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Here’s the story behind the viral photo of Ukrainian man hugging crucifix

March 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Photo illustration. / Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2022 / 02:00 am (CNA).
A photo of an unidentified man hugging a life-size crucifix in Ukraine went viral across social media platforms as Russia began its full-scale invasion … […]

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Ukrainian archbishop warns that bombings have left people without heat in freezing temperatures

March 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

An explosion in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on the evening of March 1, 2022 / Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Rome Newsroom, Mar 5, 2022 / 05:45 am (CNA).
The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church warned Saturday that Russian bombardm… […]

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‘I believe I’m holding Mary’s hand,” says Catholic journalist chronicling war in Kyiv

March 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

A screenshot from the YouTube video of "Diary from Kyiv," a daily video and podcast series produced by St. Rita Radio, an EWTN affiliate in Norway. / null

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 5, 2022 / 02:00 am (CNA).
A Catholic Ukrainian j… […]

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Please don’t forget to fast, pray for peace on Ash Wednesday, Ukrainian Catholic priest pleads

March 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington D.C., Mar 1, 2022 / 15:46 pm (CNA).
A Ukrainian Catholic priest who is the dean of theology at the Catholic University of America is urging the faithful to take seriously Pope Francis’ call to pray … […]

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EWTN’s new movie chronicles true stories of Ukrainian persecution

February 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

A scene from the EWTN movie, "To Believe." / EWTN

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 12:28 pm (CNA).
Viewers who want to know what life is really like after a Communist invasion need look no further than EWTN’s brand new film, … […]

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Russia’s invasion ‘will probably call for martyrdom,’ leader of US Ukrainian Catholics warns

February 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Borys Gudziak during the Divine Liturgy of his enthronement as Ukrainian Archbishop of Philadelphia. Photo courtesy of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia. / null

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 11:12 am (CNA).
The head of the … […]

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How Poland’s Catholics are helping refugees fleeing Ukraine

February 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

The Jasna Góra shrine in southern Poland is providing space for Ukrainians in its pilgrim house. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Warsaw, Poland, Feb 25, 2022 / 03:10 am (CNA).
The Catholic Church in Poland is mobilizing to help thousands of Ukrain… […]

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Catholic charity commits $1 million to aid Ukraine’s 6,229 religious

February 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Greek-Catholic priests in traditional bright cassocks in front of a church in Lviv, Ukraine, in 2018. / Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 15:28 pm (CNA).
A Catholic aid organization is sending emergency support to the faith… […]

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Ukraine archbishop skipping papal trip to remain in homeland

February 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, meets Pope Francis, Nov. 11, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 13:46 pm (CNA).
The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church i… […]

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Priest working for EWTN risks life to stay in Ukraine: ‘Our life is in God’s hands’

February 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Father Oleksandr Zelinskyi, the director general of EWTN Ukraine / Screenshot of Facebook post

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 11:55 am (CNA).
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underway, one local priest says that he and Ukrainian Cat… […]

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