Leo XIV encouraged the children to become builders of peace and friendship, even from a young age. The children presented Pope Leo with a variety of gifts, including handmade crafts created during the summer camp, as well as drawings and artwork prepared by the Ukrainian children. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets With Over 600 Children - Vatican

CORRECTION DATE - Pope Leo XIV meets with over 600 children in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on July 3, 2025, including participants from the Vatican’s summer camp and 300 Ukrainian children hosted by Caritas Italiana. The Pope spent time speaking with the children and answering several of their questions. Recalling his own childhood, he shared memories of attending Mass, a place where he encountered other children and friends. Pope Leo XIV encouraged the children to become builders of peace and friendship, even from a young age. The children presented Pope Leo with a variety of gifts, including handmade crafts created during the summer camp, as well as drawings and artwork prepared by the Ukrainian children. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets With Over 600 Children - Vatican

CORRECTION DATE - Pope Leo XIV meets with over 600 children in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on July 3, 2025, including participants from the Vatican’s summer camp and 300 Ukrainian children hosted by Caritas Italiana. The Pope spent time speaking with the children and answering several of their questions. Recalling his own childhood, he shared memories of attending Mass, a place where he encountered other children and friends. Pope Leo XIV encouraged the children to become builders of peace and friendship, even from a young age. The children presented Pope Leo with a variety of gifts, including handmade crafts created during the summer camp, as well as drawings and artwork prepared by the Ukrainian children. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM