Ukraine - Vatican News

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations

01/06/2023

Gallagher: We have to keep the idea of a peace process alive

In an interview with Italian daily “La Stampa”, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, discusses the ...

31/05/2023

Pope, Brazil’s president hold phone call about peace in Ukraine, fight against poverty

Pope Francis speaks by phone with Brazilian President Lula da Silva to discuss their hopes for peace in Ukraine and efforts to combat poverty, with the President inviting the Pope ...

Aftermath of shelling on Emergency Service point in Dnipro

27/05/2023

Kyiv: Ukraine counter-offensive Imminent after deadly Russian strikes

Ukraine says it is ready to launch its long-expected counter-offensive against Russian forces. The announcement came after at least two people were killed and more than 30 injured ...

26/05/2023

Pope: Peace will come when Russia and Ukraine are able to speak to each other

In an interview with Telemundo, Pope Francis addresses the issues of migration, abortion and celibacy, and explains that he always asks people to pray for him because when the ...

Aerial view shows destructions in the frontline town of Bakhmut

26/05/2023

European Bishops, Churches decry ‘brutal war’ against Ukraine

Recalling the “brutal war that wages on against Ukraine,” the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union and the Conference of European Churches pray that the ...

The Little Servants of the Immaculate Conception prepare sandwiches for Ukrainian refugees

26/05/2023

Faith in humanity: Polish convent ‘a refuge for people fleeing Ukraine’

In the initial days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, over 2,000 refugees found refuge and hospitality in the convent of the Little Servants of the Immaculate Conception of the ...

25/05/2023

WCC general secretary: Churches must work together for peace in Ukraine

In an exclusive interview released this week, Rev. Jerry Pillay details the purpose and results of his recent meeting with Patriarch Kirill in Moscow in which he discussed the war ...

Pope Francis with the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Natasa Pirc Musar

22/05/2023

Pope Francis meets with the President of Slovenia

Pope Francis receives President Nataša Pirc Musar of the Republic of Slovenia in the Vatican, where they discuss positive bilateral relations, the war in Ukraine, and the political ...

People fleeing Sudan conflict arrive to southern Egypt

21/05/2023

Pope Francis: Let us not get used to conflict and violence

At the Regina Coeli on Sunday, Pope Francis calls for the international community to promote dialogue in Sudan, and to continue to stand by the “tormented” people of Ukraine.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna and President of the Italian Bishops' Conference

20/05/2023

Pope entrusts Cardinal Zuppi with Ukraine peace mission

The Holy See Press Office confirms that Pope Francis has entrusted Cardinal Matteo Zuppi with a mission to help ease the tensions in the Ukraine conflict.

20/05/2023

Russia warns of "colossal risks" if West supplies jets to Ukraine

Russia has warned the West of "colossal risks" if it supplies Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. The warning came after the United States announced it would allow its allies to ...

File photo of Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin

17/05/2023

Cardinal Parolin: Europe cannot accept continued war of aggression in Ukraine

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin calls for the Council of Europe to take action and establish “a definitive and just peace in Ukraine”.

17/05/2023

WCC: Churches have major role to play to end the war in Ukraine

As a delegation of the World Council of Churches concludes a four-day visit to Ukraine to explore possibilities of joint Church efforts to achieve a just peace for the Ukrainian ...

16/05/2023

Ukraine’s capital hit by ‘exceptional’ Russian air strikes

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has been targeted by massive Russian air strikes that authorities described as “exceptional in density.” The strikes were part of broader attacks that ...

Major Archbishop Shevchuk (L) welcomes Bishop Varden (C) and Cardinal Arborelius (R) to Ukraine (Photo: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Media Centre)

14/05/2023

Norway’s Bishop Varden: Ukrainians remain resilient despite brutality of war

The Church in Scandinavia expresses its support for people suffering due to the war in Ukraine, with Bishop Erik Varden praising their ‘great resilience’.

13/05/2023

Pope Francis gives Ukrainian President sculpture of olive branch

Pope Francis receives in private audience Volodymir Zelensky, President of Ukraine. Zelensky is in Rome where he has met with the Italian Premiere, Giorgia Meloni, and with ...

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop of a tank on a road to the frontline town of Bakhmut

12/05/2023

Ukraine claims limited victory around Bakhmut

Ukraine says it has recaptured ground in Bakhmut, in a rare advance after months of grinding Russian gains in the eastern city. But Moscow has denied the claims while the death ...

