Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Vatican News reported.

It is the time to rededicate ourselves to building a culture of life and civilization of love.

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington joined Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia Sept. 21 for an ecumenical prayer service to remember those who have been killed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to renew calls for peace for that war-ravaged nation.

In addition to garnering a National Book Award, “Redeployment” marked Phil Klay as a writing force to be reckoned with.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore will host a series of information sessions for those interested in learning more about the deacon formation program.