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UKRAINE: Lviv church opens doors wide to Ukraine’s refugee families
Refugees fleeing Russian military attacks and bombardments in Ukraine are finding a welcome at a Roman Catholic…
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BLOG: Ukraine Bishop describes attacks on civilians
Of all the Ukrainian cities currently under attack, Kharkiv is one of the most targeted. On Tuesday…
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UKRAINE: Convents pledge to pray for peace
Around the world, convents and monasteries have pledged to offer up their prayer and fasting on Ash…
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UKRAINE: Testimonies of terror
Senior clergy in Ukraine – including a bishop sheltering in a bunker – have given a leading…
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UKRAINE: Witnessing to hope amid bombardment
Leading clergy in Ukraine have given poignant first-hand accounts of ministering to people terrified for their lives…
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UKRAINE: Charity rolls out emergency aid
A Catholic charity is set to despatch €1 million in immediate emergency aid as Ukraine descends into…
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UKRAINE: Church preparing to help refugees
A Roman Catholic prelate in Ukraine has said that the Church is praying for a peaceful solution…
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UK: MPs to hear the forgotten women
Leading Parliamentarians will hear first-hand accounts from women from religious minorities who have suffered persecution and abuse…
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ERITREA: Patriarch dies in captivity
Church sources have confirmed that the head of the Eritrean Orthodox Church has died after almost 15…
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UK/PAKISTAN: Priti, please hear Maira’s cry
Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime Minister’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, met with home…
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UKRAINE: Church helping crisis-hit country
As growing numbers of Russian troops amass on the border of Ukraine, the leader of the country’s…
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HAITI: Stop Haiti’s ‘descent into hell’
The bishops of Haiti have issued an urgent plea, saying the country must pull together to stop…