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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — In the largest prisoner exchange since the Cold War, officials of the United States, Russia, Germany and other countries swapped at least two dozen prisoners, including …

(OSV News) — Russia’s government is systematically persecuting Christian and other faith communities in occupied regions of Ukraine, experts told U.S. lawmakers. “My parents lived through the Soviet Union, and …

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is entering its final days as the pilgrims approach Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress which starts July 17. Next week we’ll have a sizable team …

(OSV News) — A July 8 attack by Russia on a children’s hospital and other civilian targets throughout Ukraine is “a sin that cries out to heaven for revenge,” said …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden traveled to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. While there he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and apologized for the …

(OSV News) — The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has renewed Pope Francis’ recent call for an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange as a means of honoring Christ’s deliverance of …

(OSV News) — A senior Russian Catholic has urged church leaders abroad to commemorate the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, as armed police dispersed citizens mourning his death at age 47 …

PHILADELPHIA OSV News) — As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark Feb. 24, OSV News sat down with Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic …

(OSV News) — The Jan. 21 centenary of the death of Vladimir Ilich Lenin offers Catholics an opportunity to reflect on his historical legacy, and on how his role as …

(OSV News) — A Ukrainian Catholic bishop has urged Russians to learn lessons from the fate of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, and choose “true democracy” rather than “an unstable dictatorship.” …