As the people of Ukraine face a precarious phase in their fight for independence, volunteer aid worker Maurice O’Connell spoke to JENNY BRINKWORTH about the heavy toll the three-year war has taken on the country that has become his second home.
Emmaus parishioner Maurice O'Connell has spent much of the past 14 months volunteering for an aid organisation in Ukraine. In a letter to the Catholic Women’s League Next Gen group, which has been raising funds for the charity, he writes about the continuing impact of war on the country and its people.
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Every step counted when Croydon Park parish priest Fr Charles Lukati completed the Salisbury Half Marathon last month.
A priest from Adelaide’s Ukrainian Catholic community has pleaded for western powers to do more to halt the devastating war in Ukraine.
About 70 representatives from different faith communities and organisations joined together in prayers for Ukraine and those affected by recent weather events in Australia at an ecumenical service held in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral last night.
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