Pray, do penance, everything possible for peace, pope says at audience
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — People were born to help communities thrive, not to kill others, Pope Francis said. “Please…
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Pope accepts invitation to Ukraine, major archbishop says, but nothing is ‘guaranteed’
byBy OSV News Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych set Ukrainian hopes high for the Jubilee Year by saying that Pope Francis accepted an…
Cardinal warns war in Ukraine could spiral out of control
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The situation in Ukraine is very “worrisome” and could spiral out of control, said Cardinal…
Pope prays for dialogue, reconciliation, peace in Ukraine
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prayed for a conversion of hearts and a start to dialogue, reconciliation and…
Bishop stresses need for Catholics ‘to beware of the political rhetoric’
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After a two-day trip to Ukraine Oct.19-20, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said that…
Baltimore archbishop, in visit to Ukraine, praises resiliency of people in war-torn nation
byBy Catholic Review staff, OSV News Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore concelebrated Mass Oct. 19 at the Cathedral Church of St. Alexander in…
Pope calls for Mideast cease-fire; prays for peace in Ukraine, Haiti
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called again for “an immediate cease-fire on all fronts” in the Middle East,…
Ambassador gives pope a stuffed bear as symbol of ‘suffering Ukraine’
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See gave Pope Francis a stuffed bear that survived a Russian missile…
Vatican asks U.N. Security Council to join efforts for peace in Ukraine
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican urged members of the U.N. Security Council to be “creative and courageous artisans of peace…
While nuclear risks grow, so do threats from new technologies, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the threat of nuclear war grows due to the war in Ukraine, so does the need…