Ukrainian war

The Knights of Columbus are calling for nine days of prayer to end the bloodshed as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark.

According to a report published by the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights March 20, at least 902 civilians, including 75 children, have been killed since Russia’s attack on the country began nearly a month ago.

Although Russian authorities, including President Vladimir Putin, have repeatedly called its attack on Ukraine a “special military operation,” Pope Francis countered that assertion with, “It is not merely a military operation, but a war, which sows death, destruction and misery.”