In late June, OSV News traveled to Kyiv to speak with Archbishop Yevstratiy Zorya, deputy head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine's Department of External Church Relations and a professor at the Kyiv (Orthodox) Theological Academy.
Close to 80% of Ukraine's population identifies
In a Ukrainian village some 50 miles outside Kyiv, a retired music teacher became an unlikely catechist -- and lifesaver -- as Russian troops brutally attacked several residents.
"We had two icons: the Mother of God and Christ," said Vitya, speaking through an
President Joe Biden defended what he called a "very difficult decision" to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine amid Russia's invasion of that country, weapons the Vatican opposes.
In an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" that aired July 9, Biden justified the decision
LVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) -- A Catholic university in Ukraine celebrated its commencement against all odds, sent forth with "blessings" into a "difficult world," said its president, Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak. More than 500 students in humanities, applied sciences and business received
KYIV, Ukraine (OSV News) — As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine neared the 500-day mark, OSV News traveled to Kyiv to speak with Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the worldwide Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, about the war and its implications for
After driving more than 1,900 miles, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, arrived in Kherson to show closeness to a community shattered by war and a devastating flood.
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski started his visit to war-torn Ukraine June 25 "to assist those in need,"
As Russia seeks to destroy Ukraine through a full-scale invasion, Ukrainians -- and the West itself -- must commit to building "a culture that gives life," said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak, head of Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S.
The archbishop shared his thoughts
Thousands gathered at a beloved pilgrimage site in Ukraine to honor martyrs slain in Soviet times, while mourning soldiers killed in Russia's current full-scale invasion of their land. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the global Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, was the
For the past several months, Nataliia Batyhina, a development professional at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, has headed up a small army of volunteers from the school to prepare food for front-line soldiers battling Russia's invasion.
So far, she and her team have
WESTERN UKRAINE (OSV News) — At a military hospital in western Ukraine, doctors are drawing on faith and the gifts of creation to heal the wounds of war. OSV News was granted access to the facility June 24 under strict conditions not