Pope Francis Declines to Chide Russia at Fatima Shrine in Portugal
“It’s not enough just to listen — he has to do something,” said Dmytro Bohak, one of about 500 young Ukrainian pilgrims who attended the event and staged a demonstration.
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“It’s not enough just to listen — he has to do something,” said Dmytro Bohak, one of about 500 young Ukrainian pilgrims who attended the event and staged a demonstration.
At a global Catholic youth festival in Lisbon, Olena Shevchuk said she is getting a welcome break from the pain of the war in her native Ukraine.
At a global Catholic youth festival in Lisbon, Olena Shevchuk said she is getting a welcome break from the pain of the war in her native Ukraine.At a nearby stand volunteers urged passersby to use virtual reality headsets that immerse viewers in scenes of war-torn Ukraine contrasting with the festive atmosphere in Lisbon at the moment.
On the morning of Thursday August 3, Pope Francis received fifteen young Ukrainians at the Nunciature in Lisbon, where they shared and "cried together."
Ternopil, 80 miles east of Ukraine's border with Poland, is hundreds of miles from the front lines. Still, air raid sirens blare several times a day.