In 1982, the U.S. bishops released a pastoral letter calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. The Ukraine crisis underscores the need for a new statement on the madness of such weapons.
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Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
God always keeps his promises. What does that mean for the people of Ukraine?
A Reflection for the Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A Ukrainian Jesuit prepares for an unplanned homecoming
Last week he was a doctoral student at Santa Clara University. This week he is helping to lead a Jesuit humanitarian offensive over the phone. Tomorrow he will be in Poland leading that relief effort in person.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Explainer: Why hasn’t Pope Francis called out Russia by name?
Condemning violence and expressing his concern for and solidarity with Ukraine, Pope Francis has not uttered the word “Russia” publicly.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I went to a Ukrainian Catholic Church to pray a rosary for peace. I didn’t expect to find Muslims there in solidarity.
I do not have time to go to the church’s rosary for peace in Ukraine, but I go anyway. I have to do something, even though I feel like my small gesture will amount to nothing.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘It’s not just unjust. It’s evil.’ U.S. church leaders pray for Ukraine
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori offered solidarity with the Ukrainian community, greeting parishioners prior to morning worship and listening to harrowing stories of family members besieged in Ukraine.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis on the war in Ukraine: ‘Let the guns be silenced.’
Praying for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis called for prayer and fasting for the people of Ukraine.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis speaks with Ukrainian President Zelensky: I pray ‘for peace and a ceasefire.’
As Russian tanks and troops moved to attack Kyiv and explosions were heard across Ukraine’s capital city, Pope Francis spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this Saturday afternoon, Feb. 26.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Podcast: Pope Francis and the war in Ukraine
On this “Inside the Vatican” episode, host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell examine the religious aspects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis visits Russian embassy as invasion of Ukraine continues
In a visit with few if any precedents, Pope Francis met with the Russian ambassador to the Holy See this morning to express concerns about Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.