Leo XIV celebrates first Easter vigil as pope, calls for harmony and peace in a world torn by war
[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV, carrying a tall, lit candle through a darkened and silent St. Peter’s Basilica, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with his first Easter vigil service as pontiff Saturday night, urging that Easter would bring harmony and peace to a world torn by wars. Easter for Christians commemorates Christ’s triumph over death with his […]
Ukraine’s morale remains up as it fends of Russia, winter barrage: ‘Still a force to be reckoned with’
[ad_1] When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine four years ago, there was never much doubt that Roman Ratushnyi would take up arms. The 24-year-old was a seasoned independence activist, having been a teenage leader of the street protests that toppled Kyiv’s pro-Kremlin government in 2014. When he died just three months into his military service, […]
Father searches for remains of son, one of 27 Canadians killed in Ukraine | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A New Brunswick father is preparing to travel to war-torn to seek answers about his son’s death — one of 27 Canadians the federal government said have died in that country during the war. Marc Mazerolle will be flying out from his home in Inkerman, N.B., this week and hopes to find his son’s […]