Pope Francis at meeting with refugees and poor people in Budapest, Hungary

10/05/2023

Caritas Hungary continues assisting Ukrainian refugees after Pope's recent visit

The Deputy Director of Caritas Hungary, Richard Zagyva, tells Vatican News that Pope Francis' meeting with Ukrainian refugees in Budapest delivered a message of peace.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking in The Hague

04/05/2023

Ukraine’s president seeks war tribunal for Russia

Speaking in the Dutch city of The Hague, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for a war crimes tribunal to prosecute Russia for alleged atrocities.

04/05/2023

Cardinal Parolin: Kyiv and Moscow informed of Holy See's peace mission

On the sidelines of a book presentation, the Cardinal Secretary of State expresses “surprise” at the words of Russian and Ukrainian officials who said they were unaware of the ...

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer D30 at a front line near the city of Bakhmut

02/05/2023

Russia rejects US casualty claims as strategic Ukraine battle continues

Moscow has rejected a US assessment of Russian military casualties in Ukraine but declined to give its estimates. However, the United States said Monday that Russia's military had ...

A resident of Pavlohrad points to the destruction rained on his house by Russian missiles

01/05/2023

Russia unleashes missiles strike in Ukraine ahead of counteroffensive

Authorities say dozens of people have been injured in a series of Russian missile strikes at Ukrainian cities. The most devastating attacks hit the eastern Ukrainian town of ...

Hungarian women present Pope Francis with a bouquet of flowers

30/04/2023

Pope thanks Hungarians for welcome, prays for peace in nearby Ukraine

Praying the Regina Coeli at the conclusion of Mass in Budapest, Pope Francis thanks the authorities and people of Hungary for their warm welcome, and prays for peace across the ...

2023.04.28 Viaggio Apostolico in Ungheria

29/04/2023

Pope Francis blesses Greek Catholic Church in Hungary

Pope Francis pays a visit to the Greek Catholic community in Budapest, as he prays with the Catholics of the Byzantine rite in the Church of the Protection of the Mother of God.

29/04/2023

Pope in Hungary: 'Church must speak the language of charity'

On the second day of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to Hungary, he meets with a group of refugees and poor people assisted by Catholic associations, and says genuine faith ...

Pope Francis boards the papal plane bound for Hungary

28/04/2023

Pope Francis begins visit to Hungary in hopes of building bridges

Pope Francis sets off on his three-day Apostolic Visit to Hungary aboard the papal plane bound for Budapest, following a meeting at the Casa Santa Marta with a group of 15 homeless ...

Pope Francis attending the screening of the film "Freedom on fire"

28/04/2023

Hungarian Parliamentarian for Ukraine: 'Pope Francis' support gives great hope'

Pope Francis' support is well known, says the representative of the Ukrainian minority in the Hungarian Parliament. She explains how the Pope's countless appeals for peace and ...

27/04/2023

Hungary migration expert: We all must work for peaceful coexistence

The Director of Foreign Affairs of the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta recognizes Pope Francis' attention and understanding of migration issues, and highlights the ...

A Ukrainian service member smokes in a shelter at a front line near the city of Bakhmut

26/04/2023

Chinese and Ukrainian leaders talk peace as bloodshed continues

The president of war-torn Ukraine says he has held a meaningful dialogue with China's leader after Beijing unveiled a peace plan to end the armed conflict between Kyiv and Moscow. ...

26/04/2023

Apostolic Nuncio: Hungarians love Pope Francis’ joy, sincerity

In an interview with Vatican News - Vatican Radio, the Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary, American-born Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach, says Hungarians appreciate Pope Francis ...

People looking for water in Khartoum North

23/04/2023

At Regina Coeli, Pope appeals for an end to violence in Sudan

In remarks following the Regina Coeli, Pope Francis calls for an end to violence in Sudan and a return to the path of dialogue; and looks ahead to his upcoming visit to Hungary in ...

22/04/2023

More Bloodshed In battle for Bakhmut

Soldier by soldier, trench by trench, street by street, Russian and Ukrainian forces enter their final bloody battle for Bakhmut, the symbolically important eastern Ukrainian city, ...

