Ukraine invasion

Churches Must Serve Peace, Russian Orthodox Leader Says

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow meets with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi as part of Pope Francis’ peace mission to Russia.

Pope Francis mobilizes efforts for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, designating two cardinals to accompany and lead this mission.

Church officials in Russia say that Catholics are “grieving, angered and bewildered” by their country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Europeans citizens turned out to welcome and help transport a half a million refugees crossing borders to escape Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Pope Francis says he is heart broken over war and phones Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to express deepest sorrow over tragic invasion.

European Catholic leaders appeal for peace and express alarm about a possible “humanitarian catastrophe” as Russia attacks Ukraine.