Tag: Ukraine
Pope Francis invited by Kyiv mayor to visit as sign of...
VATICAN CITY — Mayor Vitali Klitschko of Kyiv, Ukraine’s besieged capital, has invited Pope Francis and other religious leaders to come to the city...
Papal envoy Cardinal Konrad Krajewski sets off for besieged Ukraine: “I...
LVIV, Ukraine -- "I've come with the three most sophisticated Gospel weapons: prayer, fasting and alms," Cardinal Konrad Krajewski told reporters in Western Ukraine...
Pope Francis ‘deeply grateful’ to Poland for welcoming Ukrainian refugees
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis praised Poland's welcoming of refugees escaping the violence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"You were the first to support Ukraine,...
Sisters of St. Basil the Great committed to serve people in...
PHILADELPHIA -- Women religious in Ukraine are facing Russia's full-scale invasion of that nation with determined faith and a commitment to service.
Two sisters of...
Philadelphia Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak says country is being ‘crucified in...
PHILADELPHIA — Ukraine is “being crucified before the eyes of the world,” said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
Speaking by telephone...
As tensions in Ukraine rise, Pope Francis declares Jan. 26 as...
VATICAN CITY -- Saying he was worried about Ukraine and how a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict could spread, Pope Francis proclaimed Jan. 26 as a...
Ukrainian Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk says Russian troops instilling fear in border...
A Catholic bishop from eastern Ukraine said tensions remain high despite an announced withdrawal of Russian forces.
"Nothing has changed -- the great bulk of...
Bishops: Ukrainians have ‘sacred duty’ to defend against Russian forces
KIEV, Ukraine — In a message marking the anniversary of their country’s December 1991 referendum on independence from the Soviet Union, Ukrainian Catholic bishops...