Ukraine Catholic Church - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:29:55 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Ukraine Catholic Church - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope Francis: ‘Cardinal Krajewski in Ukraine to show my closeness' https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/09/15/pope-francis-cardinal-krajewski-in-ukraine-to-show-my-closeness/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:53:23 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=151840 "We continue to pray for the Ukrainian people, that the Lord will give them comfort and hope." Pope Francis made that appeal on Sunday as he spoke to pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square for the Angelus prayer. The Pope also recalled that he had sent Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Read more

Pope Francis: ‘Cardinal Krajewski in Ukraine to show my closeness'... Read more]]> "We continue to pray for the Ukrainian people, that the Lord will give them comfort and hope."

Pope Francis made that appeal on Sunday as he spoke to pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square for the Angelus prayer.

The Pope also recalled that he had sent Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, to Ukraine to visit various communities and "offer concrete witness to the closeness of the Pope and the Church."

The Holy See Press Office announced the Polish-born Cardinal's fourth visit to the country on Wednesday. He will travel to the cities of Odessa, Žytomyr, Kharkiv and other places in eastern Ukraine.

Pope Francis' appeal comes as the situation at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant continues to worry international experts.

Read More

Pope Francis: ‘Cardinal Krajewski in Ukraine to show my closeness']]> 151840