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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, War in Ukraine, World News
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark, the Knights of Columbus remain steadfast in bringing relief to vulnerable Ukrainians living in some of the hardest-hit areas, one of the organization’s leaders told OSV News.
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Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
With massive civilian deaths and the destruction of cities and their infrastructure, modern “war is in itself a crime against humanity,” Pope Francis said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
Representatives of Christian churches in Ukraine strongly condemned the ideology of the “Russian world” (“Russkiy mir”) — as a “chauvinistic doctrine” that “denies the right of the Ukrainian nation to self-determination” and “sovereign development.”
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, the feast of the Epiphany highlights Ukrainians’ fight for “something new: the movement toward freedom,” said Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
LVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) — The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, which represents the various Christian, Jewish and Muslim bodies of Ukraine, called the world to recognize Russia as a terrorist state and provide Ukraine with the means necessary to protect life. For the second time in a row, Ukraine welcomed a new […]
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
War is madness, Pope Francis said, calling for prayers for all people in the world affected by today’s conflicts.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
Sorrow, anger and renewed calls to support Ukraine have been issued by Ukrainian Catholic and other Ukrainian clergy, following a massive Dec. 29 attack on that nation by Russia.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
From Ukraine to Nigeria, and from Nicaragua to the Holy Land, 2023 was full of tragic situations that deeply affected the church and faithful. OSV News revisited four places clinging to hope that the new year will bring an improvement in the lives of people living in societies torn by conflict and persecution.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
For at least the fourth time since Russia began its large-scale attack on Ukraine in February 2022, Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by telephone Dec. 28.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
When Ukraine’s embattled citizens gather this Christmas, their rich festivities will feel symbolically different — as the festival is celebrated for the first time on Dec. 25, in line with the Western calendar.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, War in Ukraine, World News
The White House has signaled it is open to making some concessions to congressional Republicans on border policy in order to pass an emergency spending bill to provide billions of dollars in wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel amid their respective conflicts.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
Plans to dramatically cut welfare benefits for refugees from Ukraine who flee to Ireland to avoid Russia’s war are causing anxiety, according to a priest who works with the new arrivals. Officials in Dublin say that they want to “slow” the number of people arriving from Ukraine.
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