Ukrainian soldiers attend a church service on the eve of Orthodox Easter in the city of Sloviansk

16/04/2023

Pope: Wars continue to sow death in stark contrast with the Easter message

Pope Francis sends greetings and expresses closeness to Eastern Christians who are celebrating Easter at a time when so many wars continue to sow death. He turns his thoughts in ...

Rescuers search for survivors in a partially destroyed residential building, after a shelling in Sloviansk, on April 14, 2023

15/04/2023

Killings in Ukraine overshadow Orthodox Easter

Kyiv says Russia has shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing nine people, including a two-year-old boy. Russia responded by claiming that ...

Pope Francis with His Beatitudine Sviatoslav Shevchuk

15/04/2023

Leader of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: Pope Francis offers unique voice for peace

In an interview with Vatican News, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, says this Easter, Christ gives them hope and certainty ...

14/04/2023

Britain: 'Ukrainian troops forced to withdraw from positions'

British intelligence officials have warned that Ukrainian troops had been forced to withdraw from vital front positions amid a barrage of Russian attacks. The comments came as ...

12/04/2023

Kyiv outraged over videos claiming beheaded Ukrainian soldiers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed outrage over videos on social media showing Ukrainian soldiers beheaded by Russian troops. The footage of the alleged ...

Pope Francis at the weekly General Audience

12/04/2023

Pope: God’s mercy never abandons us, even as world endures war

Pope Francis renews his prayers for peace in our world enduring countless wars, and recalls the 60th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s landmark encyclical “Pacem in Terris”.

Battle for Bakhmut continues in eastern Ukraine

08/04/2023

Children amongst those killed in Russian pre-Easter attacks on Ukraine

Kyiv says Russia has launched massive attacks on provinces that Moscow annexed but does not yet fully control, killing at least four people and injuring seven, including at least ...

A view shows a crater from recent shelling at a playground in Chasiv Yar, near the frontline, in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine

06/04/2023

Ukrainians prepare for war-ravaged Easter

The people in Ukraine are preparing for a sad Easter as there are no signs of a ceasefire. However, as Christian residents in Ukraine prepared to celebrate the Biblical victory ...

A moment of reflection by guests at Ukraine’s Nazareth Center in the midst of the natural environment

04/04/2023

Ukraine: Natural environment helps heal addictions

Despite the bombs that have rained down incessantly on tormented Ukraine for over a year, there is an oasis in the Lviv region that helps those suffering from various forms of ...

A crater in front of a damaged house in Kostyantynivka, 2 April

02/04/2023

Deadly clashes spoil Palm Sunday in Ukraine

Western Palm Sunday was far from peaceful in Ukraine, with Kyiv saying at least three civilians were killed and six wounded in Russian shelling of the town of Kostiantynivka. The ...

A flag is seen on a building during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva

02/04/2023

Russia takes over U.N. Security Council, prompting outrage

Russia has taken over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council despite war torn Ukraine urging members to block the move. As a result, the Security Council is now ...

Turkish Parliamentarians vote to approve Finland's NATO application

31/03/2023

Finland Becomes 31st NATO Member After Turkey’s Approval

Finland will join the NATO military alliance after Turkey's parliament voted to approve its application but delayed Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance.

Humanitarian aid distribution in Ukraine

29/03/2023

More humanitarian aid from Pope arrives in Ukraine

A truckload of medicines, generators and other items that departed Italy on Saturday arrives this morning in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Volunteers prepared the shipment at Rome's Church of ...

2023.03.27 Msgr. Robert Vitillo, Secretary General, International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) during his visit to Ukraine in March 2023

28/03/2023

Catholic aid agencies in Ukraine offer support and witness courage of people

In Ukraine Catholic aid agencies work together to help the people, as described in the following interview with Msgr. Robert Vitillo, head of the International Catholic Migration ...

Ukrainian servicemen scan the skies near Bakhmut

26/03/2023

Ukraine condemns Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus

Ukraine responds to Russian President Vladimir Putin after he announced that Moscow would place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. A key Ukrainian presidential adviser said ...

Aerial view of destruction caused by the tornado in the US state of Mississippi

26/03/2023

Pope invites prayers for victims of war and natural disasters

At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis asks for prayers for war-torn Ukraine, victims of the tornado in Mississippi, USA, and earthquake survivors in Turkey and ...

The Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart on the 25th March 2022

22/03/2023

Pope urges renewed consecration of Ukraine and Russia to Mary

A year after he consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pope Francis urges believers to never tire of "consecrating the cause of peace to the Queen of ...

at least 16 dead after 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador and Peru

19/03/2023

Pope close to quake-struck Ecuador

Pope Francis expresses closeness to those affected by a powerful earthquake in Ecuador and prays for the victims. During the Angelus he also asks for prayers for war-ton Ukraine ...

Ukrainian serviceman looks on inside a tank at a position near a frontline in Zaporizhzhia region

18/03/2023

Tension increases over deliveries of warplanes to Ukraine

Slovakia and Poland have confirmed they are delivering fighter planes to wartorn Ukraine despite warnings from Moscow that this will further escalate the armed conflict. At the ...

Ukraine marks Volunteer Fighter Day in Kyiv

16/03/2023

Photo Exhibit: 'Ukraine, Stories of Resistance'

The Embassies of the United States, Ukraine, and Poland to the Holy See, in partnership with the Polish Institute of Rome, will present a photo exhibit showing the toll Russia’s ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin at the presentation of the book of Fr. Spadaro at La Civiltà Cattolica

14/03/2023

Cardinal Parolin: 'A ceasefire, first step for peace in Ukraine'

Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, reflects on the ongoing war in Ukraine and says the Holy See is trying to reactivate peace negotiations. He was speaking to ...

13/03/2023

Church in Ukraine grateful for Pope's frequent appeals and considerations

“No other religious leader has made so many public statements in defence of Ukrainians and Ukraine as Pope Francis", who has also dispatched humanitarian aid to those in need in ...

In Ukraine, an elderly woman stands in her home, which was damaged by shelling

12/03/2023

At Angelus, Pope calls for solidarity with all afflicted by war

Pope Francis announces the renewal of the “24 Hours for the Lord” prayer inititative, set to take place next Friday, and dedicated to adoration and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. ...

Pope Francis is interviewed by Elisabetta Piqué, a journalist with the Argentine daily "La Nación"

11/03/2023

Pope Francis: I dream of a more pastoral, more open Church

In an interview with the Argentinean daily “La Nación,” the Pope says the Church is following the path laid out by the Second Vatican Council so that it can become ever more a home ...

Graves in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine

06/03/2023

No sign of peace talks as death toll climbs in war-torn Ukraine

Government leaders on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war remain reluctant to start negotiations immediately, with NATO expansion imminent and battles raging in Ukraine.

A Ukrainian soldier sits in a dugout in Bakhmut

05/03/2023

Ukraine refuses to give up Bakhmut despite exhaustion

Ukraine says it is still holding off attacks from Russian troops trying to surround its eastern city of Bakhmut, where many forces on both sides have been killed along with ...

An elderly woman stands outside her destroyed house near Bakhmut

04/03/2023

Russian forces encircle Ukraine's eastern Bakhmut city

The chief of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner says his fighters have practically encircled Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city the Kremlin has been trying to seize for months. ...

Humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Hungary (Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta)

04/03/2023

Order of Malta 'building bridges' with migrants in Hungary ahead of Pope's visit

As Hungary prepares to welcome Pope Francis on 28-30 April, the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta highlights its mission to build bridges between people through ...

Redemptorist sisters with a woman of Chernihiv in front of her destroyed home

27/02/2023

Sisters in Ukraine: Choosing life in the midst of war

Sister Teodora Shulak, Superior General of the Redemptorist sisters, shares her reflections and her interior struggles in the face of Russia's ongoing war in her home country, ...

25/02/2023

Ukraine open to Chinese peace plan, but confusion remains

There was confusion Saturday over a Chinese peace plan to end the war in Ukraine after Washington said it had intelligence that Beijing is considering providing Russia with ...

25/02/2023

Archbishop Gallagher stresses need to end war in Ukraine

In an extensive interview with journalist Gerard O’Connell of America Magazine, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, underscores the ...

Pope Francis at the screening of the documentary on Ukraine

25/02/2023

At Ukraine documentary viewing Pope prays for peace

On the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis attends a screening at the Vatican of the documentary "Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom," sponsored by ...

Ukrainian people visit graves of relatives in cemetery in town of Bucha, outside Kyiv.

