Lviv
Ukrainian Orthodox churches purge vestiges of Russian influence
By Meagan Saliashvili — August 18, 2023
LVIV, Ukraine (RNS) — For centuries, Orthodox Ukrainians saw the traditional Julian calendar as one of the anchors of their church’s identity. Now many are switching to the Gregorian calendar.
Life in Lviv: Ukrainian priest on funerals, food aid and prayers for victory
By Marika Proctor — July 13, 2022
(RNS) — The Rev. Oleksiy Zavada, a Ukrainian Catholic priest, describes how life in western Ukraine carries constant reminders of the realities of war on the front lines.
Ukrainian nuns open their monastery doors to the displaced
By Renata Brito — April 11, 2022
(AP) — “After what we saw, (the monastery) is a paradise,” said a refugee from Kharkiv.
Samaritan’s Purse, Israelis will treat wounded Ukrainians in Lviv field hospitals
By Yonat Shimron — March 7, 2022
(RNS) — Medical personnel will begin treating wounded Ukrainians at a clinic outside Lviv’s train station on Tuesday. The underground field hospital is expected to open Wednesday.
Ukrainian city remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary
By Randy Herschaft — September 2, 2018
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Once a major center of Jewish life, the city is observing the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of its Jewish population by honoring those working to preserve what they can of that vanished world.
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