Ukrainian refugees say they 'found new family' with friars in Slovakia
Ukrainian refugees at the house of the Capuchin friars in Slovakia with Brother Martin Azzopardi (second from the right). / Photo Courtesy of Brother Martin Azzopardi, SDC.CNA Newsroom, Sep 1, 2022 / 06:45 am (CNA).Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia have spoken about their sorrow at the ongoing conflict in their country and voiced gratitude for support from around the world. Speaking to Maltese lay brother Martin Azzopardi, SDC, who spent the European summer offering therapy to Ukrainian refugees, Oleksandra Panchuk, a 31-year-old airfield nurse from Vinnytsa, described the night Russian forces in...