Martyred nuns beatified in Poland June 13, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, War in Ukraine, World News Beatifying 10 Polish nuns killed by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II, it is difficult not to think of the suffering being endured by the people of Ukraine today and the need for peace in the world, said Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for Saints’ Causes.
The Summer Reading List: A Ukrainian Primer June 9, 2022By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Feature, The Catholic Difference, War in Ukraine Given the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically besotted Americans, this year’s annual Summer Reading List will focus on serious books that explain the background, including the religious dimension, of a conflict that will shape Europe’s future – and ours.
Pope urges world leaders to help end war in Ukraine June 6, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis appealed to world leaders to start “real negotiations” to end to the war on Ukraine and avoid bringing the world to ruin.
Pope appeals for end to Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports June 1, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News With hundreds of millions of lives at risk because of the Russian blockade of grain exports out of Ukraine, Pope Francis appealed for an end to the blockade and a resolution to the crisis.
Pope asks Mary, Queen of Peace, to end war in Ukraine and everywhere May 31, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News After setting white flowers at a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, Pope Francis prayed the rosary and asked Mary to intercede to bring peace to Ukraine and to every place in the world torn by violent conflict.
Pope, with Ukrainian families, to lead rosary for peace May 31 May 26, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis and Ukrainian families in Rome will gather May 31 before a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, to recite the rosary for peace in Ukraine and in other places at war.
Student who fled Ukraine feels at home at Maryland Catholic high school May 26, 2022By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ivan Dmytriiev, 17, a Ukrainian refugee who arrived in the United States with his 6-year-old brother, Mykhailo, after a harrowing escape from his country just after Russia launched its invasion there, is attending DeMatha Catholic High School.
Returning from Ukraine, Polish archbishop urges Vatican to revise attitude May 24, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The president of the Polish bishops’ conference criticized the Vatican’s “naive and utopian” attitude to the war in Ukraine and urged Rome to show “greater maturity” in attitudes toward Russia.
Vatican foreign minister visits Ukraine in sign of solidarity, support May 20, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Seeing scenes of a war on television is one thing, “touching this reality is another,” Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister, said in Ukraine.
Ukrainians ‘have made the Bible come alive’ for world, says archbishop May 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Ukrainians “have made the Bible come alive for the world,” Archbishop Borys Gudziak, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, told graduates of the University of Notre Dame May 15.
Christian divisions make fertile ground for conflict, pope says May 6, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Doing nothing to overcome the divisions among Christians means allowing tensions to fester and even feed conflict, Pope Francis said.
‘Witnesses of hope’: N.Y. delegation visits Ukraine, bordering countries May 6, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said he was surprised and inspired by Ukrainians he met when he made a brief visit to Lviv, Ukraine.