Cross Catholic Outreach partners with bishops, priests, religious and laypeople to provide support and God’s love “to the poorest of the poor” in more than 30 countries around the world. Most recently, they have been supporting refugees and internally displaced Ukrainians.
A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis asked, “Can the Lord forgive so many crimes and so much violence? He is the God of peace.”
During the first five months of the war, Caritas provided assistance to more than 1.3 million people, which she attributed to “our well-developed network throughout Ukraine and our practical experience in responding to emergencies.”
Multiple police forces, including a U.N. peacekeeping mission, are protecting the camps, but at any hint that the M23 militia groups are advancing, the displaced people are being forced to move to new locations.
Archbishop Gallagher traveled to Ukraine, May 18, 2022, for a three-day visit.
Father Bassano, also a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholics religious, lives in the camp.
The president of Caritas Ukraine says he will “stay the course’ because the Ukraine people inspire her.
President-elect Joe Biden said Nov. 12 his administration would raise the 15,000 cap set by the Trump administration for fiscal year 2021 to 125,000 refugees.
