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Pope Francis Sends Cardinal Zuppi to Ukraine To Promote a ‘Just Peace’
Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, the head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, traveled to Kyiv on Monday as a representative of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced in a statement.
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Faith Leaders Call for Putin To Extend Christmas Truce Into a Permanent Cease-Fire
Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops Thursday (Jan. 5) to recognize a 36-hour truce throughout Ukraine during the Orthodox Christmas holiday weekend.
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Some Ukrainians Move Up Christmas To Part Ways With Russia
Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do the Russians. But not this year, or at least not all of them.
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Pope Urges ‘Humble’ Christmas, With Savings Sent to Ukraine
Pope Francis called Wednesday for a “humble” Christmas this year, with savings from reduced spending on gifts donated to help the “suffering people of Ukraine.”
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Russia Protests Pope Comments as Vatican Seeks To Mediate
Russia has lodged a formal protest with the Vatican over Pope Francis’ latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine.
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Ukraine Enters Winter at War: Russia’s ‘Trying To Freeze People’ to Death
With winter approaching at this point in the war in Ukraine, temperatures in the country are already dipping into the teens. As recently as last month, Russia had already destroyed 30 percent of Ukraine’s electrical power grid, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Report: Russia Has Attacked at Least 270 Religious Sites in Ukraine
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has included increased violence against religious leaders and widespread attacks on religious sites, according to a recently issued report.
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Pope Francis Condemns Nuclear Weapons as Putin Threatens Escalation in Ukraine
At an interreligious event at Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal for peace and the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons as the Russian war in Ukraine risks escalating to catastrophic heights.