In Davos, Ukraine's first lady and Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia discussed the physical, psychological and emotional trauma of war, forgiveness, and their dreams for Ukraine's future.
Catholic groups say increasing Russian missile attacks make providing supplies to Ukrainians ‘extremely dangerous’
Catholic aid organizations are warning that increasing attacks by Russian missiles are preventing supply access to Ukraine, after 44 civilians, including four children, were killed when a Russian missile struck an apartment block in Dnipro Jan. 13, and a Catholic volunteer lost
Under Russian missiles, U.S. military archbishop visits Ukraine’s military chaplains, sees ‘catalysts for rebuilding’ war-torn nation
Ukraine's Catholic military chaplains will eventually be "catalysts for the rebuilding" of their war-torn nation, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose three days in Ukraine included at times sheltering with Ukrainians as Russian missiles relentlessly rained down
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, met with top Ukrainian military chaplains Dec. 29 in Kyiv.
The archbishop's meeting with the chaplains at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Intermittent electricity and air raid sirens cannot and should not stop Ukrainians from celebrating the birth of Jesus, said Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
"Now, in this time of war, we should celebrate Christmas more than ever
“The reason I went to Ukraine, the reason I wanted to go during Advent was because Christmas is approaching and I knew that for many Ukrainians it was going to be a very difficult Christmas,” said Supreme Knight Patrick J. Kelly of
Leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis asked thousands of people joining him in St. Peter's Square to pray for peace in the Caucasus region, in Peru and, of course, in Ukraine.
As tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued and the
January 1, the day when we begin a new year, is the World Day of Peace for the Catholic Church. Inspired by Pope St. John XXIII, Pope St. Paul VI established the annual celebration in 1967. In his encyclical letter Pacem in
Celebrating Christmas is important and beautiful, Pope Francis said, but he asked people to spend less on their celebrations this year and donate the savings to help the people of Ukraine.
As he has done at his general audiences since Russia invaded Ukraine
Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby spent three days in Ukraine to show solidarity with the people there. It was the first visit of an archbishop of Canterbury to an independent Ukraine.
The archbishop's meeting Dec. 1 with the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious