Pope Francis Tuesday closed the month of May with a special rosary for peace in the world as the war in Ukraine drags on, causing not only incalculable death and destruction, but also creating splinters throughout global Orthodoxy. By Elise Ann Allen, Crux
By Giovanna Dell’Orto and Kathryn Post, Religion News Service
In Kyiv, Ukraine, a woman pauses for thought in the Pechersk Lavra monastery. Following Russia’s retreat from the Ukrainian capital, signs of normal life have returned to Kyiv, with residents taking advantage of shortened curfew hours, businesses reopening, and foreign countries promising to return their diplomats. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
