Houses in Borodianka, destroyed during the occupation of the Kyiv region.
» We’re not focused on the future. We’re focused on how we can address the current hardship. « Bishop Vitaliy Kryvytskyi of Kyiv-Zhytomyr
The traces of war are omnipresent in the Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol.
Sister Faustyna in front of the emergency chapel in Mykolaiv.
A religious sister doing pastoral work in Odessa.
and subsistence aid, as well as opportunities to attend spiritual exercises, retreat days or seminars with psychological assistance. In most dioceses, we were able to help many religious sisters with subsistence aid. We also continued to support the training of all 768 seminarians currently in the country. Additionally, we provided 58 vehicles to support pastoral care and assist in aiding refugees. Along with its pastoral task, healing the psychological wounds of war has become a priority for the local Church. To this end, we increasingly supported psychological training for priests, religious and lay people in 2024. During the reporting year, ACN funded four centres dedicated to providing psychological and pastoral care. In 2024, the main focus of all holiday camps for children and young people was also on overcoming the trauma of war.
ACN supports a therapy centre in Sharovechka
ACN had originally built a seminary and diocesan pastoral centre in Sharovechka near Khmelnytskyi. The war made it urgently necessary to create spaces to support traumatised individuals. The seminarians have moved in and, as well, the psychological work in the centre is in full swing. Retreats and rehabilitation courses are offered
for priests and religious sisters, as well as lay groups. In addition to spiritual care, the centre also focuses on various therapies for widows, mothers and people whose relatives have died or are missing. Children’s holiday camps can also be organised here. ACN supported the centre with 250,000 euros during the reporting year.
ACN Activity Report 2024 | 71 Europe – Ukraine |
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