Ukraine bishop: War could spread to countries that ‘never imagined it reaching them’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Ahead of Easter, Bishop Vitalii Kryvytski, SDB, of Kyiv-Zhytomyr in Ukraine warned against conflicts spreading to unexpected places around the world as the war in the Middle East continues unabated. “There are people, politicians, and countries that continue to actively help our country, Ukraine, stand its ground,” the bishop told “EWTN News Nightly” on April…

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Built to mirror Jerusalem, this Lithuanian Calvary has 35 stations of the cross — By: Catholic News Agency

VILNIUS, Lithuania — On the northern edge of Lithuania’s capital, pilgrims walk a 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) route known as Vilnius Calvary, a landscape of chapels, gates, hills, and a small bridge designed to reflect the topography and distances of Jerusalem’s Way of the Cross. At the center of the route stands the Church of the Discovery…

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Pope speaks with Israeli and Ukrainian presidents amid conflicts in Holy Land, Ukraine — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Good Friday. The Vatican said the pope spoke separately with both presidents on April 3. They exchanged Easter and Passover greetings. Leo also spoke with the presidents about the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and…

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Philippines Church mobilizes support for migrant workers hit by war, oil crisis — By: Catholic News Agency

MANILA, Philippines — Three Filipino bishops have urged the Catholic dioceses in the Philippines to support overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), migrants, and their families back home amid the economic crisis following the outbreak of the war with Iran on Feb. 28. Bishop Socrates Mesiona, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission…

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