Pope Francis’ secretary of state reaffirmed the pope’s offer to go to Moscow personally to try to convince President Vladimir Putin to stop his war on Ukraine but said the Kremlin had yet to respond.
Cardinal reaffirms pope’s willingness to go to Moscow to try to stop war
Photos of the Week: May 2, 2022
In the spotlight: Ukraine war, papal health, St. John Paul II
War and peace: Papal visit to South Sudan offers hope for lasting unity
The pope plans to visit South Sudan July 5-7.
Minnesota Catholic college professor promotes iconography project to help Ukraine
The iconography project is the work of Oleksandr Klymenko and Sofia Atlantova, a husband-and-wife team of iconographers based in Kyiv. They have been painting icons on the lids of used ammunition boxes since 2014.
Bishops back administration’s ‘Uniting for Ukraine’ refugee initiative
“We are particularly concerned with the most vulnerable and hope that support will be given to separated families, the elderly, and those with urgent medical needs,” the bishops said.
Pope calls for peace, end to ‘barbarity of war’ in Ukraine
Despite the appeals, Russia intensified its attacks on Ukraine and launched a missile strike that killed six people, including a mother and her 3-month-old baby, in Odesa April 23.
Photos of the Week: April 25, 2022
In the spotlight: Divine Mercy Sunday, war in Ukraine, praying over Pope Francis
Pope says no trip to Kyiv, meeting with Russian patriarch canceled
The meeting between the pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow planned for June has been canceled out of concern it could cause “confusion,” and there will be no papal visit to Kyiv while war rages.