Ukraine Celebrates Independence Day with Prayers for Peace

Religious and national leaders gathered in Kyiv to pray for the country's future and an end to the war.

Ukraine marked its Independence Day this week with a focus on peace and freedom. Across the country, leaders and citizens gathered to pray for an end to the ongoing war. At a National Prayer Breakfast in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined religious leaders to talk about the strength of the nation. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, spoke to the group. He reminded everyone that freedom is a gift that must be protected and never taken for granted. Archbishop Shevchuk emphasized that the state must protect the dignity of its people…