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‘Unprovoked war on Ukraine’ must end now

Top USCCB committee says Russia’s ‘unprovoked war on Ukraine’ must end now

The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops March 16 called for “the immediate cessation of Russia’s armed aggression and unprovoked war on Ukraine.”

“We are witnessing an unprecedented threat to world peace,” it said in a statement. “This possibility of global warfare is compounded by the unthinkable consequences that would result from the potential use of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.”

The committee, led by Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez as USCCB president, joined its plea with that of Pope Francis, who said March 13: “In the name of God, listen to the cry of those who suffer, and put an end to the bombings and the attacks!”

Read the entire article on Angelus News.