Following Algeria’s closure of nearly all evangelical churches in waves of repression that began in 2017, Christians have been forced underground in what they describe as an internal exile, sources said.
As the Lenten season began, Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes of Agaña encouraged everyone to not only fast and sacrifice but to immerse themselves in the Bible and in prayer while striving to draw closer to God.
Rome’s Gemelli hospital has begun treatment for a 7-year-old Ukrainian girl from Kyiv whose cancer treatment was interrupted after Russia’s invasion last week.
Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the head of the Vatican’s office for Eastern Churches, called Russia’s military action against Ukraine as an “unjustified invasion” and a “senseless war.”
Currently in Kyiv, the Vatican’s ambassador to Ukraine has said that regardless of expectations that a Russian assault on the city is imminent, he is determined to stay and be with the people as a sign of the pope’s closeness.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, was moved to tears during the visit to the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in central London.
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki made the appeal in a strongly worded letter.
If justice were to prevail in Ukraine, Russia would cease military operations, withdraw from the country, return Crimea and Donbas to Ukrainian control, publicly apologize, and provide restitution to Ukraine — and Vladimir Putin would resign the Russian presidency and turn himself in for a war crimes trial.
The bishops of Chile, Paraguay, and Bolivia encouraged the faithful to participate in the day of prayer and fasting for peace in Ukraine called by Pope Francis and to be held around the world on Ash Wednesday, March 2.
As a demonstration against COVID-19 vaccine mandates entered a fourth week in the New Zealand capital, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said violent conspiracy theorists had replaced the original de...
Baptist churches and missionaries in Poland have jumped in to help assist refugees from neighboring Ukraine fleeing the attacks from Russia. Some of those the Baptists have met coming out of Ukraine include Ukrainians the Polish Baptists met during summer camps in previous years.
