As Ukraine enters its 11th year of confronting Russian aggression, the cross of Christ is “a tree of life (that) bears its fruit every day” in the besieged nation, said the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Priest narrowly escapes attack damaging historic Oregon Catholic shrine
Security cameras, religious objects and windows were smashed in the monastery of The Grotto, the National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, a 54-acre shrine operated by the Order of Friar Servants of Mary.
Walgreens, CVS pharmacies to begin dispensing pills used for abortion, early miscarriage
Two major U.S. pharmacy chains have announced they will begin dispensing the drug mifepristone, which has been prescribed for both abortion and early miscarriage, within the coming days.
Christian minister says nitrogen execution he witnessed is slow, ‘spiritually violent’ torture
Rev. Hood said he and the other witnesses “were very under-informed, very underprepared” for the execution method.
Seven U.S. cardinals pledge to help heal Ukraine’s wounds of war through new fund
the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. announced that their Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund has been restructured as the “Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund.”
Canadian, Ukrainian religious leaders call for justice, peace in Ukraine as war enters third year
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, religious leaders in Canada and Ukraine have issued statements calling for justice, peace and broad support of Ukraine’s recovery.
National shrine of a beloved Philadelphia saint vandalized
Panels of three stained-glass windows were shattered at the National Shrine of St. John Neumann in Philadelphia in the early morning hours of Feb. 19.
Archbishop Isichenko: ‘See the real Russia’ in the war on Ukraine
Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression is “about genocide and the survival of an ethnic nation” — something the West does not realize, a Ukrainian Catholic archbishop told OSV News.
‘We’ll be killed’: Ukrainian Catholic Church faces ‘eradication’ if Russia wins, archbishop warns
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 Archeparchy of Philadelphia, recently returned from his latest visit to Ukraine, for his insights on the war.
Mass of reparation offered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral after ‘scandalous’ funeral, rector says
Two days after St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City was filled with mourners for an irreverent “homecoming” funeral for a prominent activist who identified as transgender, the cathedral’s rector acknowledged that many people “have let us know they share our outrage over the scandalous behavior” that took place at the service.
Major Archbishop Shevchuk: Russia’s 10-year war on Ukraine is ‘genocide’
Russia’s war on Ukraine, now at the 10-year mark, aims to “eliminate the existence of the whole nation,” warned the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Knights launch ‘Novena for Peace and Healing in Ukraine’ as war marks second year
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, the Knights of Columbus are calling for nine days of prayer to end the bloodshed.