Ukraine
In time for Passover, the first Ukrainian-language Haggadah goes to print
By David I. Klein — April 16, 2024
(RNS) — ‘It is a symbol of how we’ve manifested as Ukrainian Jews, that we are something different, not just Soviet Jews anymore,’ said the translator of the Passover liturgy.
Baptist leaders urge House Speaker Mike Johnson to support Ukrainian Christians
By Adelle M. Banks — April 10, 2024
(RNS) — ‘We believe that God has put you in this position “for such a time as this,”’ Southern Baptist and Ukrainian Baptist officials wrote the speaker.
A Jew coined the word ‘genocide.’ Now it’s being used against the Jewish state.
By Yonat Shimron — January 10, 2024
(RNS) — Israel has vehemently denied the accusation that the International Court of Justice will begin hearing Thursday.
New date, same traditions: Ukraine’s wartime Christmas celebrations
By Iryna Voloshyna — December 21, 2023
(The Conversation) — An expert on Ukrainian music and folklore explains how holiday traditions celebrate both centuries of culture and present-day resistance.
Catholics in Ukraine struggle as Pope Francis’ approval rating is at an all-time low
By Claire Giangravé — September 14, 2023
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis and Ukraine have a different vision for peace in the region.
Ukrainian Orthodox churches purge vestiges of Russian influence
By Meagan Saliashvili — August 18, 2023
LVIV, Ukraine (RNS) — For centuries, Orthodox Ukrainians saw the traditional Julian calendar as one of the anchors of their church’s identity. Now many are switching to the Gregorian calendar.
Battle over ownership of Ukrainian monastery heats up again
By Meagan Saliashvili — July 6, 2023
(RNS) — Dozens of Orthodox Christians who support their church’s historic ties to Moscow prevented Ukrainian authorities from taking possession of buildings at the Monastery of the Caves in Kyiv, surrounding the entrance and blocking officials from entering.
Survey: Drop in Eastern European antisemitism may be due to Zelenskyy effect
By Yonat Shimron — May 31, 2023
(RNS) — As arguably the world’s most famous Jew, he may also be contributing to a decline in antisemitic attitudes not only in Ukraine but also in neighboring Poland to the west and Russia to the east.
Can Pope Francis bring peace to Ukraine?
By Thomas Reese — May 31, 2023
(RNS) — The pope’s refusal to cheer either side in this war gives him credibility as mediator.
How King Charles III became a royal mensch
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 9, 2023
(RNS) — Pomp and circumstance, yes, but beneath some of it a tale of moral heroism.
In NC, a church network turns unused church buildings into homes for refugees
By Yonat Shimron — May 1, 2023
(RNS) — A glut of underutilized church properties offers a solution to the severe shortage of affordable housing for newly arrived refugees.
Historic forgiveness trial yields global impact, reduces anxiety and depression
By Kathryn Post — April 28, 2023
(RNS) — Psychologist Everett Worthington forgave his mother's murderer. Now, his forgiveness model is going global.
A litany for Ukraine: Pray — and act — for peace
By Bridget Moix — March 1, 2023
(RNS) — One year into the expanded war in Ukraine, it is clear a military approach will not bring peace.
In bitter wartime winter, missionary warms Ukrainians with stoves, blankets
By Adelle M. Banks — February 7, 2023
(RNS) — Ken Ward’s ministry colleagues compare the missionary, who has spent the equivalent of more than two months in Ukraine, to well-traveled biblical figures.
Lutheran World Federation head Anne Burghardt on historic firsts and helping Ukraine
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 6, 2023
CHICAGO (RNS) — The secretary general spoke to Religion News Service while in Chicago last week visiting the headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the country and a member of the Lutheran World Federation.
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