Ukraine - Vatican News

20/01/2023

Archbishop Gallagher on Ukraine: We must aim for ideal of peace

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, urges nations never to be resigned to a protracted conflict in ...

Helicopter crash kills Ukraine's Interior Minister among several others

18/01/2023

Helicopter crash kills Ukraine's Interior Minister and many others

Authorities say as many as 17 people, including Ukraine's interior ministry's leadership and four children, were killed in a helicopter crash near a nursery in a suburb of Kyiv. ...

Flowers and toys are placed in a makeshift memorial in front of a residential building in Dnipro

18/01/2023

Ukraine: Caritas providing assistance in wake of missile attack on Dnipro

Caritas Donetsk is providing support to victims of a Russian missile attack that struck an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday.

Ukrainians bring help to area residents near the bombed out building in Dnipro

18/01/2023

Pope calls for prayers for Nigerian priest and suffering Ukrainians

Pope Francis is urging everyone to pray for the soul of a Nigerian priest who was murdered last Sunday, and to continue to remember and pray for the suffering people of Ukraine.

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski with the aid vehicle leaving for Ukraine with Rome's Church of Santa Sofia in the background

15/01/2023

Cardinal Krajewski to bring more humanitarian aid to Ukraine

The head of the Pope's charitable outreach, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, reports a new wave of solidarity with 300,000 euros raised making it possible to buy more thermal shirts and ...

Smoke rises from strikes on the frontline city of Soledar

11/01/2023

Battles rage in the eastern Ukraine town of Soledar

Ukraine defies claims by Russian mercenaries that they have seized an eastern Ukrainian town. The capture of Soledar would have been the first Russian military victory in months. ...

09/01/2023

Pope: In face of nuclear threat and risks to freedom, let us build peace together

In his address to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis calls for an "immediate end to this senseless conflict" in Ukraine and the abolition of the death ...

08/01/2023

Pope prays for Ukrainian and Russian mothers who lost children in war

At the conclusion of Sunday's Angelus, Pope Francis remembers Ukrainian and Russian mothers who have lost their children because of the war. He asks everyone to remember to pray ...

The faithful participate in an Orthodox Christmas service in Kyiv

07/01/2023

Ukraine celebrates Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war

Church services have begun in Ukraine to mark the first Orthodox Christmas since Russia invaded the country last year. Worshipers gathered despite violations of an Orthodox ...

07/01/2023

Papal Almoner offers thanks for aid to Ukrainians: "It was truly a Christian Christmas"

The Pope’s Almoner thanks those who participated in the outreach campaign to provide thermal shirts and electric generators to help Ukrainians survive the bitterly cold ...

A Christmas tree stands at the VDNH exhibition complex in Kyiv

06/01/2023

Pope prays for Ukraine as Eastern Churches celebrate Christmas

Pope Francis renews his prayers for peace in war-torn Ukraine, and sends his well-wishes to Eastern-rite Catholics and Orthodox Christians as they prepare to celebrate Christmas on ...

Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski meets with the late Benedict XVI on 22 September 2007

05/01/2023

Bishop Nowakowski: ‘Benedict XVI understood travails of Ukrainian Catholics’

Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, the pastor of Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Great Britain, recalls his encounters with Benedict XVI and the late Pope Emeritus’ concern for the plight of ...

Aftermath of recent shelling in Makiivka

04/01/2023

Russian commission investigates deadly New Year's Day strike

Russian President Vladimir Putin faced embarrassment Wednesday after one of Ukraine's deadliest attacks on Russian troops. The military admitted that the unauthorized use of mobile ...

31/12/2022

A promise for a future called peace

The World Day of Peace, established by Pope Paul VI, has increasingly revealed itself over the years as a prophetic intuition. It is precisely the spirit of that initiative of Pope ...

Investigators gather near fragments of a munition in the Grodno region, Belarus

30/12/2022

Belarus blames Ukraine of firing missile as war escalates

Belarus has accused neighboring Ukraine of firing an air defense missile into Belarusian territory. The incident raised concerns as Belarus is a close ally of Russia, which ...

