Ukraine

Church a sanctuary for Ukraine families split apart by war

Susan Korah · September 1, 2026

Four years into a relentless war that has largely faded from news headlines, Ukraine is still facing a massive humanitarian crisis.

Vatican's top diplomat begins visit to Russia as European leaders flock to Kyiv

OSV News · August 25, 2026

Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican's secretary for relations with states and international organizations, arrived in Moscow Aug. 24 for a four-day visit, with meetings scheduled with Russian government, Orthodox and Catholic leaders.

Pope appeals for peace in Sudan, prays for victims in Ukraine-Russia conflict

Junno Arocho Esteves · August 10, 2026

Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid to innocent civilians in Sudan caught between conflict between state military and paramilitary forces.

Catholic, Orthodox leaders condemn Russian attack on Kyiv cathedral

Gina Christian · June 15, 2026

Catholic and Orthodox leaders are expressing shock and outrage after a Russian drone strike heavily damaged a historic monastery complex in Kyiv, Ukraine, with a cathedral set ablaze.

Ukraine: Nuncio hopes for peace after Zelenskyy calls for talks with Putin

Junno Arocho Esteves · June 5, 2026

The apostolic nuncio to Ukraine expressed his support for initiatives that will lead to the end of war following the release of an open letter by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling for peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

'God lives in Ukraine today'

Faith helps a battered population endure more than four years of war

Quinton Amundson · March 2, 2026

Hearteningly, Fr. Roman Ostrovsky, the rector of the Kyiv Three Saints Seminary, has heard multiple Ukrainian soldiers express an interest in the consecrated life once the war with Russia comes to an end.

Ukraine Church transformed by four years of war

Katarzyna Szalajko · February 25, 2026

Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has fundamentally reshaped the Catholic Church’s mission, turning parishes into shelters, priests into chaplains and charity into daily survival.

Shevchuk: Ash Wednesday collection has helped 'resurrect' Church in Ukraine

Gina Christian · February 18, 2026

Each year, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops takes up its annual Collection for the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Ahead of the collection OSV News spoke with Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk.

Shevchuk: Faith endures as Ukraine's source of hope as full-scale war

Katarzyna Szalajko · February 5, 2026

Nearly four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, intensified Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure are deepening the country's humanitarian crisis.

Among peace talks, Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis continues

Susan Korah · January 10, 2026

While political leaders debate the terms of a peace settlement in gilded halls of power, Ukrainians living in the nightmare of an ongoing war are struggling to survive and rebuild the tattered remnants of their lives, say those working on the ground with parishes, eparchies and local partners such as Caritas Ukraine.