Life stories
My daughter sings Tina Karol's song about Ukraine all the time…
The girl mentioned in the title was able to grow up peacefully in the Sumy region, prepare for school and delight the whole family with singing her favorite Ukrainian songs. However, unfortunately, the 5-year-old kid and her mother, Mrs.…
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Shelter for the body and consolation for the soul in the heart of the…
In times of the war, the word "shelter" acquires a special meaning. Caritas Spes Yablunytsia is not just a place where a comfortable bed, delicious food and a hot shower will always be offered. It is also a constant support of native…
read more"If God led us out of hell, then he has a plan for us" - parents of…
When we hear about the tens of thousands of dead in Mariupol, we understand, that this is not the final figure. When just for a moment we try to imagine the lives of people in catacombs for three months now, under constant fire, without…
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"I trust that who is an instrument of destructive power will be punished,…
Svitlana moved from Odessa. The day we publish this story, her daughter Kateryna was born.
read more"In the morning we saw traces of military tank trucks near our house. The…
“A rabid crowd like an endless snake stretched across the entire station and underpasses for the trains to west Ukraine. People sat on bags, stood, walked, and chattered in the twilight, with trunks, children and pets… »
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‘God takes care of His children’. From hell to miracle. Svitlana’s diary
We learnt that the priest tried to get the column out but it came under fire. A mother and her two children were in one of the cars. The mother got shot in her arm, one of the kids in the belly and the other one in the arm, too. I still…
read more"If it weren't for the Lord, we would be at the very epicenter of…
February 24, 2022. The day when the life was divided into before and after. The events of that day became a point of no return. That day I woke up at 7 am from the alarm clock with a feeling of imminent trouble. After reading the…
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"Cut the loaf into pieces to stretch for longer" - the story of…
I'm from Kiev. I remember standing on the Maidan in 2004 and 2014. Then we did not allow them to do to us what happened in Belarus. The bells rang and we ran to the square to fight for the right to live freely. This struggle continues to…
read more‘Our city had never been more beautiful than on the day before the war’, Agnia…
My name is Agnia Bohun. I am a Ukrainian author residing in Kharkiv. The war in Ukraine has become a complete surprise to me. The threat had been around long ago, at the border, which is just 30 kilometres away. The build-up of the…
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Паралельний світ. Робота з ромами на Закарпатті
Катерина Паєрська вже 12 років працює в ромських таборах. Від Карітасу святого Мартіна (Карітас-Спес Закарпаття) вона відвідує 7 ромських поселень, де організовує роботу з дітьми. На машині Каті, ми відвідуємо табір за табором, де при…
read moreДім милосердя і гідної старості
Ще з коридору відчуваю шипрові ноти амбри і сандалового дерева, цей запах доноситься від кімнати пані Галини. Їй 96, але жінка завжди залишається жінкою, скільки б років вона не мала.
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Мовчазне апостольство. Діла, що гучніші за тисячі слів
Індустріальний район Києва з житловим масивом п’ятиповерхівок. Поблизу — жвава магістральна дорога, яка щодня розвозить мільйони людей. Над дорогою рядами «хрущовські» віконечка, які ніби заглядають у тих, хто їде повз них.
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