Life stories
Історії тих, хто вирвався з війни
Раніше ми писали про паломницький центр, який підтримала Місія «Карітас-Спес» на Заході України, який для багатьох вимушених переселенців став новим тимчасовим будинком. Центр запрацював з 25-го лютого, на другий день повномасштабного…
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The power of a mother's love: The Story of Svitlana from Rubizhne, who covered…
Among the stories of people from the Caritas-Spes Vinnytsia social dormitory, there are those that leave you speechless. Svitlana and her young son Iliusha had a very difficult journey from Rubizhne to Vinnytsia. On March 23, a projectile…
read moreThe Lord brought us out of the shellings: life story of an IDPs family
The story, shared with us on Telegram, cannot but touch your heart. An ordinary Ukrainian family went through the real hell of war, but with God's help managed to get out of it. Caritas-Spes Ukraine is glad to help them start a new…
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"It felt like the earth was shaking under us": the war story of a…
Imagine a world without sounds. You can't hear speeches, music, birdsong, news, sirens, explosions. In normal times, not being able to hear means perceiving the world in a different way, by touch, smells and colors, but during the war it…
read more"I know who bombed me. It was russia"- the rescue story of two…
I would come home on foot if they said that Mariupol is Ukrainian again. I am 60 years old, and now I am not sure whether the state will provide me with any housing at all. It is humiliating for us, even though we are not the ones to take…
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It's all about sharing the grief: war stories uniting people
Wherever a person lives, in an apartment or a detached house, one always thinks of one's home. Especially during the war period. Caritas-Spes Pilgrimage Center in Western Ukraine has become a new temporary home for many IDPs. Here, in…
read more"Non-stop service" or a story about the staff of Caritas-Spes…
There are state laws and spiritual laws. And one of such spiritual laws is the service of Man in this world.
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"I can't just sit idle here". The story of Katya from Vorzel
I met Katya in the lobby of a cozy pilgrimage center that receives internally displaced persons. It seemed to me at first that the girl was working here dealing with organizational issues because she held a notebook in her hands and…
read moreMy 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.
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