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Company’s Ukraine Candle honors nation; sales fund relief efforts
OSV News
March 3, 2022
"It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." This ancient proverb has taken on a new meaning for Christiana Gorchynsky Trapani, owner of Door County Candle Co. in Sturgeon Bay.
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Russian Catholics angered after Ukraine invasion, says official
OSV News
March 2, 2022
Catholics in Russia have been left "grieving, angered and bewildered" by their country's invasion of Ukraine, according to the church's spokesman, who also warned that citizens would face harsh economic consequences from the conflict.
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Pleas for peace: Even if unheeded, Pope Francis continues tradition
OSV News
March 1, 2022
Pope Francis knows his appeals for an end to the war in Ukraine carry little weight with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but he also knows he has an obligation to continue speaking out and rallying others to join him in ...
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‘With a heart broken,’ pope prays for peace in Ukraine
OSV News
February 28, 2022
Pope Francis said his heart was “broken” by the war in Ukraine, and he pleaded again, “Silence the weapons!”
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U.S. church offers prayers, solidarity after Russia attacks Ukraine
OSV News
February 25, 2022
As war broke out in Europe Feb. 24, with Russia's early morning attacks on various parts of Ukraine, Catholics in the U.S. joined Pope Francis in prayers for the people of the East European nation and for peace.
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Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting for peace in Ukraine
OSV News
February 24, 2022
As the threat of war loomed over the world, Pope Francis called on people to pray and fast for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday.
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Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’