Archive for March 1, 2022
Cardinal Pell condemns ‘illegal and ferocious Russian invasion’ in letter to Ukrainian Catholic leader
The Australian cardinal said he regretted the ‘absence of support’ for Ukrainians. Read more
Dozens of headstones overturned at Ukrainian Catholic cemetery near Baltimore
The day before Russia invaded Ukraine last week, about 49 headstones at a Ukrainian Catholic cemetery in the outskirts of... Read more
Ukrainian Catholic bishop is sheltering with Orthodox counterpart in besieged city, says charity
‘I wish for this war to end as quickly as possible,’ Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk said. Read more
Hackers interrupt Catholic charity’s online press conference on Ukraine
Speakers were drowned out by a stream of obscenities. Read more
Vatican introduces three days of paid paternity leave for employees
Pope Francis approved the change. Read more
Ukraine conflict: Bomb hits Catholic diocese’s headquarters in besieged city
Forty people were sheltering in the basement, but no injuries were reported. Read more
Cardinal: Lebanon’s political crisis poses challenge for papal trip
‘We need stability,’ said Cardinal Rai. Read more
Vatican finance trial to continue with Cardinal Becciu first to testify
Cardinal Becciu said that ‘finally the hour to speak the truth has arrived.’ Read more
El Salvador ex-president and others face charges for 1989 murders of Jesuits
Former El Salvador president Alfredo Cristiani and a dozen others, including former military officers, now face charges related to the... Read more
Ukraine conflict: Catholic priest in Kyiv shares how Caritas is helping children find shelter
‘In my house, we have 37 people,’ Father Vyacheslav Grynevych said. Read more
Who are the 13 Catholic senators who voted for 'shameful' pro-abortion bill?
Thirteen Catholic lawmakers in the U.S. Senate voted Monday in favor of a failed attempt to pass a sweeping new... Read more
Ukrainian Catholic leader: ‘Let us pray for our enemies’
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk deplored the deaths of women and children amid the Russian invasion. Read more
Appeals court: Navy service members requesting religious exemption to COVID vaccine should not be punished
A federal appeals court on Monday ruled to keep a lower court order in place, temporarily preventing the Navy and... Read more
Across Colombia, half a million march for life after court decriminalizes abortion
Across Colombia, around half a million people marched on Sunday to defend the lives of the unborn, rejecting the recent... Read more
Ukrainian Catholic priest in D.C.: Russia has list of church leaders
A Ukrainian Catholic priest who is the dean of theology at the Catholic University of America says church leaders have... Read more
American, European bishops urge support for Lebanon
A group of American and European bishops released a statement on Tuesday, March 1 calling for increased protections for the... Read more
Give Ukrainians temporary immigration protections, senators ask Biden
The Russian invasion of Ukraine means that Ukrainians in the United States deserve temporary protected status under federal immigration law,... Read more
Biden focuses on Ukraine conflict in State of the Union address
President Joe Biden focused on the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the economic recovery in the United States, and the need... Read more
