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Pope waiting for ‘appropriate time’ to visit Ukraine
Pope Francis is waiting for “the appropriate time” to visit Ukraine, according to that country’s ambassador to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash. Source: Religion News Service.
Russian missile destroys Catholic church in Ukraine
Russian forces have destroyed another Ukrainian Greek Catholic church, while a priest at a separate parish is removing sacred items ahead of an expected Russian attack. Source: OSV News.
Papal almoner oversees new shipment of food and medicine to Ukraine
The Pope’s charitable efforts continue towards Ukraine, a country he has long described as “martyred”, with trucks loaded with essential supplies leaving Rome for the war-torn country yesterday. Source: Vatican News.
US commission told Russia persecuting faith communities in Ukraine
Russia’s government is systematically persecuting Christian and other faith communities in occupied regions of Ukraine, United States lawmakers have been told. Source: OSV News.
Top Vatican cardinal tells Ukrainians to ‘never lose faith’
As part of an ongoing visit to Ukraine, the Vatican’s Secretary of State visited a heavily bombarded city on the weekend and celebrated Mass at a popular Marian shrine, telling locals to never lose hope and to continue praying for peace. Source: Crux.
Zelensky thanks Holy See for help in release of Ukrainian priests
Two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests seized by Russian forces from their church in Berdyansk, in south-eastern Ukraine, in November 2022, have been released, according to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Source: OSV News.
From cemetery with war dead, cardinal urges world help Ukraine
In what he said was the most dramatic moment of his eight visits to Ukraine, papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski appealed from a Ternopil cemetery that the world needs to help Ukraine without further delays so that the “nonsense of war” stops. Source: OSV News.
Pope blesses ambulance bound for Ukraine
Pope Francis blessed an ambulance filled with medicine and first-aid equipment that will travel almost 3000 kilometres from the Vatican to support those wounded in Ukraine. Source: OSV News.
Vatican plays role in high-level Ukraine peace talks
The only way to achieve true, stable and just peace is by having all sides of a conflict involved in dialogue, Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin said. Source: CNS.