Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, has repeatedly invited Pope Francis to visit Ukraine, and the Pope said on April 3 that a trip there is possible.

“Even though Russia doesn’t want for this trip to happen, I think even they would make sure it is safe if the Pope were to, in fact, make the trip,” said Andrii Yurash, Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See.