WAR —
Ukraine: lights out in Lviv
di Daniele RocchiAn Aid to the Church in Need delegation (ACS), coordinated by its director Alessandro Monteduro, arrived yesterday in Lviv, Ukraine.…
WAR —
UKRAINE CRISIS —
The Pope wants to meet Putin in Moscow. Msgr. Pezzi: “For Francis our fellow other is always a brother, never an enemy”
di M. Chiara BiagioniMsgr. Pezzi, archbishop of Moscow, president of the Russian bishops, comments to SIR on Pope Francis’ desire to travel to…
RUSSIAN INVASION —
Attack on Odessa. Fr Roman Krat: “15-year-old boy killed. Russian missile strikes are never precise”
di M. Chiara BiagioniAn Orthodox church was hit by the Russian missile strike on Odessa yesterday afternoon. A 15-year-old boy was killed and…
UKRAINE —
Evacuation from Mariupol. The parish priest: “Some elderly and injured people are yet to be rescued”
di M. Chiara BiagioniIn a televised address to the nation yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that about 100 civilians were being evacuated…
SOLIDARITY AND RECEPTION —
Moldova. Msgr. Lodeserto: “The ‘Pope Francis’ soup kitchen’ is not about giving food but life”
di Daniele RocchiMonsignor Cesare Lodeserto, vicar general of the diocese, describes the experience of the “Pope Francis” soup kitchen in Chișinău in…
WAR —
Ukraine: in Transnistria the parish of Tiraspol is preparing an anti-aircraft bunker in case of attack. The parish priest: “There is fear for the widening of the conflict”.
di Maria Chiara Biagioni and Daniele RocchiAfter the attacks of the last two days in Tiraspol and Maiac, there are rising fears in Transnistria, the pro-Russian…
INTERVIEW —
Geopolitics. Graglia: “Putin’s Russia poses a threat even to Europe”
di Gianni BorsaEurope’s heavy dependency on Russian gas has historical reasons. And energy “is a contradictory and highly decisive factor in inter-State…
TESTIMONY/1 —
Good Friday in Kiev and Žytomyr. Bishop Jazlovetskyi (auxiliary bishop): “People wonder why they are being massacred through no fault of their own.”
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe Holy Week is marked by the sound of sirens and Russian anger for the loss of the missile cruiser…
TESTIMONY / 2 —
Good Friday in Moscow. Archbishop Pezzi: “Only in the Cross can peoples reconcile”
di M. Chiara BiagioniCatholic Archbishop Paolo Pezzi from Moscow: “The good and bad divide risks growing stronger when in fact Christ is risen…
FAFCE: Federation of Catholic Families in Europe to celebrate its 25th anniversary with Pope Francis. Support for Ukrainian refugees
EASTER CEASEFIRE —
European Churches’ Letter to Putin and Zelensky calling for an “Easter” ceasefire
di M. Chiara BiagioniCardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich and Rev. Christian Krieger wrote a letter to Presidents Putin and Zelensky: “In a few days from…
INTERVIEW —
Easter in Ukraine. Msgr. Kulbokas (nuncio): “Amidst the landmines and the rubble, we still believe in the miracle of peace”
di M. Chiara BiagioniEaster week in Kiev where the reconciliation and forgiveness process is continuously challenged by the “deliberate” destruction of hospitals and…
