The recent call by the Roman Catholic Pope Francis II for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine under the “white flag” was met with reproach and insults from Western politicians especially in Germany and Poland.
Pope Francis has warned the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church not to be "Putin's altar boy" after the patriarch justified the Russian president's invasion of Ukraine.
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of R.C. Sproul, the removal of a Russian Orthodox patriarch from power, and Matthew Parker becoming Archbishop of Canterbury.
Russian Orthodox Church head Kirill forced attendees of the so-called "World Russian People's Council" to pray to Russian President Vladimir Putin as if he were a "saint," as seen in this video published on social media on Nov. 28.
Ursula von der Leyen met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an unannounced visit to Kyiv. At a joint press conference, Zelenskyy denied claims that Ukraine is approaching a stalemate on the battlefield. DW has the latest.