Pope Francis receiving the traditional Ukrainian blanket

29/12/2022

Ukrainian women meet Pope, ask for liberation of prisoners-of-war

A group of mothers, wives, sisters, daughters and aunts of Ukrainian prisoners-of-war hand Pope Francis a traditional embroidered blanket, advocating for the protection and return ...

A hospital maternity unit damaged by Russian shelling in Kherson

28/12/2022

Residents flee as Russia attacks Ukraine's Kherson city

Russian forces step up mortar and artillery attacks on Kherson city in southern Ukraine, forcing civilians to flee the recently liberated town. The relentless shelling by Moscow's ...

Cardinal Krajewski distributing food in Lviv, Ukraine

27/12/2022

Cardinal Krajewski: the Pope wants to be close to Ukrainian people

The Pope’s Almoner has concluded his mission in Ukraine, where he brought electric generators and thermal shirts to the people afflicted by the conflict.

26/12/2022

Drone attack on military base deep inside Russia

Three Russian army servicemen have died after an alleged Ukrainian attack on a crucial airbase deep inside Russian territory.

A woman walks past frescoes on the exterior wall of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv on December 25, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

25/12/2022

Ukraine's president urges Christmas hope despite attacks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky urges his people to celebrate the birth of Jesus despite Russian attacks devastating his wartorn nation. His appeal comes as many Ukrainians ...

Ukrainian serviceman decorates a Christmas tree, in Bakhmut

24/12/2022

Ukrainians celebrate Christmas amid ongoing onslaught of war

Ukrainians unite to pray and celebrate Christmas amid reports of new clashes in the wartorn nation and Pope Francis' reiterated appeals for peace.

File photo of the Christmas Lunch for the poor organized by the Sant'Egidio Community

24/12/2022

Sant‘Egidio‘s 2022 Christmas Lunch of Hope

The Community of Sant‘Egidio to host its traditional Christmas Lunch for the poor in Rome with extra seats around the table for Ukrainian refugees.

A Christmas tree stands in Kyiv's Sophia Square

24/12/2022

Nuncio to Ukraine: ‘May it be a Christmas without missiles’

Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, expresses his hopes that Ukrainians may celebrate Christmas in peace without the looming destruction of Russian ...

People gather around a Christmas tree in Kyiv's Sophia Square. Ukrainians are preparing to celebrate Christmas despite the ongoing Russian invasion.

23/12/2022

Russia warns of military confrontation with the United States

Russia suggests the possibility of a military confrontation with the United States is serious after Washington announces more military aid to wartorn Ukraine.

Volunteers helping Cardinal Krajewski distribute aid in Ukraine

23/12/2022

Cardinal Krajewski: The Pope is heartbroken for Ukraine

Cardinal Krajewski's journey to Ukraine to bring the Pope's closeness to the suffering population is ongoing. The papal almoner speaks of a message of encouragement he has received ...

The devastation of war in Izyum, Ukraine

22/12/2022

US faith leaders call for a Christmas truce in Ukraine

Inspired by Pope Benedict XV's call for a Christmas ceasefire in 1914, over 1,000 petitioners are advocating for a temporary armistice and negotiations for permanent peace in ...

Pope Francis meeting a Ukrainian mother with her son whose husband is a prisoner of war

21/12/2022

Pope meets with wife and son of Ukrainian prisoner of war

At the conclusion of Wednesday's General Audience, Pope Francis greets a Ukrainian woman whose husband is a prisoner of war and their son, who came bearing gifts for the Pope, ...

Pope Francis met several Ukrainian refugee children on Sunday

21/12/2022

Pope: 'Ukrainian children bear the weight of the tragedy of war'

Pope Francis once again recalls the suffering of children in Ukraine due to Russia's ongoing invasion, saying he has noticed that many of them find it difficult even to smile.

