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Pope Francis' Legacy: Funding Ambulances for Ukraine's Relief

12/4/2025

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Dominican nun Lucia Caram says Pope Francis, who died in April 2025, left her money in his will to buy ambulances for humanitarian missions in Ukraine.
Caram has visited Ukraine over 20 times since Russia's invasion and expressed gratitude.
Pope Leo XIV criticized the Trump administration for excluding Europe from peace negotiations and labeled Russia's war imperialist, proposing Italy as a mediator for just peace in Ukraine.

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Dominican nun Lucia Caram says Pope Francis, who died in April 2025, left her money in his will to buy ambulances for humanitarian missions in Ukraine.
Caram has visited Ukraine over 20 times since Russia's invasion and expressed gratitude.
Pope Leo XIV criticized the Trump administration for excluding Europe from peace negotiations and labeled Russia's war imperialist, proposing Italy as a mediator for just peace in Ukraine.