Tag: Ukraine

Pope Francis will consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25 during the Celebration of Penance

The papal envoys’ presence in Ukraine was “a double response, one of immediate charity and one of integral human development"

“With an aching heart I add my voice to that of the common people, who implore the end of the war,” the pope said on March 13

The appeal comes after Ukraine’s Latin Rite Catholic bishops asked Pope Francis to consecrate Ukraine and Russia to Mary

To launch a war of aggression for no cause other than the lust for power is the evilest thing one can do and it is as stupid as stupid can be

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk lamented what he described as the “mass murder” of Ukrainians following Russia’s full-scale invasion

Facebook moved to penalize Russia for the attack on Ukraine, and Moscow has also moved to block access to the social media network

Karol Wojtyła, the future John Paul II, lived at the residence from 1958 to 1978 when he was archbishop of Kraków

Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga said the move “will be our gift to the whole world”

What, then, led to Pope Francis’ decision to take a different tack on the Ukrainian question last Sunday?