Faced with the offensive of the Russian army and bombings, Ukrainian civilians are forced to take shelter. Here, in the basement of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, some found refuge. This shelter has become a place from which an intense and painful prayer for peace has been offered up to Heaven.
Cathedral crypt in Ukraine now shelters civilians
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Aleteia - published on 03/05/22
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