In a meeting with the pope Jan. 25, members of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religions once again extended the invitation to him. Archbishop Shevchuk said they did not receive a clear response on the possibility.
Ukraine’s religious leaders renew invitation to pope to visit Kyiv
Ukrainian archbishop urges people to celebrate Christmas even amid war
In his Christmas message, he offered special greetings to “our soldiers at the front,” to civilians and soldiers who have been wounded and to all those mourning the loss of loved ones.
Jesus’ birth is not ‘fairy tale,’ but call to live the Gospel, pope says
The day after Christmas the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, which emphasizes how the story of Jesus’ birth is not a “fairy tale,” but a call to live as witnesses of the Gospel, Pope Francis said.
Papal message for World Peace Day: War, hunger, turmoil are connected
The theme for the pope’s 2023 message was “No one can be saved alone,” and the text urged people to learn from the experience of the global effort to combat COVID-19 and to recognize the poverty and inequalities the pandemic laid bare, especially as regards to access to food, medicine, health care, education and technology.
On Guadalupe feast, U.S. church reaffirms its solidarity with immigrants
With the arrival of “greater numbers of families and individuals at our border with Mexico,” the federal government must provide “critical infrastructure” to “meet their humanitarian needs.”
Virgin of Guadalupe ‘leads us to Jesus,’ who shows way to peace
The celebration, held Dec. 4, is the oldest religious procession in Los Angeles. It was established by Mexican Catholics who fled persecution by the Mexican government during the Cristero War in 1931.
Pope’s 2022: A year dominated by war, problems walking
hile 2022 finally saw the publication of Pope Francis’ constitution reforming the Roman Curia, the biggest news and the biggest changes in his ministry came from Russia’s war on Ukraine and from the pope’s own problems walking.
Even a two-minute examination of conscience is helpful, pope says
“Learn to read in the book of our hearts what has happened during the day. Do it. Just two minutes, but it will do you good, I promise,” the pope told visitors at his weekly general audience Nov. 30.