In the USCCB statement, Bishop Malloy urged faithful and people of good will to set aside Feb. 24 — the day in 2022 on which Russian forces poured into Ukraine after a months-long buildup at the border — “as a solemn day of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, beseeching the Lord to bring an end to the fighting and a return to justice and peace in Ukraine.”
U.S. bishops call for prayer, fasting and aid to end Ukraine war
Archbishop renews call for dialogue on ridding world of nuclear weapons
Archbishop Wester made the comments in an Oct. 14 reflection on the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, “regarded as the closest that humanity has ever come to global nuclear annihilation,” he said.
The spiritual and the human: Chaplains help Ukrainian soldiers with both
As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on and joint funerals are held for the soldiers who die, Catholic military chaplains say they still see faith, hope and humanity in the soldiers with whom they minister.