Witnessing the level and scale of violence throughout these past days, I still can’t understand its source—violence without reason, senseless cruelty.
Ukraine
Posted inFaith, News
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.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
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.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Like the disciples, we search for Easter hope in the wake of Good Friday suffering
The promise of eternal life must lead to greater forgiveness and reconciliation, not passivity in the face of injustice. Such reconciliation can come about only when judgment is left in the hands of God.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Top U.S. bishops’ committee says Russia’s ‘unprovoked war on Ukraine’ must end now
The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops March 16 called for “the immediate cessation of Russia’s armed aggression and unprovoked war on Ukraine.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis and Russia’s Patriarch Kirill have video call and express hope for peace in Ukraine
America has learned the meeting between the two religious leaders was first planned a week ago. It was not confirmed who initiated the exchange, but it was the first time the two have spoken since this war broke out.