Card. Ranjith was visibly moved recounting stories of suffering of the victims as a result of the attacks.
According to UN data, Italy is currently hosting 9,000 refugees from Ukraine.
Fr. Moreno Cattelan has been accompanying people with disabilities; mothers and young children to Ukraine's western border, as they flee from Russian attacks. Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, has become a haven for people fleeing from Russia's onslaught. For many, it's a stop on their way to neig...
The Basilica of Santa Sofia in Rome has been collecting medical supplies for days.
Volodymyr Vavrykovych managed to leave Ukraine last Thursday along with his family after Russia's invasion.
Thousands of Ukrainians are heading west, away from combat zones, and towards the city of Lviv, near the Polish border.
The monument was lit up with the colors of the Ukrainian flag as a gesture of solidarity in response to Russian aggression.
With Russian troops advancing deeper into Ukraine, questions are rising about whether Ukrainians will be free to practice their faith.
The organization asks the international community to guarantee aid to people in need.
The Rugamba's went through serious marital difficulties until the husband's radical change caused by his conversion.
The latest report published by the NGO, Open Doors, presents worrying figures.
“You wake up in the morning and you don't know if you'll make it to the evening. If you go out to celebrate mass, you don't know if you'll come back,” explains a superior of his order.
Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtues of Fr. Mariano Gazpio Ezcurra for his missionary work in China.
Lidia Maksymowicz was deported to Auschwitz when she was three years old, and used for experiments.
“The moment I turn off the heater, [my shelter] becomes a freezer. Is there a greater suffering than this?” asks one refugee in Jordan.
Fr. Rutilio Grande and three others will be beatified in El Salvador on Jan. 22.
The Pope thanks communications experts and journalists who work in the Holy Land for going out to encounter people where and how they are.
Bp. José Luis Mumbiela, who is in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is grateful for the Pope's words to his country.
There's no end in sight to the war that has been raging for more than five years.
Since the civil war began in 2013, over 2 million people have been displaced from their homes throughout South Sudan.
The Sisters of Jesus the Redeemer are supporting the family so their two daughters can receive the medical attention they need at the Bambino Gesù children's hospital.
Jan Macha was executed by guillotine for helping the families of those persecuted by the Nazis.
