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Pope says ‘rivers of blood’ flowing in Ukraine; Vatican ready to help
Pope Francis said the Vatican "is ready to do everything to put itself at the service of peace" in Ukraine.
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Cardinal Gregory joins Archbishop Gudziak in praying for Ukraine
As Pope Francis and Catholics throughout the world did on Ash Wednesday, March 2, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory prayed and expressed solidarity with the people of Ukraine as they are enduring a brutal Russian military invasion of their country.
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Company’s Ukraine Candle honors nation; sales fund relief efforts
"It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." This ancient proverb has taken on a new meaning for Christiana Gorchynsky Trapani, owner of Door County Candle Co. in Sturgeon Bay.
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Russian Catholics angered after Ukraine invasion, says official
Catholics in Russia have been left "grieving, angered and bewildered" by their country's invasion of Ukraine, according to the church's spokesman, who also warned that citizens would face harsh economic consequences from the conflict.
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Pleas for peace: Even if unheeded, Pope Francis continues tradition
Pope Francis knows his appeals for an end to the war in Ukraine carry little weight with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but he also knows he has an obligation to continue speaking out and rallying others to join him in ...
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‘With a heart broken,’ pope prays for peace in Ukraine
Pope Francis said his heart was “broken” by the war in Ukraine, and he pleaded again, “Silence the weapons!”
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UN official: Ukraine exodus is fastest-growing refugee crisis since WWII
A top United Nations official said March 6 that the world hasn’t seen a refugee crisis such as the one developing in Eastern Europe, caused by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, since the last World War.