by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 8, 2022 / 12:10 pm A Catholic Ukrainian journalist documenting daily life in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country has miraculously escaped Kyiv, she said. “God gave the sign [to leave], and gave the strength to realize it,” she said in a …

by Alejandro Bermudez Denver Newsroom, Mar 7, 2022 / 13:00 pm Much like 9/11 was a defining moment for the United States, “the brutal invasion of Ukraine will be a defining moment for the world,” and “the Knights of Columbus will have to be here for the long haul,” Supreme …

by CNA Staff Lublin, Poland, Mar 7, 2022 / 05:35 am A Vatican cardinal has said that he will travel as far as he can in Ukraine to express Pope Francis’ solidarity with the suffering population. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, said he intended to enter the war-torn country …

By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2022 / 02:00 am A photo of an unidentified man hugging a life-size crucifix in Ukraine went viral across social media platforms as Russia began its full-scale invasion of the country. The image captures a quiet moment in the midst of chaos: A darkly-clothed …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 5, 2022 / 02:00 am A Catholic Ukrainian journalist is documenting day-to-day life in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country — and sharing her faith in God along the way. “These days, I fall asleep with the rosary in my hands and …

by ACI Prensa Madrid, Spain, Mar 3, 2022 / 16:19 pm Before war broke out in Ukraine, Sisters María, María Jesús, and Antonia of the Missionaries of the Congregation of Saint Dominic were running an after-school program in Kyiv. The three were evacuated last week, and they told the Pontifical …

by Joe Bukuras Baltimore, Md., Mar 1, 2022 / 03:40 am Police are investigating vandalism at a Ukrainian Catholic cemetery near Baltimore on Feb. 23 that left 49 headstones overturned. The incident took place in the early morning hours, the day before Russia invaded Ukraine. “It’s very unfortunate,” the cemetery …

by CNA Staff Kharkiv, Ukraine, Mar 1, 2022 / 06:47 am A bomb struck the headquarters of a Catholic diocese on Tuesday in the besieged Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Forty people were sheltering in the basement of the diocesan chancery when the bomb landed on March 1, but no injuries …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 12:10 pm Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his sorrow about the situation in Ukraine in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the Ukrainian Embassy to the Holy See, Pope Francis had a conversation with Zelenskyy by phone …

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 10:40 am Ukrainian Catholic University students hid in a shelter Friday morning as air raid sirens sounded in Lviv, western Ukraine. Father Bogdan Prach, the rector of the Catholic university, appealed for support from the global academic community as Russian troops …