The pope acknowledged the challenges of the migration crisis while urging leaders to seek ways that welcome those in need and without exploiting them.
Pope urges Maltese officials to remember country’s history of welcome
Pope will consecrate humanity, ‘especially Russia and Ukraine,’ to Mary, text says
While Pope Francis and bishops around the world will consecrate themselves and all humanity to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, they will include the phrase, “especially Russia and Ukraine.”
Text of prayer of consecration for Ukraine, Russia
Here is the Vatican text of the Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, sent by the Vatican to bishops throughout the world.
Pope: ‘There is no justification’ for ‘sacrilegious’ war on Ukraine
The pope had gone March 19 to the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital where some 50 Ukrainian children had been cared for since the war began.
Text of prayer for peace in Ukraine recited by pope
It is a translation of the prayer for peace Pope Francis recited at his weekly general audience March 16.
Pope Francis on Ukraine: ‘Stop this massacre’
Appealing again for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said those who invoke God to promote or justify violence “profane his name.”
Mary Marrocco: Our inward being is surest way to true peace
“How far did my faith life penetrate even beyond superficial thoughts, to my genuine inward musings? Did it actually affect the way I lived my life? Did it ever become the ground on which I stood or fell?”
Greg Erlandson: Lessons to be learned from Ukraine’s witness
One of the greatest strengths of Ukrainians right now is their unity. These days, it is a strength we Americans lack.