Pope Francis today kissed a flag brought to him yesterday from the town of Bucha, which he called a “martyred city.” “I repeat once again put an end to this war, silence the arms, put an end to the death and destruction”
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Pope Francis apologizes for ‘deplorable’ treatment of Canada’s Indigenous in church-run schools
ROME — Pope Francis on April 1 offered a long sought-after apology to Canada’s Indigenous peoples for the Catholic Church’s involvement in the country’s abuse-ridden residential schools and vowed to visit Canada soon. “For the deplorable conduct of members of the Catholic Church, I ask God’s forgiveness,” said Francis, who described the institutional abuses by church…
News From Our Sisters in Poland
Jesteśmy duchowymi córkami bł. Marii Angeli Truszkowskiej. Wezwane przez Boga współpracujemy z Chrystusem w duchowej odnowie świata i czynimy wszystko, by być wiarygodnym znakiem nieskończonej miłości Boga do każdego człowieka. Nasze życie jest natchnione przez charyzmat Założycielki Zofii Truszkowskiej. Jej bezgraniczna miłość Boga objawiała się w całkowitym poddaniu się Jego woli, czego wyrazem była współczująca…
Felician Sisters Give Food and Shelter – Part 2
The next two people are Oksana (44) and her daughter Anna (16) from Sumy, Ukraine. Oksana is a nurse. She worked in a hospital in a psychiatric ward. None of our guests knows Polish language. Iryna and Ania know English. When Ania found out that there was an open humanitarian corridor so that civilians could…
Felician Sisters Give Food and Shelter – Part 1
On March 6, I was at one of the big train stations to talk to the refugees and bring them some things. I was able to talk to three families – one from Kharkiv and two from Kiev. The first went to Wrocław, Poland, and the second to Riga, Germany. They were extremely tired, sleepy…
Ukrainians find solace in Polish church
Ukrainians find solace in Polish church Mar 31, 2022 by Chris Herlinger Ministry This article appears in the War in Ukraine feature series. View the full series. Sr. Evphrosynia Senyk, a member of the Congregation of the St. Joseph’s Sisters of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, lights a candle in the sanctuary of the Greek Catholic…