Shortly after urging people to pray the rosary for peace and entrusting the people of Ukraine to Mary’s care, Pope Francis met briefly with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, director of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church
After praying for peace in Ukraine, pope greets Russian Orthodox official
Papal trip to Hungary: War, migration likely to top agenda
Pope Francis will take his 41st foreign trip to visit Hungary’s capital, Budapest, April 28-30.
Photos of the Week: Feb. 27, 2023
In the spotlight: Ukraine war anniversary, Ash Wednesday, remembering a murdered bishop
Nation/World news briefs: Feb. 27, 2023
In focus: Suspect charged in bishop’s murder, bishops oppose Florida governor on death penalty, New York Archdiocese to close schools
One year of war: Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church shares hopes, sorrows
A year after Russia started its all-out attack on Ukraine, Archbishop Shevchuk said he felt “joy and gratitude” that Ukraine is still there, that the Ukrainian church has found myriad ways to support the people, and that Catholics around the globe have shown their solidarity, including concretely by sending aid.
‘If we die, we will die together’: Women religious are pillars of peace in war-torn Ukraine
“We couldn’t leave those poor people alone,” Orionine Sister Renata Jurczak said. “We had to help them.”
No heat, no electricity: Bishop warns of new wave of Ukrainian refugees
“When Moscow began this war last February, millions headed for the borders — if it now destroys our energy supplies, there’ll be a similar wave of refugees,” said Auxiliary Bishop Jan Sobilo of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia.
Photos of the Week: Nov. 14, 2022
In the spotlight: World Day of the Poor, homelessness sculpture, visit with Pope Benedict XVI