Tag: Ukraine War
Pope Francis prays for peace in Ukraine
Pope Francis called called for peace in Ukraine at his general audience where he had been presented with the death toll from the war earlier that morning.
Papal envoy visits Russia to discuss humanitarian situation in Ukraine
Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, Pope Francis' envoy for peace in Ukraine, returned to Moscow in mid-October for meetings with Russian government officials and leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Cardinal Zuppi returns to Moscow to continue peace mission entrusted to...
After having visited a year and a half ago, Cardinal Zuppi has returned to Russia for the second time. He does so again in his capacity as the pope's special envoy for the peace mission in Ukraine, an assignment from Pope Francis that began in 2023.
Vatican’s mission for peace in Ukraine continues through phone call with...
The Vatican has not stopped in its efforts to foster dialogue in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. On 14 August, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the President of the Italian Bishops' Conference, had a phone call with Li Hui, Special Representative of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs.
What Cardinal Parolin observed during the Ukraine peace summit
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, travelled to Switzerland alongside world government leaders to participate as an observer in the Ukraine peace summit.
George Weigel: ‘Ukraine-fatigue’ is a failure of moral insights
My friend and colleague Carl Trueman recently observed that “the West is no longer a consortium of serious cultures.”
Pope’s remarks on Russian empire stir outrage
Russian clergy and lay Catholics were “caught by surprise” by the pope’s remarks in a video call on 25 August to a youth gathering...
George Weigel: Bishops inspire in Ukraine’s darkest hours
When they were working together some years ago at the Ukrainian Catholic University — the only Catholic institution of higher learning in the former...
Pope Francis on Ukraine: ‘Stop this massacre’
Appealing again for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said those who invoke God to promote or justify violence "profane his...