Pope’s envoy to travel to Moscow on peace mission
VATICAN CITY — Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will go to Moscow on the second leg of a peace mission on behalf of Pope Francis, the Vatican said. The cardinal, president … Learn More
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Papal envoy meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv amid destruction of critical dam that flooded south of country
LVIV, Ukraine — Pope Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, was finishing his two-day visit to Ukraine June 6. He met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid breaking news of … Learn More
US Ukrainian Catholics greet Zelenskyy-Pope Francis meeting with elation and concern
PHILADELPHIA — Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S. are hailing a surprise meeting between Pope Francis and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a mixture of elation and wariness. Archbishop Borys Gudziak, … Learn More
Pope, Ukrainian leader talk about humanitarian situation provoked by war
VATICAN CITY — After literally hundreds of public prayers for peace in Ukraine and 443 days after Russia launched an all-out war on the Eastern European country, Pope Francis welcomed … Learn More
Kremlin denies working with Vatican on peace talks
VATICAN CITY — Moscow is not working with the Vatican to end the war in Ukraine, said a Kremlin spokesperson. Asked by reporters May 2 if the Russian government was … Learn More
Church leaders welcome move on Russian war crimes in Ukraine, decry abduction of Ukrainian children
Ukrainian church leaders have warned Russians they will have to answer for savagery inflicted on their country, following the International Criminal Court’s indictment of President Vladimir Putin for war crimes. … Learn More
Pope asks Catholics to renew consecration of world to Mary every March 25
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has invited Catholics worldwide to renew the act of consecrating the church and all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine, to Mary every March 25, the … Learn More
Pope marks anniversary of Russia’s ‘absurd, cruel’ war on Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis asked, “Can the Lord forgive so many crimes and so much violence? He is the God of … Learn More
On anniversary of invasion, Jersey man tells story of helping the Ukrainian people
Catholics to hold special collection on one-year anniversary of invasion.
Nothing is impossible for God, not even peace in Ukraine, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis asked Catholics around the world to join him in entrusting to Mary “the universal desire for peace, especially for the martyred Ukraine, which is … Learn More
