Pope Francis sat down exclusively with "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell on April 24 for an interview ahead of the Vatican's inaugural "World Children's Day." The CBS interview marks the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to
Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S. are breathing a sigh of relief and prayers of gratitude, after a bill for aid to Ukraine cleared the House of Representatives following months of delay, political infighting and even openly anti-Ukrainian sentiment among some lawmakers.
On April
A woman religious based in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia asked OSV News to "tell all the world we suffer" as Russia's 11-year war and atrocities intensify in Ukraine -- and as Western aid is increasingly blocked by skeptical lawmakers.
In an
The head of the worldwide Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has offered his gratitude following Pope Francis' plea for an "all for all" prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine.
On Easter March 31, Pope Francis issued the "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the city and
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and other Christian leaders in the U.S. have denounced Russia's massive recent attack on Ukraine's energy system.
Russia launched more than 151 drones and missiles throughout Ukraine during the overnight hours of March 21-22, including 63 Shahed drones and 88
Russia's Catholic archbishop has echoed condemnations of a March 22 terror assault which left dozens dead and injured at a Moscow concert venue, although a bishop from war-torn Ukraine warned the atrocity should also remind Russians of what his country was suffering
The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church has insisted his countrymen will "never surrender" to Russia's invasion and that the pope's recent call for a negotiation of terms with Moscow was "deeply hurtful" for his nation.
"The Russians are doing everything to break
The Catholic Church should hold a Synod of Bishops devoted exclusively to defining just war, just defense and just peace, said the president of the Institute of Religion and Society at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv.
Myroslav Marynovych, who is a human
Amid persecution, Christians must "be a sign of hope," said the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
"Hope is our weapon, hope is our shield," said Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych in a homily he gave at a March 10 Mass
Ukraine's Greek Catholic bishops, led by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, have said their nation will continue to fight Russian aggression, "notwithstanding the suggestions for need for negotiations coming from representatives of different countries, including the Holy Father himself.
"Ukrainians will continue to defend