In boisterous State of the Union, Biden calls for Ukraine aid, abortion law and immigration reforms March 8, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News In his third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Biden said “this is no ordinary moment” in U.S. history.
Major Archbishop Shevchuk: Cross is ‘tree of life’ bearing fruit in besieged Ukraine March 5, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World News 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.
As war enters third year, Ukrainians helped by church number in millions February 29, 2024By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World News Entering the third year of war several church institutions wrapped their aid effort in “two years of war” reports, showing that millions of people have been saved thanks to the Catholic Church.
Caritas starts developing long-term aid program in Ukraine February 23, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World News After two years of supporting communities throughout Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country, the Vatican-based charity confederation Caritas Internationalis is shifting to a long-term response plan to address the humanitarian fallout from the prolonged conflict in Ukraine.
Seven U.S. cardinals pledge to help heal Ukraine’s wounds of war through new fund February 23, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World News 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 February 23, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World News 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.
John Carroll student drawn to art, Ukrainian culture February 22, 2024By Eric Clayton Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Even at 15 years old, Kamila Sokolyk already knows that, for her, art is more than a hobby. One day, she hopes to carry those paints and pencils into her career.
Archbishop Isichenko: ‘See the real Russia’ in the war on Ukraine February 22, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World News 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.
As Ukraine aid stalls and a city falls, an archbishop warns Catholics are in Russia’s crosshairs February 20, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News As an emergency bill to replenish dwindling ammunition and supplies for Ukraine’s forces languishes in the U.S. House, Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia warned that failing to support Ukraine as Russia’s war machine relentlessly presses its attack will have a vast impact on religious freedom in the region as well as on global security.
War is pointless, will never solve problems, pope says after Angelus February 20, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Vatican, World News War will never solve problems, Pope Francis said, appealing for prayers that God inspire people to concretely work for peace.
‘We’ll be killed’: Ukrainian Catholic Church faces ‘eradication’ if Russia wins, archbishop warns February 20, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, World 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 Archeparchy of Philadelphia, recently returned from his latest visit to Ukraine, for his insights on the war.
The TV host and the dictator 2.0 February 19, 2024By Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Crisis in Ukraine Throughout Carlson’s interview with Putin, truth was nowhere to be found.