News and stories
Our founders, the Conference of the RCC Bishops express their gratitude to each…
At the 59th plenary session of the Conference of the RCC Bishops in Ukraine, Bishop Oleksandr Yazlovetskyi, President of Caritas-Spes Ukraine, and Father Vyacheslav Grynevych SAC, Executive Director of the Mission, presented the…
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"We hope to hold out." The story of a large family from Vovchansk…
Olena with her husband Oleksandr and three children went through the entire occupation of Vovchansk. The border with Russia is only 5 km from the city, so it was captured on the first day of the full-scale invasion. However, the family…
read moreLunch for the homeless held in Kyiv
On Sunday, November 19, the Church of St. Nicholas in Kyiv became a meeting place for 250 poor and homeless people. Caritas-Spes Kyiv together with the The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate organized a charity lunch and a concert on…
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Environmental education for children during the war
When the Emergency Appeal team discussed the inclusion of this topic in our work with children, the reaction was mixed. On the one hand, yes, in peacetime, building good environmental habits is an extremely important topic that does not…
read more«The enemy destroyed our home, but our foundation is solid…»
The story of a family from Makariv, Kyiv region, who – despite the losses and pain – tries to find new meanings and joy in life
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‘I want to help women take care of themselves’, — Sister Francisca Tumanevych
Mental health is just as important as physical health. One of the activities of the HARPU project of the Religious Mission “Caritas-Spes Ukraine” is the organization of psychosocial support groups, which can be joined by anyone who wants…
read more«We believe that Ukraine will win and everything will be fine. After all, there…
"In February 2022, we were expecting a baby. On February 18, at three in the morning, my husband took me to the maternity hospital in Kherson, where our boy was born. We stayed in the hospital because after a difficult delivery, both I and…
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“Nobody believed that the school would be restored, but now we are watching how…
The demolished roof, damaged facade, broken windows, faded ceiling and walls — even a year ago, it was difficult to recognize the Savynska Music School in this building. ‘It was painful to look at this, — Viktoriia Zaritska remembers the…
read more"Six in an apartment, not counting the dog". A family from Tsupivka,…
Kateryna and her husband Oleksandr and three children miraculously did not fall under the Russian occupation. They lived in the village of Tsupivka, Kharkiv region. The border with Russia is 10 km away. Two days before the full-scale…
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“Турбота про себе — не егоїзм, а потреба, насамперед, ваших рідних!”, —
Відчуття провини через намагання жити звичне життя, неконтрольоване споживання новин, страх за близьких — короткий і далеко не повний перелік того, з чим зіштовхуються українці через військову агресію РФ. Допомогти собі пережити складний…
read moreEmergency Appeal Project. Current Progress Report
Each number in our report represents a human life that we are trying our best to save from despair and loneliness, to support with words and deeds, to give hope and strength to overcome another day, to hold on, to get back on their feet…
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Rehabilitation center for children with disabilities to open in Zhytomyr Oblast
There is hope. Always, in everything and for everyone. It is strengthened especially when we know what the results of today's active projects will bring in the future. One of them is aimed at completing the reconstruction of a home for…
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