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Catholic News Service
As Russia fired missiles on several Ukrainian cities and Russian troops reportedly landed in Odessa, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church affirmed the right of Ukrainians to defend their homeland.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“Jesus taught us that the diabolical senselessness of violence is answered with God's weapons, with prayer and fasting,” the pope said as the situation continued to deteriorate between Russia and Ukraine.
Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Eli S. McCarthy
A “just war” in Ukraine would be a catastrophe for all parties. But a “just peace” framework that recognizes the root causes of the conflict can bring the U.S., Russia and Ukraine to a mutually beneficial outcome.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
With the “further escalation of tension in Ukraine,” the president of the Polish bishops’ conference asked Polish Catholics to continue praying for peace, but also to be prepared to welcome Ukrainian refugees.
People cross London’s Westminster Bridge as the Houses of Parliament are pictured silhouetted at sunset Dec. 4, 2020.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
The Palace of Westminster’s architecture and design are not proposing a new religion or alternative deity. Rather, they reflect a pre-existing reality, specifically, a Christian imagination.
FaithNews Analysis
Ludwig Ring-Eifel - KNA
There is only a slim chance of Vatican approval for resolutions calling for a relaxation of celibacy rules for priests and for permitting women to be deacons.