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Cardinal Zuppi in Russia: Family Reunification Push
Cardinal Zuppi urges faster family reunification checks in Russia after third Moscow mission.
In brief
Cardinal Zuppi urges faster family reunification checks in Russia after third Moscow mission. Cardinal Zuppi called for strengthening and speeding up checks to reunite Ukrainian families amid Russia-Ukraine tensions. Originally reported by Vaticannews.
Cardinal Zuppi returns from Moscow
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi completed his third mission to Russia after meetings with Ukrainian prisoners of war and missing persons searches.
Mission timeline
Cardinal Zuppi’s third Moscow mission ended Wednesday, 30 September, following visits in June 2023 and October 2024.
Ukraine visits
Cardinal Zuppi visited Ukrainian prisoner camps in Lviv last July, where he met Russian prisoners of war.
Ukrainian prisoners meeting
Cardinal Zuppi spoke with Ukrainian prisoners of war, conveyed Pope Leo XIV’s closeness, and expressed hope for their return home.
Russia talks
Cardinal Zuppi met Russian officials to discuss military and civilian prisoners, missing persons, family reunification, and children repatriation.
Key call for action
Cardinal Zuppi said: 'We need to strengthen and speed up the checks needed to ensure that families can be reunited.'
“We need to strengthen and speed up the checks needed to ensure that families can be reunited.”
The main idea
Cardinal Zuppi called for strengthening and speeding up checks to reunite Ukrainian families amid Russia-Ukraine tensions.
