[Russia] - Pope Envoy in Moscow Meets Official Wanted By ICC, Patriarch Kirill

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pope Francis's peace envoy met with a Russian official wanted by the ICC over allegations of illegally transferring Ukrainian children
to military operations and the protection of children's rights."I am sure that Christian love and mercy will help in dialogue and mutual
understanding," she added.The International Criminal Court, which is based in The Hague, released arrest warrants for Lvova-Belova as well
as Putin in March.The court said the orders were linked to the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.Kyiv says
Ukraine and that many were placed in institutions and foster homes.The Kremlin and Lvova-Belova dismissed the allegations and pointed to the
Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the Italian cardinal to help secure the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war and the return children
deliver a mass at Moscow's main Catholic cathedral later on Thursday.