
Ukrainian Family Prays for Peace at World Meeting of Families
Wolodymyr and Tatiana Korczyński arrived in Rome on June 21 with a Ukrainian flag and a desire to pray at St. John Paul II’s tomb for peace in their home country.
Wolodymyr and Tatiana Korczyński arrived in Rome on June 21 with a Ukrainian flag and a desire to pray at St. John Paul II’s tomb for peace in their home country.
The request for Pope Francis to visit Ukraine came from a young Ukrainian boy named Sachar.
Russia’s blockade on Ukraine’s Black Sea ports has prevented Ukraine from exporting 22 million tons of grain, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
COMMENTARY: Three cases bear special note.
COMMENTARY: The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has witnessed a remarkable resurrection, helped considerably by the Ukrainian Catholic diaspora, notably from Canada and the United States.
George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center gives important context on the Russia and Ukraine conflict. Also, Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org, an advocacy and aid organization for persecuted Christians, talks about the special need to support Ukrainians displaced in their own country by the war.
COMMENTARY: Despite intensive efforts, the Holy See finds itself strangely isolated.
After a life seeking revenge against her enemies, Olga was baptized and became the patron saint of widows and converts.
‘What about us, do we want to love Jesus?’ the Pope asked May 1, praying, ‘May Our Lady, who readily said ‘Yes’ to the Lord, help us to rediscover the enthusiasm to do good.’ He also prayed for Ukraine, imploring that peace prevail.
Under three titles for one icon, Our Lady is revered by both Ukrainians and Russians, and several other countries, too, who know her by another title.
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