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Many find it difficult to be joyful when their ancestral homeland has been torn by the Russian invasion.

>> each egg crafted with patience and perseverance father john charest is a priest at st. peter and paul ukrainian orthodox church near pittsburgh for worshipers here, making these eggs for others is a tradition going back more than a half a century but this year, he says they are a symbol that ukraine will rise again. >> we have this symbol of hope that life is going to go on even though cities seem to be destroyed we will rebuild and it will be beautiful, and we will continue to be strong >> a...

CARNEGIE – On a cold and cloudy Saturday, about 100 people gathered at the bottom of the steps of St. Peter & St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie for

A local Ukrainian church, and Ukrainian business owner teamed up to collect donations for the last three weeks.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, more than 2 million Ukrainians have fled the country – leaving most of their belongings behind – while tens of thousands of others

Three foster children huddled in a basement in Ukraine await a Facebook Messenger call from a couple in Carnegie who are hoping to adopt them. Father John Charest and his wife, Laryssa, check social media constantly to see if the kids are online so they can reach out. “Sometimes they

Two churches sit on the same block in Carnegie: Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church.

CHICAGO (RNS) — In cities with some of the largest Ukrainian populations in the United States, worshippers prayed for peace and an end to war Sunday (Feb. 27) as Russia threatened its western neighbor for the fourth straight day.