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Ukraine's Catholics and other believers face a weariness after more than 20 months of war confronting a Russian invasion force, but a delegation of the faithful had a message for Washington amid signs that U.S. support for Kyiv and its cause may be waning.
The bishops said that the Church in Ukraine could be facing severe repression and may once again be forced underground, as in the days of the Soviet Union.
“The Pope’s intention to be in the midst of a suffering people is for us Catholics, starting with me as a bishop, a reason for great hope,” Bishop Vitalii Kryvytskyi, SDB, the Latin-rite Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr.
Pilgrims participate in the Good Friday Via Crucis with Pope Francis March 30, 2018. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Denver Newsroom, Apr 14, 2022 / 15:07 pm (CNA).Another Ukrainian bishop has voiced concern about the incorporation of both Russian and Ukrainian families into Pope Francis Way of the Cross devotional this Good Friday, noting that many Ukrainians have a hard time understanding this portrayal amid continued Russian aggression."In itself, this gesture of reconciliation is good, but its details may be incomprehensible and unacceptable to those who suffer now from the aggressor. This is why is such a strong reaction has arisen." Bishop Vitaliy Kryvytskyi of Kyiv-Zhytomyr said in a message posted on Facebook April 12.On Monday, the Vatican published the meditations and prayers for the pope s Via Crucis, or the Way of the Cross. The devotional is scheduled to take place at the Colosseum in Rome, a practice dating back more than two centuries.The Way of the Cross is a widesprea