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July 29, 2015

Ukrainian bishop warns of mass starvation, flight of millions

Servicemen from the Aydar battalion throw a Ukrainian flag from the building of Ukraine's Defense Ministry in Kiev during a protest against the disbanding of the battalion in this Feb. 2 file photo.

WARSAW, Poland - A Ukrainian bishop said a Russian-backed separatist rebellion has plunged his country into its worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War and warned that "millions of refugees" could soon head for Europe to escape starvation.

Published in International
May 27, 2014

Eastern Ukraine bishop: Catholics stay home amid fighting, kidnapping

A pro-Russian man holds a crucifix next to a Russian flag during a demonstration in Donetsk's Lenin Square May 24 against the Ukrainian elections. Bishop Marian Buczek said church members are afraid to attend Mass in Donetsk and other towns after a priest was abducted by pro-Russia separatists.

WARSAW, Poland - A Catholic bishop in eastern Ukraine said church members are afraid to attend Mass in Donetsk and other towns after a priest from Poland was abducted by pro-Russia separatists.

Published in International