Russian-Ukraine war
Holy Week pain, Easter hope in Ukraine
By Thomas Reese — April 5, 2022
(RNS) — A visit to a Ukrainian church as Christ is being crucified again in Ukraine.
Across US, faith groups mobilize to aid Ukrainian refugees
By Luis Andres Henao and Deepa Bharath — April 5, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In Southern California, pastors and lay individuals are stationing themselves at the Mexico border waving Ukrainian flags and offering food, water and prayer.
America is exceptional — in its addiction to violence and war
By Shane Claiborne — April 4, 2022
(RNS) — It's been 55 years, but Martin Luther King's historic speech, 'Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,' rings out as true as ever. To our shame.
Pope Francis discusses health but again declines to name Putin as Ukraine aggressor
By Claire Giangravé — April 3, 2022
(RNS) — The pontiff again declined to name Russian President Vladimir Putin as the aggressor in the Ukraine war on his flight back to Rome.
In Malta, Pope Francis condemns ‘infantile’ aggression of Ukraine
By Claire Giangravé — April 2, 2022
VALLETTA, Malta (RNS) — 'Once again, some autocrat, sadly caught up in anachronistic claims of nationalist interests, is provoking and fomenting conflicts,' said Pope Francis in an address to the government in Malta.
Ukrainian communities in US prepare to support refugees
By Kathleen Ronayne — April 1, 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — 'No refugee is waiting for you to be ready for them,' said Eduard Kislyanka, senior pastor at the House of Bread church.
Ukrainian archbishop: Minority faiths at risk if Russia wins
By Peter Smith — April 1, 2022
(AP) — Groups at risk include Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox who have broken away from the patriarch of Moscow, Archbishop Borys Gudziak said.
My Ukrainian teacher
By Mark Silk — March 31, 2022
(RNS) — And why his work matters at the present moment.
Time to end tax havens for Russian oligarchs, crooked politicians and criminals
By Thomas Reese — March 29, 2022
(RNS) — Pope Francis called for 'a new ethic,' where everyone works together 'to eliminate tax havens, avoid tax evasion and money laundering.'
The World Council of Churches must act with courage and expel Kirill, Russian Orthodox Church
By Rob Schenck — March 28, 2022
(RNS) — Supporters of the effort to oust Kirill from the WCC believe he has disqualified the ecclesial entity he embodies by effectively endorsing Putin's military campaign.
Pope’s peace prayer for Ukraine recalls ancient prophesy
By Nicole Winfield — March 25, 2022
ROME (AP) — To hammer home its universal nature, the Vatican translated the text of the prayer into three dozen languages.
When Putin says Russia and Ukraine share one faith, he’s leaving out a lot of the story
By Kathryn David — March 25, 2022
(The Conversation) — Religion plays an important role in expansive views of Russian nationhood. But faith has played a role in Ukrainian nationalism, too.
Pope Francis and Kirill could meet, Vatican-Orthodox relations expert says
By Claire Giangravé — March 24, 2022
(RNS) — While Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill may seem at odds, they are both trying to play both sides of the conflict in Ukraine, one expert says.
Polish Catholic community houses Ukrainian refugees as US agencies urge action
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 23, 2022
(RNS) — Agency leaders are applauding news the U.S. is expected to welcome up to 10,000 Ukrainians.
Russian talking point: Blaming US for Ukraine church split
By Peter Smith — March 23, 2022
(AP) — “You cannot call it a religious war, but it has a religious dimension,” said the Rev. Cyril Hovorun.