Residential houses are damaged by a Russian military strike

20/12/2022

European Churches’ Christmas message: War is a wound to humanity

In their annual joint Christmas message, European Churches pray for peace in Ukraine and in Europe. The World Council of Churches also issues its Christmas message calling on all ...

Residents of Kyiv seek shelter inside a metro station during massive Russian missile attacks

16/12/2022

Seven people die in massive Russian strikes on Ukraine

Officials say Russia’s military has fired 76 missiles and carried out drone attacks across Ukraine on Friday, killing at least three people. It was the most devastating attack in ...

People walk past a mural with the colours of the Ukrainian flag and a girl painting the now "peace" sign

16/12/2022

Pope's World Peace Day message: There is light even in our darkest hour

Pope Francis releases his message for the World Day of Peace to be celebrated on 1 January 2023, and recalls that all crises are interconnected and that we must not forget any of ...

15/12/2022

Papal Almoner collecting thermal jumpers for Ukrainians

The Pope’s special office for charitable activities announces a collection of thermal jackets to help Ukrainians survive the harsh winter amid power cuts due to Russian attacks on ...

Mariella Enoc, president of the Bambino Gesù Hospital

14/12/2022

President of Bambino Gesù Hospital: Christmas is a season of care

Mariella Enoc, president of the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome, Italy, speaks to Vatican Media about how young patients, their families, and medical staff are spending this ...

'Kordon' docufilm highlights work of women volunteers helping refugees flee war in Ukraine

14/12/2022

‘Kordon’ docufilm to be shown in cities bordering Ukraine

The documentary “Kordon”, which highlights the stories of women helping Ukrainian refugees, will be shown in regions and cities bordering Ukraine that have played a vital role in ...

An elderly woman in Ukraine lights a candle in a partially destroyed building to keep warm

14/12/2022

Pope: 'Celebrate Christmas with people of Ukraine in our hearts'

At the conclusion of the General Audience, Pope Francis calls on everyone to renew our closeness to our Ukrainian brothers and sisters who are suffering greatly, to help them with ...

13/12/2022

Cardinal Parolin: Europe must recover the "Spirit of Helsinki"

The Vatican Secretary of State speaks at a Conference hosted by the Italian Embassy to the Holy See in Rome about the need to find new diplomatic ways to end the war in Ukraine by ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

13/12/2022

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav: The war will not stop Christmas

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church reviews the past ten months, from fire coming down from the sky, to the kitchen being built ...

2022.12.12 Basilica di Santa Sofia (Roma), Raccolta e spedizione degli aiuti umanitari in Ucraina

13/12/2022

Ukrainian Church in Rome relaunches request for donations

The Rector of Santa Sophia Cathedral in Rome, Fr. Marco Semehen, calls for a renewed solidarity to “shine the light of hope” in Ukraine, saying Ukrainians are still in need of ...

A local resident in the village of Posad-Pokrovske, Kherson region, Ukraine

12/12/2022

Cardinal Hollerich: 'War in Ukraine a wound to soul and heart of Europe'

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of the Commission of the Bishops‘ Conferences of the European Union, reflects on some of the main challenges of his five-year mandate that ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk as a child with his father, Yuriy, who died on 5 December 2022

12/12/2022

Pope's condolences for death of Archbishop Shevchuk’s father

Pope Francis expresses his condolences to the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, whose father passed away recently.

Smoke rises in Kyiv after an alleged Russian attack using Iranian-made drones

10/12/2022

US accuses Iran of ‘defence partnership’ with Russia

The United States has claimed Russia and Iran's relationship has developed into to a fully-fledged defence partnership.

Dmytro Kuleba speaks to journalists in Kyiv (credit: Marcin Mazur)

10/12/2022

Ukraine’s foreign minister: Pope’s tears and words mean a lot to us

Following Pope Francis’ unexpected tears as he prayed for Ukraine, the country’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, tells Vatican News that the Pope offers a much-needed symbol of ...

