Quit Stockpiling Nuclear Arms, Pope Tells G7
Urging them to abandon nuclear weapons, Pope Francis sends a message to the G7 world leaders gathered in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19-21, 2023.
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Tag: Invasion of Ukraine
Fourth Week of Advent
A member of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns reflects on the third Sunday of Advent readings and trusting in God’s peace.
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Superpowers at War Add to World’s Poor, Pope Says
“Great poverty” is produced by wars that strike the defenseless and vulnerable, Pope...
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Ukrainian Marine Describes “Hell” in Mariupol
In an anguished letter to Pope Francis, Major Serhiy Volyna writes of witnessing scenes of...
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Pope Consecrates Ukraine, Russia and World to Mary
Pope Francis consecrates “all humanity and especially Russia and Ukraine” to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in prayer for an end to war.
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Pope to Consecrate Russia, Ukraine to Mary
Bishops around the world to join Pope Francis in consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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Ukrainian Archbishop: ‘Defend Innocent Civilians’
Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak says Russian invasion is not due to a military threat, but to the threat of democracy.
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‘My Dream Is to Survive,’ Says Scholar in Lviv
A Fulbright scholar reports from Lviv, where she lives in western Ukraine, “Before the war I had many dreams. … Now my dream is to survive.”
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Horror of War ‘Lodges in Your Gut’ When Recounted by Refugees, Cardinal Says
Cardinal Michael Czerny, on mission from the Vatican, meets victims of the invasion of Ukraine to show pope’s support for those fleeing war.
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Vatican Sends Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
Pope Francis mobilizes efforts for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, designating two cardinals to accompany and lead this mission.
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Russian Catholics Angry, Upset by Ukraine Invasion
Church officials in Russia say that Catholics are “grieving, angered and bewildered” by their country’s invasion of Ukraine.
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