A bishop in Ukraine accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting aid centers and of destroying the port of Mariupol to scare other cities into surrendering. "The Russians look for aid and medical distribution points where people ...
Bishops in the U.S. took part in Pope Francis' invitation to join him in a moment of prayer, consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary March 25, entrusting the people of both ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw writes about the relationship between Pope Francis and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, who has been staunchly supportive of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the attacks on Ukraine. ...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here is the Vatican text of the Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, sent by the Vatican to bishops throughout the world. Pope Francis has invited bishops and ...
Pope Francis again condemned Russia's war on Ukraine, calling it a "senseless massacre" and "sacrilegious" attack on human life. "Sadly, the violent aggression against Ukraine does not stop, a senseless massacre where each day slaughter and ...
A Ukrainian priest described escaping from his bombed-out parish in Mariupol and said he still hopes some Catholics will survive the relentless Russian onslaught. Pauline Father Pavlo Tomaszewski said the decision to leave was not easy, ...
As stories of Russian atrocities against Ukraine fill headlines and social media feeds, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea for NATO to declare a no-fly zone over Ukraine has begun to fall on sympathetic ears. Accounts ...
Pope Francis has asked bishops around the world to join him March 25 in consecrating Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, something bishops in every part of the globe had started announcing ...
The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops March 16 called for "the immediate cessation of Russia's armed aggression and unprovoked war on Ukraine." "We are witnessing an unprecedented threat to world peace," it ...
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill spoke via video conference about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the hopes for a peaceful solution, the Vatican said. In a statement released March 16, Vatican spokesman Matteo ...
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