Letter #42, 2022, Wed, March 2: Viganò on Lent
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Ukraine major archbishop responds to Russian invasion: The Lord is with us – Catholic World Report
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Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, pictured at Vatican Radio, July 8, 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Rome Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).God is always on the side of the victims of unjust aggression, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said on Thursday, hours after Russian forces invaded Ukraine.Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk supported Ukraine s right to defend its independence as Russia attacked Ukrainian military targets on the morning of Feb. 24."It is our natural right and sacred duty to defend our land and our people, our state and all that is dearest to us: family, language and culture, history and the spiritual world," he said.The Ukrainian archbishop also emphasized God s closeness to those who suffer injustice."We believe that in this historic moment the Lord is with us," Shevchuk said. "He, who holds in his hands the fate of the whole world and of each person in particular, is always on the side of the victims of unjust ag