When Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, welcomed Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda to the Vatican March 3, Russia’s war on Ukraine was a key topic on the agenda.

The Holy Father gave a poignant reference to Ukraine following US President Donald Trump’s bust-up with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during his weekly Sunday message

Today’s update from the pope’s doctors dispels the widespread alarm by Friday’s bronchial spasm. An informed Vatican source confirmed that “there have been no negative consequences from that crisis.”

President Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly paused financing for new weapons sales to Ukraine and is considering a freeze on arms shipments from American weapons stockpiles, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Italian Air Force jets had to escort an American Airlines plane to Rome because of a security concern, which ultimately proved to be “non-credible.” The flight was on its way from New York to New Delhi, India, on Sunday when it was abruptly diverted, causing panic in the cabin.

Argentines have long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church. With his health delicate as he battles double pneumonia, the return seems increasingly unlikely now to happen.