The Vatican News portal reports on a prayer gathering held on February 24, 2026, at the Greek-Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection in Kyiv, organized by Caritas Ukraine and Caritas-Spes Ukraine, in collaboration with Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Europa. The event marked the National Day of Prayer on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Among the participants were Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine; Monsignor Oleksandr Yazlovetskyi, President of Caritas-Spes Ukraine; Father Vyacheslav Hrynevych, Executive Director of Caritas-Spes Ukraine; and Father Andriy Nahirniak, Director for Network and Identity of Caritas Ukraine. Speeches emphasized “active love,” “solidarity,” and humanitarian aid, with references to the “true Caritas” and the need to persevere in service amid immense suffering. The article concludes with a call for the Pope’s words to be brought into every home and a request for financial support for the mission.
This gathering is not a Catholic act of worship but a stark manifestation of the conciliar sect’s complete theological and spiritual bankruptcy, having replaced the supernatural mission of the Church with a naturalistic, humanistic NGO project. The event’s focus on “concrete solidarity” and “active love” explicitly omits the non-negotiable Catholic doctrines of sin, grace, the sacraments, and the absolute necessity of the public reign of Christ the King over all nations and societies. The presence of modernist clergy, including the “Apostolic Nuncio” Kulbokas—a known collaborator of the antipopes—lends the sacrilegious weight of a false hierarchy to this exercise in apostasy.
The Omission of the Supernatural: A Heresy of Silence
The most damning aspect of the article is its total silence on the supernatural foundation of Catholic charity. The speakers invoke “prayer” and “solidarity” as humanistic sentiments, divorced from the necessary context of salus animarum—the salvation of souls. This is a direct repudiation of the unchanging Catholic doctrine that all works of charity must be ordered to the ultimate end of eternal life and must proceed from the state of grace.
Pope Pius XI, in his encyclical Quas Primas on the Kingship of Christ, explicitly ties true peace and societal order to the recognition of Christ’s sovereign authority: “When God and Jesus Christ… were removed from laws and states… the foundations of that authority were destroyed.” The article’s “prayer for peace” is a vague, naturalistic appeal that ignores this fundamental truth. It treats peace as a socio-political goal achievable through humanitarian aid, rather than as a fruit of Christ’s reign and the observance of His divine law. The Syllabus of Errors condemned the separation of Church and State (Error 55) and the idea that the State can be neutral in matters of religion (Errors 77-79). By operating within the framework of a secular, pluralistic state and focusing on “humanitarian needs” without demanding the public profession of the Catholic faith, Caritas Ukraine actively promotes the very errors Pius IX anathematized.
Furthermore, the article contains not a single reference to the sacraments, to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, to the state of mortal sin, or to the absolute necessity of belonging to the Catholic Church for salvation (Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus). This silence is not neutrality; it is a positive profession of Modernist indifferentism. The Modernist proposition condemned by St. Pius X in Lamentabili sane exitu (Proposition 16) states: “Man may, in the observance of any religion whatever, find the way of eternal salvation, and arrive at eternal salvation.” The Caritas model, which serves all regardless of creed, operationalizes this condemned heresy.
The False “Caritas”: A Perversion of a Theological Virtue
The Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis declares, “You are the true Caritas.” This is blasphemous nonsense. Caritas—charity—is a theological virtue, an infused habit of the soul that inclines us to love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. It is a supernatural virtue, residing only in the souls of those in the state of grace. An organization, no matter how large or active, cannot be “the true Caritas.” This statement reduces a divine virtue to a mere social work program, embodying the Modernist error that religion is primarily about “active love” in the natural order, not about worship and obedience to God.
The pre-conciliar Church’s approach to charity was always subordinate to and expressive of the faith. It was carried out by religious orders and parishes as an extension of the sacramental life, with the explicit goal of bringing souls to Christ. The current Caritas model, as described, is a top-down, professionally managed humanitarian agency that functions independently of any clear doctrinal mandate. Its “active love” is a works-righteousness devoid of faith, echoing the condemned errors of the Syllabus (Error 58: “All the rectitude and excellence of morality ought to be placed in the accumulation and increase of riches… and the gratification of pleasure”). Here, “active love” is measured in tons of food delivered and shelters built, not in conversions or the restoration of Christ’s social kingship.