24/02/2023

Ukraine vows victory at first anniversary of Russian invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed that his nation will do everything to achieve victory a year after Russia's invasion. He spoke as emotionally charged ceremonies ...

The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine says the war is an ongoing tragedy for families

24/02/2023

Nuncio to Ukraine: War is pain and destruction, peace a miracle from God

One year on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the papal representative in the country, tells Vatican Media about the suffering and hopes ...

File photo of a Caritas Poland volunteer handing out food aid to a Ukrainian refugee in the early days of the war

24/02/2023

Church in Poland’s efforts to help over two million Ukrainians

On the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we take a look at the vast humanitarian assistance which the Church in Poland has offered to its war-torn neighbor.

24/02/2023

One year of war in Ukraine: Pope Francis' sorrow and tireless appeals for peace

Twelve months after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, we take a look back at Pope Francis' countless appeals and expressions of closeness to the war-torn nation, as he ...

A general view shows a building damaged by a Russian military strike in Vuhledar

23/02/2023

Women raise their voices for peace

The Pope's powerful appeal for peace in Ukraine resounded at the weekly General Audience on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. Participating in the ...

Destruction caused by the war in Ukraine

23/02/2023

Stop this war!

A year on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there are no signs of an end to a devastating conflict. Pope Francis continues to raise his voice for peace.

A damaged church in a village in Ukraine

23/02/2023

Pope Francis, Holy See dedicated to seeking peace in Ukraine

The Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, says the Holy See is continuing to strive for peace in ...

22/02/2023

Archbishop Gallagher: God always with us, even amid horrors of war

At a special Mass commemorating the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, ...

The cross presented to the Pope by Fr Grynevych

22/02/2023

Pope gifted a cross symbolising the pain of the Ukrainian people

The cross, made of glass from windows shattered by Russian missiles, was brought to him by Father Vyacheslav Grynevych, Secretary General of Caritas Spes-Ukraine.

A woman reacts as she walks through her neighbourhood past destroyed apartment blocks in Mariupol

22/02/2023

Pope Francis appeals for end to "absurd and cruel" Ukraine war

As the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine approaches, Pope Francis renews his appeal for "concrete efforts to end the conflict, to reach a ceasefire and to start peace ...

21/02/2023

Russia suspends key nuclear treaty with US

The NATO military alliance says the world has become more dangerous after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his nation’s suspension of a key nuclear weapons treaty with ...

21/02/2023

Italian bishops join CCEE’s call to pray for peace in Ukraine

Ahead of the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, on February 24, the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) is inviting its members to celebrate a special Mass for ...

20/02/2023

US President pledges support for Ukraine, stops short of promising fighter jets

The US President pays an unannounced five-hour visit to the capital city of Ukraine, pledging support just days before the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion.

Daily life in Adiyaman following powerful earthquake

19/02/2023

Pope appeals for Turkey, Syria quake victims, Ukraine & New Zealand cyclone

During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis issues an appeal for help for all those suffering and killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, as the death toll climbs ...

Pope Francis speaks on the program "Journeys of the Heart"

18/02/2023

Pope: War steals children’s smiles but we must never lose hope

Pope Francis grants an interview to Italy’s ‘Canale 5’ program “Journeys of the Heart”, and reflects on the suffering inflicted by war and the importance of faith in God’s plan ...

13/02/2023

Clashes devastate Ukrainian city and its people

Heavy fighting has been reported around the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. The trench-for-tranch battle is taking its toll on the local population.

A couple sits next to rubble at the site of a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, Turkey

12/02/2023

Pope asks for prayers and solidarity for quake victims in Turkey and Syria

Pope Francis renews his appeal for concrete help and prayers for all those affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria. He also prays for war-ravaged ...

Residents of Kyiv take shelter in a metro station during an air strike alarm

11/02/2023

Ukraine facing more darkness and destruction as peace talks are rejected

Moscow says it is ready for peace negotiations with Kyiv, but without preconditions, despite reportedly using more than 100 missiles and killer drones since Friday to attack ...

10/02/2023

Russian missiles pummel Ukraine after request for Western jets

Kyiv says Russia launched over 50 missiles at Ukraine on Friday, a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded in Europe for more military support, including fighter jets.

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuc, Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

07/02/2023

Ukrainian Greek Catholics to celebrate Christmas on December 25

The Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has decided to move away from the Julian Calendar which will involve changing the dates of several fixed liturgical feasts. For the ...

