With the "further escalation of tension in Ukraine," the president of the Polish bishops' conference asked Polish Catholics to continue praying for peace, but also to be prepared to welcome Ukrainian refugees.
An archbishop in Lviv, Ukraine, made a similar statement, saying people
With Russia’s military power appearing ready to move into Ukraine, Michael La Civita, communications director for Catholic Near East Welfare Association, explores the long, shared history of the Russian and Ukraine people. He writes: “A massive buildup of Russian arms, munitions and
For Jesuit Father Andriy Zelinskyy and the soldiers he ministers to in Ukraine, the threat of a war with Russia isn't news; "the war started eight years ago," he said.
What is new, he said, is that the United States and the European
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — As fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to mount, the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. have called for a three-day prayer vigil “for peace and the conversion of the hearts of those who preach violence and
The people of Ukraine have historically faced much adversity, which includes religious persecution and maintaining its identity. Monsignor Owen Campion reflects on these struggles in his recent column: “Current tensions surrounding Ukraine are serious, as every world leader acknowledges. Politics compounds present
On the day Pope Francis established as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, the pope appealed for an end to all war and prayed that dialogue, the common good and reconciliation would prevail.
"Let us ask the Lord to grant that
Saying he was worried about Ukraine and how a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict could spread, Pope Francis proclaimed Jan. 26 as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine.
"I am following with concern the rising tensions that threaten to strike a new blow
Ukrainian-American Catholics warn a Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border poses a grave threat not only to that nation, but to Europe and democracy itself.
"It is a question of life or death for thousands, who will be massacred by an escalated invasion,"
Two priests in Ukraine asked Western church leaders for support, especially in anticipation of a widely expected Russian invasion.
"While our TV news shows tanks and army units deployed on our borders, the war in eastern Ukraine is continuing -- but the church
Border closures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have highlighted another "pathology" in modern Ukraine: the practice of commercial surrogacy, said the country's Catholic bishops. Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of the Eastern-rite Ukrainian Catholic Church, and Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki of