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 …
Ukraine: ‘I believe I’m holding Mary’s hand,’ says Catholic journalist chronicling war in Kyiv
A screenshot from the YouTube video of “Diary from Kyiv,” a daily video and podcast series produced by St. Rita Radio, an EWTN affiliate in …
Spanish nuns evacuated from Ukraine: Christ was with us in the Blessed Sacrament
Refugees from Ukraine arrive at Przemyśl Główny train station in Poland | Caritas Poland. Before war broke out in Ukraine, Sisters María, María Jesús, and …
Ukrainian Catholic leader: ‘Kyiv is being transformed into the spiritual capital of the world’
The aftermath of missile strikes in Irpin, a satellite city on Kyiv’s western outskirts. | Secretariat of the Major Archbishop in Rome.
How the Ukraine conflict is reshaping relations between Churches
St. Sophia’s Cathedral in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. | Ivan Sedlovskyi via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Archbishop of Southwark visits Polish volunteers gathering supplies for Ukrainian refugees
Archbishop John Wilson visited volunteers at the White Eagle Club in Balham, South London. Credit: CBCEW Archbishop John Wilson visited volunteers at the White Eagle …
Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: Lent is about eternal rewards, not appearances
Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis cautioned on Ash Wednesday against the temptation to allow Lenten prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to be taken over by an …
Lviv on Ash Wednesday: A Catholic Perspective
On Ash Wednesday, as the Pope called Catholics to fasting and prayer for peace at the start of the penitential season of Lent, we spoke …
Ukraine conflict: Catholic priest in Kyiv shares how Caritas is helping children find shelter
An explosion in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Feb. 24, 2022. | Giovanni Cancemi/Shutterstock. A Catholic priest in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv is coordinating humanitarian …