Ukraine
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.
My Ukrainian teacher
By Mark Silk — March 31, 2022
(RNS) — And why his work matters at the present moment.
Franklin Graham writes to Putin, Zelenskyy to ask for a cease-fire during Holy Week
By Yonat Shimron — March 31, 2022
(RNS) — Samaritan’s Purse, Graham’s humanitarian relief organization, is pushing farther east and plans to open a second emergency field hospital in Ukraine by this weekend.
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.'
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.
War in Ukraine may leave millions hungry, warns Eugene Cho of Bread for the World
By Bob Smietana — March 21, 2022
(RNS) — The crisis in Ukraine, a top producer of the world's wheat, comes at a time when global hunger is on the rise and could cause catastrophe.
Ahead of Purim, Jewish students take up fasting to show solidarity with Ukraine
By Yonat Shimron — March 16, 2022
(RNS) — As Russian forces pummel Ukraine, Hillel International has been spurred to connect the mostly overlooked fast to meet the needs of the current crisis.
What happened to “the” in “the Ukraine”?
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 14, 2022
What is "the" difference? Plenty.
US Jews furiously raise money, send delegations to help Ukraine
By Yonat Shimron — March 12, 2022
(RNS) — Thousands, if not millions, of American Jews can trace their ancestors back to Ukraine and feel a special connection to the place, even if it brings up a complicated past.
Catholic theologians question the morality of Ukraine’s violent resistance
By Thomas Reese — March 7, 2022
(RNS) — Catholic moral theologians uniformly condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine but debate the proper response.
Putin’s claim to rid Ukraine of Nazis is especially absurd given its history
By Jeffrey Veidlinger — March 3, 2022
(The Conversation) — A Holocaust historian explains why Ukrainian history needs to be understood in terms of both past violence against Jews as well as the state’s pluralistic vision.
A strike near Babyn Yar; but this time Jewish acceptance in Ukraine is growing
By Yonat Shimron — March 2, 2022
(RNS) — For many Jews, Ukraine brings up memories of pogroms, antisemitism and Nazi collaboration. But Jewish life in Ukraine is no longer what it was.
This is our Jewish superhero
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 2, 2022
(RNS) — As we used to say, this is a ‘tough Jew.’
