Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv, head of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, left, and Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, right, show Pope Francis a gift during a meeting with members of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religions at the Vatican January 25, 2023. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media Ukraine’s religious leaders renew invitation to Pope to visit Kyiv Ukraine’s religious leaders asked Pope Francis to visit Kyiv, said Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. In a meeting with the Pope January 25, members of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religions once again extended the invitation to…
