Ukraine

(OSV News) — A Catholic university community in western Ukraine is reeling from a July 6 missile attack on the city of Lviv, located less than 50 miles from the …

LVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) — Orysya Masna used to wonder why she had ever undertaken first-aid training. The 21-year-old social work student, now entering her senior year at Ukrainian Catholic …

“I need a vacation from taking a vacation!” I heard a mom say recently. In today’s fast-paced world where productivity and efficiency reign supreme, the idea of summer vacation might …

STRADCH, Ukraine (OSV News) — Thousands gathered at a beloved pilgrimage site in Ukraine to honor martyrs slain in Soviet times, while mourning soldiers killed in Russia’s current full-scale invasion …

LVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) — Faith, family and a love of liberty are sustaining Ukrainian soldiers amid a bloody counteroffensive against invading Russian forces, a military chaplain told OSV News. …

(OSV News) — While the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church backed President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to put down a military rebellion, a Catholic bishop in Ukraine warned current events presented …

This week there has been much occasion to pray along with the news. OSV News has covered the murder of Ugandan students, anti-Christian sentiment in the Holy Land, violence and …

(OSV News) — The Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. are calling attention to the profound psychological consequences of Russia’s war on Ukraine, urging the faithful to “be the conduits …

LVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) — Leading forensic experts at the British University of Exeter are collecting evidence and testimonies of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. In the course of their …

(OSV News) — Ivan Smyglia and Denys Kurpikov say they had “no other option” but to assist in delivering food and much-needed supplies to some of the hardest-to-reach and most …