Pope Francis presided Friday over a special prayer for Ukraine that harked back to a century-old apocalyptic Fatima prophecy about peace and Russia.
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The war in Ukraine is not as simple as good versus evil for scholars of liberation theology
While the United States and Europe have quickly elevated Vladimir Putin to the role of primary wrongdoer, many leading Catholic theorists in Latin America are not willing to promote a simple vilification of the Russian side.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Watch: Pope Francis consecrates Ukraine and Russia to Immaculate Heart of Mary
“In every age you make yourself known to us, calling us to conversion. At this dark hour, help us and grant us your comfort.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A Ukrainian Jesuit’s war diary
Witnessing the level and scale of violence throughout these past days, I still can’t understand its source—violence without reason, senseless cruelty.
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President Zelenskyy invites Pope Francis to visit Ukraine during second phone call
Pope Francis telephoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the president addressed the Italian parliament via video link March 22.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The unholy ideology driving both Putin and Patriarch Kirill in the Russia-Ukraine war
The war is not about Russia capturing Ukraine; it is about Russia challenging the Western world, which Mr. Putin and Patriarch Kirill both regard as evil.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25
“I invite every community and every one of the faithful to join with me next Friday, March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation, in making this solemn act of consecration of humanity.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Stations of the Cross for Ukraine: God of Peace, rescue your children. Unite our family. End this war.
As a form of solidarity with all living in Ukraine and a prayer for their rescue, here is a form of the Stations of the Cross built from the stories of Ukrainians suffering from the violence of Russia’s invasion.
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A Ukrainian Catholic school in Chicago is welcoming new students who have fled the war
The St. Nicholas Cathedral School, located in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, has welcomed eight students who have left Ukraine since Feb. 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Podcast: Pope Francis ‘hasn’t played all his cards yet’ on Ukraine war
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle discuss Pope Francis’ latest moves against the war in Ukraine.