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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican foreign minister, speak in front of St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 20, 2026, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters)

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After archbishop's Ukraine trip, hopes rise for Pope Leo visit

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 21, 2026|4 Min Read

A man holding a Polish national flag with coat of arms lights a candle at the site of a mass burial ceremony of Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II in the former Polish village of Puznyky, in Ukraine's Ternopil region Sept. 6, 2025. In 2024, Ukraine granted Poland access to the sites in the western part of the country, once part of Poland, to carry out joint search and exhumation of the remains of Polish victims. (OSV News/Anastasiia Smolienko, Reuters)

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Polish, Ukrainian cardinals urge 'disarmament of language' amid WWII history tensions

OSV News|Jul 1, 2026|6 Min Read

Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly of the Knights of Columbus and Ukraine State Deputy Youriy Maletskiy, a leader of the Knights in Lviv, deliver Easter care packages April 12, 2022, to Ukrainian families at a 14th-century monastery in Rava-Ruska in the Lviv Archdiocese. The families, been displaced by war, were taking refuge in the monastery in western Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Tamino Petelinsek, courtesy Knights of Columbus)

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Catholic aid organizations remain 'united in hope' for Ukraine as war rages on

Gina Christian|May 6, 2026|5 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus address in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 22, 2026. (OSV News photo/Vatican Media)

Pope renews 'heartfelt appeal' for 'immediate ceasefire' in Russia-Ukraine war

OSV News|Feb 22, 2026|3 Min Read

Residents receive hot meals inside a tent at a government-run humanitarian aid point in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 23, 2026, as other locals warm up, charge their devices there, during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. (OSV News/Alina Smutko, Reuters)

Vatican aid a sign of Pope Leo's closeness to suffering Ukrainians, papal almoner says

Junno Arocho Esteves|Feb 10, 2026|3 Min Read

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands during a news conference after their lunch meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 28, 2025. Trump said he believes both Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the "brave" Ukrainian leader for talks at his Florida resort. (OSV News photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

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Ukrainian bishop issues letter to American people amid Trump-Zelenskyy talks

Jonathan Luxmoore|Dec 29, 2025|4 Min Read

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greets Pope Leo XIV during a meeting at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo Dec. 9, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Dialogue, diplomacy can lead to just, lasting peace in Ukraine, pope says

Carol Glatz|Dec 9, 2025|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV greets Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 15, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope to Ukrainian Greek Catholics: 'God will have the last word,' 'life will conquer death'

Gina Christian|Jun 30, 2025|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska at the Vatican May 18, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV 'gives hope' for just peace, say war-weary Ukrainians

Gina Christian|May 18, 2025|6 Min Read

Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, papal nuncio to Ukraine, addresses graduates of Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv during a Divine Liturgy and commencement exercises July 2, 2023, at the school's Church of St. Sophia, Wisdom of God. (OSV News/Ukrainian Catholic University)

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Ukraine war confirms humanity can 'rely only on God,' nuncio says

Junno Arocho Esteves|Mar 21, 2025|5 Min Read

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, gives the homily during Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Feb. 6, 2025, as part of the Jubilee of the Armed Services, Police and Security Personnel. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

In Lenten reflection, bishops urge solidarity with 'martyred people of Ukraine'

OSV News|Mar 3, 2025|2 Min Read

Pope Francis gives his blessing to visitors in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after the midday recitation of the Angelus prayer Aug. 25, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Breaking with Ukraine Catholics, Pope rejects ban on Russian-backed church

Crux Now|Aug 26, 2024|3 Min Read

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