Though he did not mention Ukraine specifically, Pope Francis used his visit today to the Fátima shrine in Portugal to pray for peace.
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Ukraine officially moves Christmas to Dec. 25 ‘to discard the Russian legacy’ of Jan. 7 celebration
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill moving the official observance of Christmas Day to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, when Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church mark the holiday.
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Ukraine ambassador to the Vatican: Russia is a ‘terrorist’ state
Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See said the onslaught of attacks on Odesa and several surrounding cities shows that Russia’s actions are no different than the actions of a terrorist organization.
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Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis’ peace envoy was a ‘first step’ in repatriating displaced Ukrainian children
The top priority for Pope Francis’ peace envoy in his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden was the repatriation of children forcibly deported from Ukraine to Russia, the papal nuncio to the United States said.
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Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy is in Washington to discuss children kidnapped by Russia
Pope Francis’ peace envoy was traveling to Washington on Monday as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine, hoping to support humanitarian operations especially concerning children, the Vatican said Monday.
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Interview: Cardinal Cupich spent 2 weeks in Ukraine and Poland. He left both sad and hopeful.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, recently concluded a two-week visit to Poland and war-torn Ukraine, he shares his experience with America’s Vatican correspondent, Gerry O’Connell.
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Days after Wagner coup attempt, Pope Francis sends cardinal for peace talks
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will be in Moscow June 28-29 “as the envoy of Pope Francis,” the Vatican announced today, on the second stage of a mission to explore ways to help bring an end to the war in Ukraine.
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Podcast: What we know about Pope Francis’ hospitalization and hernia surgery
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, hosts Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss the pope’s recent hospitalization to undergo surgery for a hernia causing intestinal blockage.
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Cardinal sent to Ukraine by Pope Francis meets with Zelensky
Pope Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine met President Volodymyr Zelensky amid breaking news of the destruction of a critical dam that Zelensky blamed on “Russian terrorists.”
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Why a ‘just peace’ in Ukraine will require more than defeating Putin
It is not too early to imagine a ‘just peace’ in Ukraine. But ending the armed conflict is not enough; Russia may need to undertake reparative measures including formal apologies and financial reparations.