Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 17, 2022: Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Pope Francis’ representative in Ukraine, was shot September 17 as he delivered humanitarian aid near the city of Zaporizhzhia, Vatican News reported. The report said Krajewski was not hurt. The incident happened while the Polish-born cardinal was bringing food and otherContinue Reading
By Benedict Mayaki, SJ A delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has paid a visit to Ukraine as the Russian invasion, which has devastated several cities and caused a humanitarian crisis, enters its sixth month. A WCC statement said that the delegation, led by the acting general secretary,Continue Reading
By John Newton Vorzel, May 11, 2022: A seminary bombed and ransacked by Russian troops plans to re-open its doors this September with help from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The charity has announced that it will help rebuild Sacred Heart Seminary in Vorzel, 30 km east ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 7, 2022: A Catholic nun from India serving the war-hit people of Ukraine says hungry and frustrated Russian soldiers now invade Ukrainian homes, loot food and rape women. “We hear stories of such atrocities almost daily, and we too live in fear and anxiety,” saysContinue Reading
Kiev, March 6, 2022: The head of the largest Eastern-rite Catholic Church has appealed to the international community to help create humanitarian corridors, so innocent civilians can move to safer places and humanitarian aid can reach those bearing the brunt of Russia’s “horrific and bloody war.” Major Archbishop Sviatoslav ShevchuContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, March 1, 2022: War clouds had been gathering over Eurasia since quite some time. Washington had reported unusual troop movements along the Ukrainian border as early as November 10, 2021. Since then, it wasn’t all quiet along the Russo-Ukrainian border. Russia bitten by the persecutionContinue Reading
By Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar New Delhi, Feb 28, 2022: Papacy is back in global politics — that is, assuming it ever left. Pope Francis’s gesture to visit the Russian embassy in Rome on Friday undoubtedly makes a notable event, for a variety of reasons. Pope Francis has a enduringContinue Reading
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