War in Ukraine

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.