A cathedral that has functioned as “a spiritual sanctuary” in Kyiv since the 11th century could collapse under a Russian bombardment, according to Ukrainian religious authorities who fear it will be targeted in a premeditated assault.
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message on March 1, 2022. / Secretariat of the Major Archbishop in Rome.
Kyiv, Ukraine, Mar 1, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on Tuesday deplored the.
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message on March 1, 2022. / Secretariat of the Major Archbishop in Rome.Kyiv, Ukraine, Mar 1, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on Tuesday deplored the deaths of women and children amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while calling on Ukrainians to pray for their enemies.In a video message recorded in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on March 1, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said that as the sun rose on the sixth day of the conflict, the scale of the devastation was apparent. "We saw destroyed schools, kindergartens, cinemas, museums, and at sunrise near Kyiv, a rocket struck the maternity ward of a hospital," he said. "We ask ourselves why? Women and unborn children. Why are they the innocent victims of this war?"Later on Tuesday, the major archbishop released a video purporting to show the suffering of children amid heavy fighting. The two-minute video showed a mother we
KYIV, Ukraine — Religious leaders gathered in St. Sophia Cathedral to pray as the city being shelled with Russian rockets.
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President Joe Biden addressed the nation Thursday as Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensifies, vowing to enact additional sanctions to hurt the Russian economy and President Vladimir Putin’s "long-term strategic ambitions.” Biden assured that “freedom will prevail.”