As Russian forces carry out their offensive across Ukraine and move closer to the capital city of Kyiv, nearly 100 Christian leaders in the United States have sent an open letter to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill urging him to withdraw his support for the invasion.
(RNS) 'We ask you to prayerfully reconsider the support you have given to this war because of the horrendous human suffering it has unleashed,' the letter read.
“We certainly have received hateful, hateful calls from people who say they are Catholics and speaking to us in language that I would never repeat and threatening our agencies,” said Sister Donna Markham, OP, the CEO of Catholic Charities USA.
/PRNewswire/ Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the country s largest social service providers, launched a national campaign this week designed to.