Ukraine Archives

Russian Orthodox Church cuts ties with Alexandria patriarch

Dec 27, 2019

The Russian Orthodox church has cut ties with the head of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria following his decision to recognize Ukraine’s new independent Orthodox church.

By Vladimir Isachenkov

Pope prays for ‘Normandy Summit,’ peace in Ukraine

Dec 9, 2019

Pope Francis offered prayers for a summit in France that will seek to bring an end to the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope offers pat-on-the-back for Ukrainian, Russian prisoner exchange

Sep 15, 2019

On Sunday Pope Francis gave a shout-out to Ukraine and Russia for the recent exchange of 70 prisoners, voicing not only his happiness for those set free, but his hope that the gesture would help bring an end to the ongoing conflict between the two nations.

By Elise Harris

Marriage doesn’t solve the priest shortage, says head of Ukrainian Rite

Sep 12, 2019

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has urged those considering allowing priests in the Latin rite to marry in order to help solve a crippling vocation crisis to proceed with caution, saying marriage has not curbed shortages in his own rite.

By Elise Harris

Archbishop mounts pressure for papal visit to Ukraine, says Moscow getting in the way

Sep 5, 2019

Bishop Borys Gudziak, one of nearly 50 Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishops in Rome this week, has said he and his fellow prelates are pushing harder than ever for a papal visit to Ukraine – a trip he said is crucial to ending conflict in the country, but which is being held up by fear of potential reprisal from Russia.

By Elise Harris

Ukrainian archbishop rules out ‘appeasement’ as fighting flares again

Aug 16, 2019

As fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine, the major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church warned against “appeasing the aggressor” in the five-year war against Russian-backed separatists.

By Catholic News Service