Soviet Union
Cardinal Husar, ‘spiritual father’ of Ukrainians, dies aged 84
‘Today, in one moment, we became orphans,’ said his successor, Archbishop Shevchuk
Sister Lucia of Fatima ‘said Russia’s prophecy was fulfilled’
Archbishop of Minsk, Belarus, said she made the remark after learning he was the Catholic Archbishop in Moscow
World meeting of Russian Catholics hailed as ‘last hurrah’ for movement
Organiser says the Eastern Church, started by the ‘Newman of Russia’, is in danger of being lost to history
Dialogue is the key to progress, Pope tells Azerbaijanis
Francis meets President Ilham Aliyev at end of three-day trip
Cardinal beatifies Polish priest who was sent to gulag
Cardinal Angelo Amato said Blessed Wladyslaw Bukowinski ‘showed how faith can bring down walls’
The martyrs of Communism are the modern equivalents of St Perpetua
The author of a new study of Communist persecution tells me why these stories must be kept alive
Christians suffered unspeakably in the Soviet Union. It is a hard subject to read about
The roll-call of heroes and saints shows just how much courage you needed to live out your faith
When Christianity becomes a crime
I thought I knew what believers experienced under communism. But I was unprepared for a story of persecution comparable to the Roman Empire
The Red Army veterans fighting a spiritual war
A book about the life of monks in Pskov-Caves Monastery has become an unlikely bestseller
