Bishop Bryan Bayda, who leads the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada, said God guided him on where to go and whom to meet during his February visit to war-torn Ukraine.
Ukrainian archbishop meets with military officials on missing priests, detained civilians
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church recently met with Ukrainian military officials to discuss a range of issues, including Russia's detention of two Ukrainian Catholic priests whose fate remains unknown.
Pope Francis calls for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, laments plight of children in war in CBS interview
Pope Francis sat down exclusively with "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell on April 24 for an interview ahead of the Vatican's inaugural World Children's Day. The CBS interview marks the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to a U.S. broadcast network, according to the network.
The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church has insisted his countrymen will "never surrender" to Russia's invasion and that the pope's recent call for a negotiation of terms with Moscow was "deeply hurtful" for his nation.
Ukraine has ‘no choice but to defend’ itself: bishops
UkraineƵapp Greek Catholic bishops, led by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, have said their nation will continue to fight Ƶapp aggression, “notwithstanding the suggestions for (the) need for negotiations coming from representatives of different countries, including the Holy Father himself.”
Two years and counting for those who fled war
Two years ago, Iryna Chaikovska, her husband and three children moved out of their apartment into a house near Bucha and Irpin in the Kyiv Oblast of northern Ukraine.
Good and bad: alive, yes, but toll is great
CCCB, Christian churches launch appeal for Ukraine peace
CanadaƵapp Catholic bishops have joined Christian counterparts in marking the second anniversary of RussiaƵapp invasion of Ukraine with an invitation for all to join in praying for peace.
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.
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.
Senate Republicans block Ukraine-Israel emergency aid over border, raising Catholic concerns
Senate Republicans Dec. 6 blocked an emergency spending bill to provide billions of dollars in wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel while calling for strict new policies at the U.S.-Mexico border opposed by some Catholic immigration advocates.
Russia bans Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Catholic ministries in occupied region of Ukraine
Ƶapp occupation authorities have banned the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and other Catholic ministries in occupied areas of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, according to the church's main communications office in Kyiv.
UkraineƵapp Secret Service probes Ƶapp Patriarch
UkraineƵapp Secret Service, SBU, has gathered evidence against Ƶapp Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who, it said, “blessed the racists to kill Ukrainians.”
Fate of captured Ukrainian Catholic priests unknown
The fate of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests remains unknown almost a year after their capture by the Ƶapp National Guard amid Russia‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Forum 18, an Oslo, Norway-based news service that covers religious and intellectual freedom violations in several countries.
Endowment to research Ukraine Catholics closed
The University of Alberta has closed an endowment fund and returned its donation to the family of a man who fought with a Nazi unit during the Second World War.