The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations called on every Russian religious figure, regardless of confessional affiliation, to make public and private requests to Russian authorities to organize the evacuation of civilians and wounded ...
The Vatican will never stop its diplomatic efforts to mediate an end to the war against Ukraine, Pope Francis said. However, the meeting between the pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow planned for June ...
Pope Francis and the Vatican are urging world leaders to listen to the people's cry for peace, and they have backed an appeal by the head of the United Nations for an Easter truce in ...
Before Russia invaded February 24, the Bolshov family of Kyiv had a plan in place for how they would leave their home near the airport and what they would take with them. In fact, they ...
Paul Gavrilyuk gets about four hours of sleep a night. It's a wonder he gets any sleep at all. The Ukraine native and theology professor at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul is working ...
A Ukrainian Marine commander pleaded with Pope Francis to do everything to save the city of Mariupol, which is close to being captured by Russian forces. "I am turning to you for help because the time ...
This Lent, pysanky artists from around the world have been selling or donating their intricate eggs to help with the relief efforts in Ukraine, where many of their ancestors were born. Amelia Randich of Scranton, ...
The ecumenical L'Arche community in Wroclaw, Poland, set up a day care center for Ukrainian refugees, and the children play war games at every opportunity, said Joanna Stasienko, who heads the local community. "It's terrifying," she ...
Divine Mercy Sunday, April 24, marks the two-month anniversary of Russia’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine. Since the first rockets were launched in late February, the United Nations reported that, as of April 10, nearly 2,000 ...
Russian forces in Ukraine attacked a Caritas office in Mariupol and a Catholic seminary in a small village north of Kyiv, prompting renewed calls for an end to the war and to the targeting of ...
ICYMI: Hand or tongue? Kneeling or standing? Either way, receiving the Eucharist should be an act of communion, says @timothypomalley in the latest installment of his series about Vatican II
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Hand or tongue? Kneeling or standing? Either way, receiving the Eucharist should be an act of communion
In the latest installment of his series exploring the gifts and promises of the liturgical reforms of the Second ...
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In this week's Opening the Word, @frjoshTX asks: Are we disciples on mission? Read the complete Scripture reflection:
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Opening the Word: Are we disciples on mission?
For the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Joshua Whitfield explores how we can apply the lesson from the Gosp...
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