Civilians are evacuated from Irpin, a city next to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. | State Emergency Service. A Catholic leader said on Friday that the …
Papal almoner to head east ‘as far as possible’ on Ukraine trip
Papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski. | lvivadm via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0). Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said on Thursday that he would leave Lviv, western Ukraine, …
Air strike damages Catholic convent as Myanmar conflict continues
The flag of Burma (Myanmar). | Creative Photo Corner/Shutterstock. The Myanmar conflict’s destruction continued early yesterday morning when a military aircraft attack on a town …
At Ukraine border, papal envoy denounces hospital bombing
Cardinal Michael Czerny at the Vatican press office on Feb. 12, 2020. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. A papal envoy to Ukraine has denounced the bombing of …
First Mass since Reformation celebrated at Swiss cathedral
Father Pascal Desthieux, the episcopal vicar of Geneva, celebrating Mass St. Pierre Cathedral. Credit: cath.ch The first Catholic Mass in nearly 500 years was celebrated …
Cardinal urges government to ‘expand sponsorship to all Ukrainian refugees’
Family at a Ukraine peace rally. Credit: CBCEW In a letter sent on behalf of, and signed, by London Church Leaders, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has …
Appeals court to hear challenge to UK Down syndrome abortion law
The Court of Appeal is located at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England. | Willy Barton/Shutterstock. The Court of Appeal will hear a …
Irish Catholic bishops call on Patriarch Kirill to support Ukraine ceasefire
Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. | Nickolay Vinokurov via www.shutterstock.com. Irish Catholic bishops have appealed to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church …
Caritas Social Action Network responds to crisis in Ukraine
Peace for Ukriane banner. Credit: CBCEW peace-for-ukriane-banner- Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), our official agency for domestic social action, has released a statement on the …
How Pope Francis’ tone on the Ukraine war has shifted
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address on March 6, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis’ Angelus address on Sunday marked a substantial change of pace …
Missionary family returns to Spain from Ukraine: ‘We witnessed God’s miracles
Some members of the Campomar Hernando family with Archbishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa of Burgos. | Archdiocese of Burgos César Campomar and María Auxiliadora Hernando and …
Ukraine’s resistance to Russian invasion a ‘miracle,’ says Catholic leader
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 8, 2022. | news.ugcc.ua. The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church …
Lviv’s Armenian Cathedral removes Christ statue for safekeeping amid Ukraine conflict
Image Credit: @TimLeBerre vis Twitter A picture of a statue of Christ being removed from the Armenian Cathedral of Lviv for safekeeping has gone viral …
‘I will go to Ukraine, as far as I can,’ says papal envoy
Papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, pictured in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, 2019. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. A Vatican cardinal has said that he will …
Catholic leader thanks Poles for welcoming 1 million people fleeing Ukraine war
Polish volunteers help Ukrainian refugees arriving at a train station in Przemyśl, southeastern Poland. | Kutsenko Volodymyr/Shutterstock. The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church …
Pope Francis on Lent: Jesus is with us, even when we’re tempted
siam.pukkato/Shutterstock. Pope Francis highlighted Jesus’ 40-day journey in the desert, where he is tempted by the devil, as an example for the faithful during Lent. …
Pope Francis sends cardinals to Ukraine, where ‘rivers of blood and tears flow’
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, March. 6, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and expressed his …
Here’s the story behind the viral photo of Ukrainian man hugging crucifix
Photo illustration. | Shutterstock A photo of an unidentified man hugging a life-size crucifix in Ukraine went viral across social media platforms as Russia began …
St. Michael the Archangel is the protector of the capital of Ukraine. Here’s why
Raphael, “St. Michael Vanquishing Satan,” 1518 | Public Domain A statue of Saint Michael the Archangel stands in the centre of Kyiv with a shield …
Ukrainian archbishop warns that bombings have left people without heat in freezing temperatures
A Ukrainian soldier rescues a child | Photo courtesy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on March 5, 2022. The leader of the Ukrainian Greek …