Zelensky said Russia was expressing its 'thanks' with the attack on a residential building in Zaporizhzhia.

The pontiff's tweet followed comments by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, criticizing the public firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.

Without explicitly referring to the scheduled execution of the Fort Hood killer, the Pope reiterates the Church’s opposition to the death penalty. In the US, Vice-President Vance says he will not watch the execution by firing squad, which is due to be live-streamed in December

The Chicago-born pontiff is clearly keeping a close eye on headlines in the United States.