Tag: Ukraine-Russia war
Zelenskyy’s wife meets Pope Francis at Vatican
Olena Zelenska, the Ukrainian president's wife, is on a fundraising tour to help rebuild the country in the health and cultural fields, and met with Pope Francis.
Pope prays for dialogue, reconciliation, peace in Ukraine
Pope Francis prayed for a conversion of hearts and a start to dialogue, reconciliation and peace in a letter marking the 1,000th day since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Cardinal Parolin says it’s up to Russia to initiate a “ceasefire”
The war in Ukraine has now reached 1,000 days. A fact that the top diplomat of the Holy See hopes will provoke "a jolt of responsibility" to stop, as he defined, "this carnage."
Ukrainian pilgrims gather at Lourdes to pray for peace in homeland...
Thousands of Ukrainians from all over the world gathered at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France to pray for peace in their homeland and throughout the world.
Crises caused by war, migration and how the church can respond...
The first two days of presentations of the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, contrasted the hardships currently being faced by many people in different parts of the world with the prophetic responses that the church can provide in times of crisis.
Consecrated virgin “gives all, day and night,” amid Russia’s war in...
A consecrated virgin in Ukraine said she is grateful for her vocation, which enables her to "give all, day and night," to those impoverished by Russia's decade-long war against her nation.
In a fractious age, truth has become a matter of life...
This year’s Social Justice Statement, "Truth and Peace: A Gospel Word in a Violent World," comes at a time when belief, truth and goodness are coming apart, and ideologies and conspiracies rush in to fill the void. Truth claims have taken on a new gravity in our time, writes Associate Professor Joel Hodge.
Ukraine’s recent attack makes “peace seem further away”
The Vatican continues its call for peace in Ukraine, despite the ongoing conflict for the past two and a half years.
“Reminders” about Ukraine
“People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed,” Samuel Johnson once wrote. In that spirit, George Weigel offers some “reminders” to sceptics and waverers on the war in Ukraine.