10/12/2022

Izyum: A journey through the hell of Ukraine's war

Izyum was the scene of horrors during Russia's recent occupation, and even though the southeastern Ukrainian city was liberated on 10 September, it still bears clear signs of the ...

Court verdict hearing for Russian opposition leader Yashin in Moscow

09/12/2022

Moscow jails Ukraine war critic as fighting rages

A Moscow court has sentenced opposition politician Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison for spreading “fake information” about the Russian army. The sentencing came as ...

09/12/2022

Nuncio to Ukraine: Real peace needed as winter frost sets in

Residents of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv seek to resume their everyday lives and return to Mass as engineers try to restore regular power and heating, with Archbishop Kulbokas ...

Pope Francis attends the Immaculate Conception celebration prayer in Piazza di Spagna in Rome

08/12/2022

Pope Francis brings the prayers of the world to Our Lady

Pope Francis prayed before the Column of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday, during which time he prayed for all the people on earth, old and young, and for peace, especially in ...

08/12/2022

Pope: Peace is possible with God’s help and our goodwill

On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis asks for prayers to Our Lady to help us convert to God’s plan of peace, in particular for suffering Ukraine.

Mr. Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv, Ukraine

07/12/2022

Mayor of Lviv: We are 'Unbroken'

Mayor Andriy Sadovyi of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv reaffirms the resilience of Ukrainians amid the difficult times caused by the war, and puts the spotlight on the ...

07/12/2022

Ukrainian bishop offering aid at frontlines: 'We wait for Christmas in the cold'

The auxiliary bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia, Jan Sobiło, recounts the situation in the diocese and the preparations for the birth of Jesus amid terror from bombings and the ...

07/12/2022

Pope Francis: History repeats itself today in Ukraine

Pope Francis remarks that the horrors of the Second World War are looming again today in Ukraine, and calls on the faithful to pray the Mother of God to comfort all those suffering ...

Houses destroyed by Russian missiles in Ukraine

05/12/2022

Pope Francis: With war we all lose

The Italian newspaper “Il Fatto Quotidiano” anticipates the release of Pope Francis’ preface to the book “Un’enciclica sulla pace in Ucraina” (“An Encyclical on Peace in Ukraine”) ...

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

02/12/2022

Ukraine: Archbishop Shevchuk appeals for release of arrested priests

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church calls for the release of Fathers Ivan Levytskyi and Bohdan Heleta, who were seized from their parish in Berdyansk in November.

30/11/2022

The nun rebuilding homes and hope in Ukraine

Sister Marta Meshko organises the donation of building materials to those whose houses have been destroyed by missile strikes in Ukraine. "It's a miracle that after so much pain ...

The partially damaged Sciatohirsk Cave Orthodox Christian Monastery in the Donetsk region

29/11/2022

Concern for two priests detained in southeastern Ukraine

Two priests serving in the port city of Berdyansk in southeastern Ukraine have been arrested and detained in a pre-trial detention center by the Russian administration on charges ...

Crowds in Saint Peter's Square at Sunday's Angelus

27/11/2022

Pope remembers Ischia flood victims, women suffering violence

Following the Angelus, the Pope's thoughts turned to those suffering, especially flood victims on the Italian island of Ischia, women who are victims of sexual violence and the ...

25/11/2022

Pope tells the people of Ukraine people their pain is his pain

Nine months from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis writes a letter in which he expresses his sorrow and closeness to “the noble and martyred” Ukrainian people.

Pope Francis meeting representatives of the World Jewish Congress in the Vatican

22/11/2022

Pope: Jews and Christians can pave the way for peace

Pope addresses a delegation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), saying the shared religious heritage of Jews and Christians should be an incentive to act together for fraternity ...

20/11/2022

Pope at Angelus: We are living a famine of peace

Pope Francis recites the Angelus prayer after Mass on the Solemnity of Christ the King in Asti and prays for an end to war.

