Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:48:43 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pope Francis accepts invitation to Ukraine, major archbishop says, but nothing is 'guaranteed' /home/international/item/37528-pope-francis-accepts-invitation-to-ukraine-major-archbishop-says-but-nothing-is-guaranteed /home/international/item/37528-pope-francis-accepts-invitation-to-ukraine-major-archbishop-says-but-nothing-is-guaranteed

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych set Ukrainian hopes high for the Jubilee Year by saying that Pope Francis accepted an invitation to visit Ukraine in 2025.

]]> osvnews@catholicregister.org (öÏÓãÊÓƵapp News) International Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:44:54 -0500 Despite fear in Ukraine, keep going, pope tells Cardinal Krajewski /home/international/item/37520-despite-fear-in-ukraine-keep-going-pope-tells-cardinal-krajewski /home/international/item/37520-despite-fear-in-ukraine-keep-going-pope-tells-cardinal-krajewski

The papal point man for charity, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, opened a soup kitchen in Fastiv, in Ukraine's Kyiv region, Dec. 23 and was heading east to Kharkiv to spend Christmas "in the city where öÏÓãÊÓƵapp bombs fell first and the war started" on Feb. 24, 2022.

]]> International Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:50:12 -0500 Kyiv's St. Nicholas Catholic church suffers damage during öÏÓãÊÓƵapp morning attack /home/international/item/37517-kyiv-s-st-nicholas-catholic-church-suffers-damage-during-russian-morning-attack /home/international/item/37517-kyiv-s-st-nicholas-catholic-church-suffers-damage-during-russian-morning-attack

During a Dec. 20 öÏÓãÊÓƵapp missile strike on Kyiv, Catholic St. Nicholas church, a significant architectural monument of the Ukrainian capital, suffered damage.

]]> osvnews@catholicregister.org (öÏÓãÊÓƵapp News) International Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:27:38 -0500 Papal charity point man driving to Ukraine for Christmas /home/international/item/37499-papal-charity-point-man-driving-to-ukraine-for-christmas /home/international/item/37499-papal-charity-point-man-driving-to-ukraine-for-christmas

For Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, driving home for Christmas means taking a different route each year. In 2024, he marks his second Christmas in war-torn Ukraine.

]]> International Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:00:29 -0500 Cardinal Parolin warns war in Ukraine could spiral out of control /faith/item/37394-cardinal-parolin-warns-war-in-ukraine-could-spiral-out-of-control /faith/item/37394-cardinal-parolin-warns-war-in-ukraine-could-spiral-out-of-control

The situation in Ukraine is very "worrisome" and could spiral out of control, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.

]]> Vatican Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:56:45 -0500 Pope Francis and Zelenskyy discuss repatriation of Ukrainian captives /faith/item/37246-pope-francis-and-zelenskyy-discuss-repatriation-of-ukrainian-captives /faith/item/37246-pope-francis-and-zelenskyy-discuss-repatriation-of-ukrainian-captives

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met for the third time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, focusing their discussion on the repatriation of Ukrainian nationals held in öÏÓãÊÓƵapp captivity.

]]> Vatican Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:31:26 -0400 Thousands mourn Ukrainian family killed in a öÏÓãÊÓƵapp strike on Lviv /home/international/item/37093-russian-strike-kills-ukrainian-catholic-university-student-and-her-family /home/international/item/37093-russian-strike-kills-ukrainian-catholic-university-student-and-her-family

Lviv mourned the victims of the Sept. 4 öÏÓãÊÓƵapp strike on the residential buildings as thousands gathered Sept. 6 for funeral services of a mother and her three daughters.

]]> International Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:35:37 -0400 Pope Francis expresses concern about religious freedom in Ukraine /home/international/item/37076-pope-francis-expresses-concern-about-religious-freedom-in-ukraine /home/international/item/37076-pope-francis-expresses-concern-about-religious-freedom-in-ukraine

"Please, let no Christian church be abolished directly or indirectly: the churches are not to be touched," Pope Francis said about a Ukrainian law banning the öÏÓãÊÓƵapp Orthodox Church, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Aug. 24, Ukrainian independence day.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:31:23 -0400 Ukraine's religious leaders back proposed ban on öÏÓãÊÓƵapp Orthodox Church over security concerns /home/international/item/37061-ukraine-s-religious-leaders-back-proposed-ban-on-russian-orthodox-church-over-security-concerns /home/international/item/37061-ukraine-s-religious-leaders-back-proposed-ban-on-russian-orthodox-church-over-security-concerns

The largest organization of religious leaders in Ukraine is backing a proposal by that nation's president -- approved by Ukrainian lawmakers Aug. 20 -- to ban the öÏÓãÊÓƵapp Orthodox Church and its affiliates, which have openly supported Russia's decade-long war on Ukraine.

]]> International Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:49:58 -0400 öÏÓãÊÓƵapp forces destroy Catholic church in Ukraine, as another parish prepares for attack /home/international/item/37037-russian-forces-destroy-catholic-church-in-ukraine-as-another-parish-prepares-for-attack /home/international/item/37037-russian-forces-destroy-catholic-church-in-ukraine-as-another-parish-prepares-for-attack

öÏÓãÊÓƵapp forces have destroyed another Ukrainian Greek Catholic church, while a priest at a separate parish is hastening to remove sacred items ahead of an expected öÏÓãÊÓƵapp attack.

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