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The Eastern Catholic Bishops of the United States, gathered in their annual meeting in St. Louis, March 21–23, declare their solidarity with the suffering nation and Churches of Ukraine. We encourage all people of good will, our priests, religious, monastics, and faithful to intensify their prayer for peace in Ukraine. A special Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine tradition was celebrated in the Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis on March 22. The Archbishop of St. Louis, Most Reverend Mitchell Rozanski, preached a moving sermon of compassion, calling for peace and justice in Ukraine. During our sessions, Archbishop Borys Gudziak, Metropolitan for Ukrainian Catholics in the US, summarized the consequences of the unprovoked Russian military aggression against its neighbor.

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