Graves of Ukrainian service member killed during the first day of Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine

18/11/2022

Pope: peace between Russia and Ukraine is possible, don’t forget the poor

In an interview published on Friday by the Italian newspaper ‘La Stampa’, Pope Francis addresses a wide-range of topics, including the ongoing war ravaging Ukraine, his upcoming ...

Cardinal Parolin presides over Mass for the 30-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the Holy See

17/11/2022

Parolin at Mass for Ukraine: 'There's no situation the Lord cannot resurrect'

The Vatican Secretary of the State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, presides over Mass for peace in Ukraine in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. As the war continues to wage ...

17/11/2022

EU Bishops appeal for an end to 'madness of war'

Appealing for the "madness of war" to end, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) call for de-escalation and solutions as the European Bishops ...

Police investigators are seen during a searching patrol in the fields near the site where a missile strike killed two men in a village in eastern Poland

16/11/2022

Western leaders urge restraint, further investigation into Poland missile accident

The secretary general of the NATO military alliance said Wednesday that a missile that landed in Poland killing two people was "most likely" related to Ukrainian air defense ...

Delegates applaud during the handover ceremony at the G20 summit in Bali

16/11/2022

G20 Leaders’ declaration deplores Russia’s attacks on Ukraine

The final declaration of the G20 Summit condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and addresses issues as diverse as good and energy security and climate change.

Part of the closing ceremony of the G20 in Bali

16/11/2022

Western leaders at the G20 summit condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine

NATO and G7 leaders have jointly condemned Russia attacks on Ukraine and express support for investigations into an explosion that occurred in Poland that killed two people.

Attack overnight on Kiev and other areas of Ukraine

16/11/2022

Pope prays escalation might be averted in Ukraine, remembers Istanbul victims

At the conclusion of the General Audience, Pope Francis offers his prayers so that desire for peace in Ukraine will prevail over any escalation. He remembers the victims of the ...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky speaks via video link at the G20 Summit in Indonesia

15/11/2022

G20 tensions over war in Ukraine

Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) plan to condemn the war in Ukraine, despite objections from Russia. A draft statement was leaked to the media at the G20 summit, which began ...

Archeparch Borys Gudziak, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Metropolitan for Ukrainian Catholics of the United States, in the studio at Vatican Radio

15/11/2022

Archbishop Gudziak: Ukraine is fighting for dignity

Following the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Communication, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, Borys Gudziak – who was appointed a Member of the ...

A Ukrainian women waves a flag in the centre of the recently recaptured city of Kherson

14/11/2022

Ukraine’s President visits recaptured Kherson as US, Russia talk

Ukraine’s President has toured the city of Kherson, which was recaptured from Russian forces after accusing Moscow of war crimes. Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit came while the ...

Mr. Serhiy Kiral, deputy mayor of Lviv, Ukraine

14/11/2022

Lviv deputy mayor: Church’s aid for Ukrainians ‘critical’ amid ongoing war

On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, Serhiy Kiral, deputy mayor of Lviv, speaks about the ongoing war in Ukraine and the importance of bringing world leaders and ...

Scenes of Destruction in Ukraine (Copyright: Aid to the Church in Need)

14/11/2022

Ukraine and 9 months of war: A wound that affects us as Christians

As Ukraine nears 9 months of war, our Editorial Director says the war has opened wounds between countries which share a common baptism, teaching us that faith and religious ...

Local residents celebrate after Russia's retreat from Kherson

13/11/2022

Pope prays for Ukraine as Kherson residents welcome Ukrainian troops

Pope Francis urges everyone to remain close to Ukraine and never be resigned to war, as Ukrainian troops carry out “stabilization measures” near the city of Kherson after retaking ...

People celebrate after Russia's retreat from Kherson, in central Kyiv

11/11/2022

Russia withdraws from Ukraine’s Kherson city

Russia says it has completed its withdrawal of troops from the vital city of Kherson in Ukraine's south to escape an ongoing Ukrainian counter-offensive, marking a major military ...

