ВІЙНА ЗМІНИЛА ВСЕ, АЛЕ НЕ РИТМ МОЛИТВИ – ІНТЕРВ’Ю З СЕСТРАМИ-БЕНЕДИКТИНКАМИ З УКРАЇНИ ПРО ЗУСТРІЧ ІЗ ПАПОЮ ТА СЛУЖІННЯ В ЧАСІ ВІЙНИ – (І).

Ukrainian Benedictine sisters Abbess Clara Swiderska and Sister Maria Kukharyk attended the Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum assembly in Rome from September 8 to 13. The quadrennial gathering brought together sisters from Australia, Spain, Germany, Italy, Africa, and the Americas.

The sisters discussed how the war in Ukraine changed their monastic life, including how their monastery served as a shelter for hundreds of refugees during the initial invasion. Swiderska said that even when the war prevented some sisters from traveling, they maintained unity with the community through Zoom. The sisters also spoke about restoring the memory of Blessed Columba Gabriel, a Benedictine from Lviv.