Pope says he’s still considering possible trip to Ukraine
By Cindy Wooden – Sitting in a wheelchair in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis allowed himself to...
War in Ukraine
Military members visiting Lourdes make prayer kits for Ukrainian soldiers
By CNS – Participants in an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, for U.S. active-duty military personnel and veterans assembled 3,000...
Cardinal reaffirms pope’s willingness to go to Moscow to try to stop war
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis’ secretary of state reaffirmed the pope’s offer to go to Moscow personally to try...
Pope tells Russian Patriarch they are not ‘Clerics of the State’
By Carol Glatz – Warning that the Russian Orthodox patriarch should not “turn himself into Putin’s altar boy,” Pope Francis...
In message to Russian patriarch, pope prays for end of war in Ukraine
By CNS – In an Easter message to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Pope Francis prayed that the Holy...
Pope says no trip to Kyiv, meeting with Russian patriarch cancelled
By Carol Glatz – The Vatican will never stop its diplomatic efforts to mediate an end to the war against...
Pope, Vatican back UN Appeal for Easter Truce in Ukraine
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis and the Vatican are urging world leaders to listen to the people’s cry for...
Papal Almoner Prays at Mass Grave in Ukraine
By Carol Glatz – Mass graves and the deceased still lying along the roadside became a kind of “Way of the...
Should the Pope Visit Ukraine? It May Happen Says Cardinal Parolin
By Cindy Wooden – Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said it appeared Ukraine could keep Pope Francis safe...
