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Ukrainians gather at Lourdes to pray for peace in homeland and world
OSV News
October 23, 2024
As Russia’s war on Ukraine approaches its 11th year, thousands of Ukrainians from all over the world gathered at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France to pray for peace in their homeland and throughout the world.
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Shevchuk: Russian attack on Kyiv children’s hospital ‘a sin that cries out to heaven for revenge’
OSV News
July 9, 2024
A July 8 attack by Russia on a children's hospital and other civilian targets throughout Ukraine is "a sin that cries out to heaven for revenge," said the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
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‘We need to heal not ideas, but hearts,’ says prelate after Russian strike on civilians
OSV News
April 18, 2024
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has responded to a "devastating" strike by Russia on civilians in a northern Ukrainian city. At least 17 were killed and 61 wounded when three Russian missiles slammed into the center of ...
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Vatican says pope has not accepted invitation to go to Russia
OSV News
March 21, 2024
Pope Francis has not accepted an invitation to travel to Moscow in June to meet with Vladimir Putin, the director of the Holy See press office said.
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After Beijing meeting, pope’s envoy to return to Moscow, Russian official says
OSV News
September 18, 2023
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After meeting with a Chinese official in Beijing to discuss paths toward peace in Ukraine and ensuring grain exports from the country, Pope Francis’ special envoy is expected to return to Moscow, Russia’s foreign minister said. ...
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Russian missile destroys Transfiguration Cathedral’s central altar in Odesa
OSV News
July 25, 2023
(OSV News) — A Russian attack on a key Ukrainian port city has partially destroyed a historic Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral and UNESCO World Heritage site, prompting international outrage and pledges to rebuild. Amid a July 23 nighttime attack by Russia ...
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Pope says he hopes Trump-Putin meeting leads to ceasefire in Ukraine
Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can find a way to reach a ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine when they meet in Alaska.