Sr. Theresien in Moravia in the midst of rubble left by tornadoes in 2021

11/11/2022

A psychotherapist and nun helping people overcome trauma

Sr. Theresien Bartoňová, a psychotherapist religious sister, describes her search for an appropriate tool to alleviate trauma symptoms, and reveals how caring for victims of a ...

Soldiers in the Russian-Ukrainian war fire towards enemy positions

09/11/2022

Pope: 'War will never be resolved through the childish logic of weapons'

Pope Francis reiterates his concern for the war in Ukraine in three different moments during the weekly General Audience, calling for disarmament and appealing for dialogue. He ...

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield is welcomed to Ukraine by Oleksandr Kubrakov, Minister of Infrastructure

08/11/2022

U.S. talks with Russia over nuclear escalation

The United States says it has talked with high-level Russian officials to prevent the armed conflict in Ukraine from escalating into nuclear warfare. Tuesday's announcement comes ...

Pope Francis prays for peace in Ukraine at an event at the Colosseum

08/11/2022

Ukraine Nuncio: Pope appeals ‘from his heart’ to stop the war

The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, offers his thoughts on Pope Francis' recent appeal for an end to the war in the country.

Power outages in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv

07/11/2022

Ukraine: ‘Russia looting Kherson homes ahead of battle’

Ukraine has accused Russia of looting empty homes in the southern city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes. Monday's accusations came as both sides ...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a flare stack at Rosneft's oil stabilisation facility outside Neftegorsk

07/11/2022

Amid energy crunch EU Bishops call for solidarity ahead of winter

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union is calling on the EU to ensure fair access to affordable energy for all this winter.

07/11/2022

Pope Francis meets with head of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church

Pope Francis receives the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, in audience in the Vatican.

Aftermath of Russian missile strikes in Mykolaiv

01/11/2022

Ukraine Churches rush aid amid deadly Russian strikes

Churches are rushing emergency aid to Ukraine as the state emergency service says at least one person was killed by a Russian strike on the southern city of Mykolaiv overnight as ...

Workers examine damage after a missile strike on a power plant in Ukraine

31/10/2022

Massive Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine

Ukraine says Russia has launched a new wave of missile attacks across the country, including in Kyiv, and has halted Ukrainian grain deliveries, impacting food security in other ...

A building destroyed in the ongoing war in Ukraine

29/10/2022

Russia: 'Ukraine attacks Crimea with drones, warship damaged'

Russia says Ukraine has carried out a "massive" drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet in the occupied Crimean port city of Sevastopol. The alleged attack comes as fighting escalates ...

28/10/2022

Russia deports thousands from Kherson as Ukrainian army nears

Russian officials say they have completed an operation to move civilians out of the southern city of Kherson ahead of an expected battle with Ukrainian forces. The announcement ...

The aftermath of an airstrike in Mykolaiv region, Ukraine

27/10/2022

Eastern European Bishops call for peace as war rages in Ukraine

With war raging in Ukraine, peace was the central theme of a just-concluded meeting of leaders of the Bishops' Conferences from Central and Eastern Europe in Budapest. They ...

2022.10.24 Vescovo Vasyl Tuchapets, Esarcato greco-cattolico di Kharkiv

25/10/2022

Church in Ukraine stands by suffering people in Kharkiv

Bishops, priests, and Caritas workers remain in the Ukrainian city that has come under constant bombardment, in order to support those facing the winter season without means. ...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant outside Enerhodar

23/10/2022

G7 condemns Russia's kidnapping of nuclear plant leadership

The Group of Seven (G7) of the world's leading economies has condemned Russia's alleged kidnapping of the leadership of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Their concern ...

Pilgrims in St. Peter's Square at the Angelus

23/10/2022

Pope calls for prayers for Ukraine, recalls World Mission Day

Speaking after the Angelus, Pope Francis recalls that today is World Mission Day, and he encourages us to support missionaries with prayer and concrete solidarity. He also invites ...

