Vatican news From Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sister Daria Panast of the Congregation of Saint Joseph tells Vatican Media about her experiences serving in a city subject to continued Russian bombing. By Svitlana Dukhovych Sister Daria Panast experienced the horrors of war both in her spirit and in her body. In January 2023, she and a Greek…
Vatican news Father Ihor Makar, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, was preparing to celebrate the liturgy of the Feast of Theophany when a drone targeted the car in which he was traveling. “Living here is really dangerous,” he said, “but people continue to live here, and my vocation as a priest is to be with…
Vatican news After Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis calls for prayer for peace in conflict zones around the world and calls on the international community to ensure respect for humanitarian law. By Christopher Wells “No more civilians on strike!” No more schools and hospitals on strike! No more workplaces on strike! Pope Francis on Sunday issued…
Vatican news The opening of the Jubilee Year was marked on Sunday around the world with masses celebrated in cathedrals and co-cathedrals By Lisa Zengarini Bishops around the world celebrated the opening of the Jubilee Year 2025 on December 29 with masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals centered on hope, the central theme of the…
Vatican news Pope Francis asks for prayers for victims and survivors of a plane crash in South Korea and expresses closeness to families around the world who are suffering the consequences of war. By Linda Bordoni Addressing the faithful on the Feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to the many families…
Vatican news The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, concelebrated Christmas Eve Mass with Papal Chaplain Cardinal Konrad Krajewski at the Latin Cathedral in Kharkiv and, despite intense Russian bombardment, later participated in the divine liturgy from Christmas Day to the city’s Greek Catholic cathedral. By Vatican News “The light of Christmas is so…
The papal chaplain celebrates mass in the town of Fastiv after opening a soup kitchen in the war-torn region of Ukraine. By Kielce Gussie Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the papal chaplain and the apostolic nuncio celebrated Christmas mass with the villages hard hit by the war. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski also inaugurated a soup…
Vatican news At the end of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis calls for a Christmas ceasefire on all war fronts and reiterates his message of peace, hope and reconciliation for countries like Mozambique, Suffering Ukraine and the Holy Land. Vatican News As Christmas approaches, Pope Francis emphasizes the gift of motherhood and “the miracle of…
Vatican news In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, Syrian cities fall into the hands of rebels, Ukrainians celebrate Saint Nicholas Day and the Holy Land marks the start of Advent. This week’s Oriental News: War returns to Aleppo The cities of Aleppo and Hama in northern Syria…
Vatican news In this week’s Eastern news: Julian calendar churches celebrate the start of Advent, Ukraine celebrates 1,000 days of war, and Church property is under surveillance in India. This week’s Oriental News: Advent begins in the East On Sunday, November 17, Eastern Christians following the Julian calendar – including Copts, Ethiopians and Armenians –…