General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff who is Catholic, told reporters that the visit meant a great deal to him
Pope Francis and General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed the war in Ukraine and hopes for peace there during a private audience at the Vatican on Monday, August 21.
Milley has sharply criticized Moscow as mounting “a campaign of terror” against civilians in Ukraine, including by targeting civilian infrastructure as part of its war strategy. As is customary with private papal audiences, the Vatican listed the meeting on the Pope’s schedule but gave no details of the discussions.
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