A Russian soldier patrols a river bank in Kherson

22/10/2022

Russian authorities order civilians to flee Ukraine region

Russian occupation authorities in a key Ukrainian city have ordered civilians to leave immediately as Ukraine's counter-offensive against the Russian invasion of the country ...

File photo of the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant on the Dnieper River

21/10/2022

Ukraine: ‘Russia plans to blow up hydroelectric dam’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of preparing to blow up a dam at a hydroelectric plant in southern Ukraine, which he said could lead to a "large-scale ...

Firefighters work to put out a fire in a thermal power plant damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zhytomyr

19/10/2022

Pope prays for Ukraine as EU condemns attacks on civilian infrastructure

Pope Francis renews his prayers for ‘martyred’ Ukraine, on the same day the President of the European Commission denounces Russia's recent attacks on civilian infrastructure as war ...

Firefighters work to put out a fire in a thermal power plant, damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv

18/10/2022

Russian missiles destroy vital Ukrainian infrastructure

Russian missiles crashed into infrastructure targets across Ukraine on Tuesday morning, leaving many without electricity and running water ahead of winter in the wartorn nation. ...

Rescuers work at the site of drone attack in downtown Kyiv

17/10/2022

Russian ‘kamikaze drones’ kill civilians in Ukraine

Ukraine says at least seven people have been killed in Russian missile and drone strikes, including a couple in the capital, Kyiv, as Ukraine's leaders ask for more western air ...

Children talk with Ukrainian soldiers near Kupiansk

16/10/2022

Ukraine: 'Russian invasion has killed hundreds of children'

Ukrainian authorities say over 400 hundred children have been killed and many more injured since the start of Russia's invasion nearly eight months ago.

Fr. Pavlo Vyshkovskyi, OMI, greets Pope Francis at an audience in early October

16/10/2022

Ukraine: Missionary priests hoping to open healing centre in Kyiv

As the war in Ukraine grinds on toward its 9th month, Fr. Pavlo Vyshkovskyi, OMI, says people are increasingly traumatized and in need of both psychological and spiritual ...

Pope Francis blesses a Rosary belonging to children

16/10/2022

Pope urges children to pray the Rosary for peace in Ukraine

Pope Francis is calling on children throughout the world to pray the Rosary on Tuesday for peace in Ukraine and other war-torn areas, as part of the initiative “A million children ...

Damaged school in the Ukrainian city of Vuzlovyi

15/10/2022

EU Bishops appeal for peace in Ukraine and for unity in Europe

European Bishops issue a strong appeal to Russia to immediately suspend hostilities against Ukraine, and urge all parties to work towards a solution to the conflict.

Ukrainian journalist Angelina Kariakina speaks at the 17th News Assembly of the EBU

14/10/2022

EBU Summit: War puts European media to the test

The European Broadcasting Union, which brings together Europe’s public service media, holds its 17th News Assembly in Geneva. The war in Ukraine, the climate crisis, and the ...

File photo of a Ukrainian woman and her children at the Hungarian border with Ukraine as the flee violence

14/10/2022

Kordon: a docufilm on the courage of women, an appeal to become peacemakers

"Kordon", a docufilm produced by Vatican Media and Tenderstories is presented at the 2022 Rome International Film Festival.

Mass burial site discovered in the city of Lyman, eastern Ukraine

13/10/2022

Holy See echoes Pope‘s plea to end madness of war and ban nuclear arms

The Holy See‘s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York issues an urgent plea for a ceasefire in Ukraine and calls for disarmament and the banning of nuclear ...

Damage to a residential building after a Russian strike in Mykolaiv

13/10/2022

Russia furious over UN vote condemning Ukrainian annexation

Russia has expressed anger that the United Nations General Assembly condemned its annexation of Ukrainian territories, and warned that admitting Ukraine into the NATO military ...

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