One of two disappeared Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests seized from their church in Berdiansk in November of 2022 appears to have been illegally transferred to Russia, according to a human rights activist.
Redemptorist Father Ivan Levitsky is likely being held in an investigation
The Senate passed an approximately $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, following months of a stalemate amid growing divisions within the Republican Party over the role of the United States on the global stage.
But the legislation faces an uncertain
The Senate voted Feb. 8 to proceed with debate on a bill that would provide military and humanitarian aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, among other measures.
An official with Catholic Relief Services applauded the inclusion of humanitarian aid along with military aid
As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine marks its second year, an annual collection for Central and Eastern Europe's Catholic churches will help "shine the light of Christ" in a region still scarred by the historical effects of communism, said a U.S. bishop.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine has been called by one scholar “the first religious war of the 21st century.” While geopolitical factors, including Russia’s perceived security concerns, contributed to the outbreak of war, this appellation says something true about the high stakes of
Participating in a conference at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Pope Francis' special envoy to Ukraine, said that his mission to the war-torn country has specific patterns.
"It is primarily about looking for the best ways to promote peace,
As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, the Knights of Columbus remain steadfast in bringing relief to vulnerable Ukrainians living in some of the hardest-hit areas, one of the organization's leaders told OSV News.
"Our members are doing heroic work,
Representatives of Christian churches in Ukraine strongly condemned the ideology of the "Russian world" ("Russkiy mir") -- as a "chauvinistic doctrine" that "denies the right of the Ukrainian nation to self-determination" and "sovereign development."
The heads and authorized representatives of Ukraine's Christian churches
The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, which represents the various Christian, Jewish and Muslim bodies of Ukraine, called the world to recognize Russia as a terrorist state and provide Ukraine with the means necessary to protect life.
Sorrow, anger and renewed calls to support Ukraine have been issued by Ukrainian Catholic and other Ukrainian clergy, following a massive Dec. 29 attack on that nation by Russia.
More than 40 were killed and 160 wounded after Russia unleashed a wave of