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A Byzantine priest from Lviv, a native of Donetsk who became famous throughout Ukraine after being captured by separatists in 2014, announced the beginning of an exorcism ritual aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and three other bishops in the Twin Cities are inviting everyone of goodwill to join them for an evening of prayer for peace in Ukraine and Russia March 6 at the archdiocese’s Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis.

President Joe Biden announced Feb. 25 at the White House that he has chosen a "proven consensus builder" by nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal appeals court judge, to serve on the Supreme Court.

Women religious in Ukraine are facing Russia's full-scale invasion of that nation with determined faith and a commitment to service.

As Russia continued its assault on Ukraine and Russian troops pressed toward the capital, Kyiv, Pope Francis left the Vatican Feb. 25 to pay a visit to the Russian ambassador to the Holy See.

Amid single-digit temperatures and light but steady snow, about 100 people carrying signs, banners and Ukrainian flags rallied outside St. Constantine church in northeast Minneapolis Feb. 24 in support of Ukraine as Russia invaded and targeted the country’s military installations.

For some U.S. prelates, such as Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn, New York, the Feb. 24 news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit close to home.

Ukraine is "being crucified before the eyes of the world," said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.