Russia expert says political pressures forcing Kirill to back Putin’s war

ROME — On Friday, Pope Francis and Catholic bishops from around the world will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. At the request of their Patriarch, the Russian Orthodox too will invoke the Mother of God. In the words of Father Stefano Caprio, a professor of Russian history and culture at […]

Ukrainian Catholics in Rome

Interview with Fr. Taras Ostafiiv Pastor of the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus of the Ukrainians Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Rome, Italy   Vincenzo Randazzo: Father, Can you tell us something about your vocation? How did you get here to Rome? Father Taras Ostafiiv: I was born in Ukraine, as a child I felt […]

Our Diocletian dilemma

Eastern Church must outgrow ethnocentric subordination to nations, governments, societies or anything less than the Reign of God