27/01/2023

Ukraine kills 'more than 100 Russians' in battle as some surrender

Ukraine claims to have killed 109 Russian troops in a one-day battle in its eastern Donetsk, risking while wounding 188 Russians, following reports that at least 11 people died in ...

Aftermath of a Russian military attack outside of Kyiv

27/01/2023

EU Bishops discuss war in Ukraine, Church in Europe

COMECE members participate in the recent High-Level Meeting of EU and Religious Leaders hosted by the European Commission to address the wide-ranging consequences of the war in ...

The building in Dnipro that was destroyed after being hit by a Russian missile

27/01/2023

Ukrainian journalist: The courage to speak for those no longer able to do so

Svitlana Dukhovych, with Vatican News' Ukrainian programme, gives her testimony of reporting on the war in Ukraine, on the occasion of the International Day of St Francis de Sales, ...

26/01/2023

Massive Russian attacks on Ukraine after west pledges tanks

Air raid sirens wailed across Ukraine early Thursday as Russia attacked with scores of missiles and drones. The attacks came hours after the U.S. and Germany pledged to send ...

An elderly woman stands of the balcony of her damaged home following a shelling on the town of Bakhut in Donetsk

25/01/2023

Pope upholds Ukrainian interfaith efforts as concrete testimony of peace

Pope Francis receives a delegation of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations and thanks members for their witness of peace and for their efforts to pave the ...

Former British prime minister Johnson visits Kyiv

22/01/2023

'Great pain' remembered as Britain's ex-premier Johnson visits Ukraine

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Ukraine on Sunday after the Western NATO military alliance failed to unite on sending tanks to the wartorn nation over the ...

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Chan Tharn, Myanmar

22/01/2023

Pope decries violence in Myanmar, Peru and Ukraine

Following his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis decries violence in Ukraine, Peru, and Myanmar, where a Catholic church was also destroyed.

20/01/2023

Archbishop Gallagher on Ukraine: We must aim for ideal of peace

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, urges nations never to be resigned to a protracted conflict in ...

Helicopter crash kills Ukraine's Interior Minister among several others

18/01/2023

Helicopter crash kills Ukraine's Interior Minister and many others

Authorities say as many as 17 people, including Ukraine's interior ministry's leadership and four children, were killed in a helicopter crash near a nursery in a suburb of Kyiv. ...

Flowers and toys are placed in a makeshift memorial in front of a residential building in Dnipro

18/01/2023

Ukraine: Caritas providing assistance in wake of missile attack on Dnipro

Caritas Donetsk is providing support to victims of a Russian missile attack that struck an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday.

Ukrainians bring help to area residents near the bombed out building in Dnipro

18/01/2023

Pope calls for prayers for Nigerian priest and suffering Ukrainians

Pope Francis is urging everyone to pray for the soul of a Nigerian priest who was murdered last Sunday, and to continue to remember and pray for the suffering people of Ukraine.

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski with the aid vehicle leaving for Ukraine with Rome's Church of Santa Sofia in the background

15/01/2023

Cardinal Krajewski to bring more humanitarian aid to Ukraine

The head of the Pope's charitable outreach, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, reports a new wave of solidarity with 300,000 euros raised making it possible to buy more thermal shirts and ...

Smoke rises from strikes on the frontline city of Soledar

11/01/2023

Battles rage in the eastern Ukraine town of Soledar

Ukraine defies claims by Russian mercenaries that they have seized an eastern Ukrainian town. The capture of Soledar would have been the first Russian military victory in months. ...

09/01/2023

Pope: In face of nuclear threat and risks to freedom, let us build peace together

In his address to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis calls for an "immediate end to this senseless conflict" in Ukraine and the abolition of the death ...

08/01/2023

Pope prays for Ukrainian and Russian mothers who lost children in war

At the conclusion of Sunday's Angelus, Pope Francis remembers Ukrainian and Russian mothers who have lost their children because of the war. He asks everyone to remember to pray ...

The faithful participate in an Orthodox Christmas service in Kyiv

07/01/2023

Ukraine celebrates Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war

Church services have begun in Ukraine to mark the first Orthodox Christmas since Russia invaded the country last year. Worshipers gathered despite violations of an Orthodox ...

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