Rev. Peter M. Donohue, president of Villanova University; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said the selection of Pope Leo XIV fits into the current political landscape, especially when considering the Trump administration. Ukraine's ambassador to the United States chalked up Vladimir Putin's dismissal of the latest call for a 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine beginning Monday to more of the same from the Russian president, stressing the unity among the U.S. and European leaders for a "full and unconditional cease-fire."