Immediately after the start of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Archdiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk announced that it wanted to start offering free medical care to all people affected by the war. More than two months ago, the St. Lukas Clinic opened its doors to anyone in need of free medical care. In April alone there were […]
Only few people who escaped the war were able to flee as a whole family. Most of the time, war tears families apart. Women and children flee to quieter regions in search of peace and security, but men must stay and take up arms. But it was different with the Mikhalev family. They moved from […]
The crisis committee of the Archdiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk, especially the distribution center that handles humanitarian aid to those affected by the war, recently received 27 tons of food, hygiene items and basic necessities and sent them to the contested areas of eastern and northern Ukraine. These days, volunteers from the crisis committee made it possible […]
As we have already reported, a distribution point for humanitarian aid was organized by the crisis committee of the Archdiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk. Local volunteers receive, sort and distribute relief supplies to those in need. The Archbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk, Dr. Volodymyr Viityshyn visited the distribution center to encourage the volunteers for their work and to thank […]
Immediately after the start of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Archdiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk announced that it wanted to start offering free medical care to all people affected by the war. Among them are more than 1,000 needy people, especially those internally displaced persons who are housed in the archdiocesan institutions – seminary, high school, youth […]
Vasilisa (5) and Ulyana (9) are very young girls who woke up one morning and saw their mother’s frightened eyes because the war had started. At the age of 5 and 9 they already know where to hide from bomb attacks and how scary rockets sound. It became too dangerous to stay in their city […]
Since the start of the Russian war against Ukraine, many displaced persons have been forced to leave their homes for security reasons, and many have been accommodated in various Archdiocese buildings. One of these locations is the youth center Pidlute in the Carpathians. More than 100 internally displaced people received free shelter, food and the […]
As we have already reported, today all administrative buildings of the Archdiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk actively receive internally displaced persons. Around 80 of those who have left their homeland have already found refuge in the St. Basilius Gymnasium. Some of the IDPs took an interesting initiative and started doing music and art therapy for children and […]
In order to organize and coordinate humanitarian aid for the needy in the best possible way, the archdiocese’s crisis committee in Ivano-Frankivsk has been active since the beginning of the war. One of his commitments is organizing and delivering humanitarian aid to combat zones. Since the beginning of the war, more than 130 tons of […]
One of the tasks of the Archdiocese of Ivano-Frankivskʼs crisis center is to provide humanitarian aid to the towns in the embattled areas in the east of Ukraine. As part of this operation, a 20-ton truck delivered humanitarian aid to the Donetsk region, including the cities of Ochertyne, Avdiivka and Pokrovsk. Among the items handed […]