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As tensions remain high with Russia’s invading troops and tanks driving deeper into Ukraine, Ukrainians fleeing the invasion will be welcomed into the U.K. if they have family in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.
A 34-year-old Christian evangelist’s Muslim family beat and tied him up to be burned alive after he returned home for his grandfather’s funeral in eastern Uganda, saying, “Allah will reward them in Jannah [garden paradise] if they kill” him.
Sisters in Kyiv are caring for around 100 people sheltering in a church basement.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Vatican was ready to help Russia and Ukraine resume the path of dialogue.
Ukraine’s tangled political history with Russia has its counterpart in the religious landscape, with Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christian population divided between a group based in Kyiv and another loyal to its patriarch in Moscow.
Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti of Perugia, the president of the Italian bishops conference, lamented the war in Ukraine in remarks on Sunday.
Outgunned but determined Ukrainian troops slowed Russia’s advance and held onto the capital and other key cities — at least for now. In the face of stiff resistance and devastating sanctions, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear forces put on high alert, threatening to elevate the war to a terrifying new level.
Outgunned but determined Ukrainian troops have slowed Russia’s advance for now, as Russian and Ukrainian officials began negotiations today.
Orthodox leader Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of some 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, has issued an urgent appeal to Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone on Saturday.