The Schismatic “Unity” of Conciliar Structures
The event deliberately unites “Caritas Ukraine (Greek-Catholic Church)” and “Caritas-Spes Ukraine (Roman Catholic Church).” This is presented as a sign of “solidarity,” but from the integral Catholic perspective, it is a public manifestation of schism and the breakdown of the Church’s unity. The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church is an Eastern-rite church in formal schism from the true papacy (which has been vacant since 1958) and in communion with the conciliar antipopes. Its “union” with the Roman-rite “Catholics” is a unity of apostasy, not of faith.
St. Robert Bellarmine, cited in the Defense of Sedevacantism file, teaches that a manifest heretic loses all jurisdiction ipso facto. The clergy participating in this event—Kulbokas, Yazlovetskyi, Hrynevych, Nahirniak—are all manifest heretics. They deny the Catholic doctrine of the Social Kingship of Christ by their very involvement in a secular-state framework. They deny the Catholic doctrine of the Church by their communion with non-Catholics (the Greek-Catholics). They deny the Catholic doctrine of the sacraments by their silence on their necessity. Therefore, they possess no legitimate authority, and their “prayer gatherings” are sacrilegious assemblies. The “solidarity” they demonstrate is the solidarity of rebels against the divine law, perfectly summarized by the Syllabus Error 64: “The violation of any solemn oath… is altogether lawful and worthy of the highest praise when done through love of country.” Here, “love of country” (Ukraine) is elevated above the law of God.
The “Apostolic Nuncio”: A False Legitimizing Authority
The presence of Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the “Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine,” is particularly odious. The office of Papal Nuncio presupposes a valid Pope. Since the See of Peter has been vacant since the death of Pope Pius XII, and the subsequent conciliar popes are manifest heretics and thus incapable of holding office (per Bellarmine and Canon 188.4), Kulbokas is a mere diplomatic agent of a secular, anti-Catholic power—the Vatican II sect. His invocation of prayer and his blessing of this syncretistic gathering lend it a false aura of legitimacy. This is the exact mechanism of the “disinformation strategy” described in the False Fatima file: the use of hierarchical appearances to control the narrative and promote a false, naturalistic religion. The “Nuncio” speaks of “active love” and “solidarity,” not of the absolute necessity of the Catholic faith for individual and social salvation. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, leading souls away from the true Church.
The “True News” for the Poor: A Satanic Illusion
The claim that Caritas is “truly good news for the poor” is a diabolical inversion. The “good news” (evangelium) is the message of Christ’s Incarnation, death, and resurrection for the redemption of souls. It is the proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the necessity of baptism and faith. Caritas, as presented, offers material comfort without the Gospel. This is the “social gospel” of Modernism, condemned by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici gregis as a synthesis of all heresies. It creates a false hope based on earthly security while ignoring the eternal fate of souls. The article’s poignant descriptions of suffering—the child born in a metro station, the grandmother at the border—are exploited not to call for conversion and penance, but to fundraise for a service that keeps souls in their sins. This is not compassion; it is the cruelty of leading people to believe they can be “good” without God.
Conclusion: An Abomination of Desolation
This prayer gathering is a liturgical and catechetical disaster. It is a syncretistic, naturalistic, and heretical event conducted in a sacred space (the Greek-Catholic Cathedral) by clerics who have forfeited all sacred authority. It represents the final stage of the Modernist infiltration: the complete substitution of the Church’s supernatural mission with a global network of charitable NGOs that operate on the principles of religious indifferentism and secular humanism. The “solidarity” shown is solidarity with the world, not with the Cross of Christ. The “prayer” is a meaningless incantation without the foundation of true faith and the sacrifice of the Mass.
The faithful are commanded by Pius XI in Quas Primas to “fight bravely and always under the banner of Christ the King.” The banner of Christ the King is not the Caritas logo; it is the standard of the Cross, demanding the conversion of every nation and every aspect of life to the law of God. The conciliar sect has abandoned this banner for the flag of the United Nations. Therefore, all Catholics must have absolutely nothing to do with these “Caritas” organizations or any of their events. They must flee the conciliar structures and seek refuge in the true Church, which endures in the faithful who profess the integral Catholic faith and are served by bishops and priests in full communion with the pre-conciliar Magisterium. The only “concrete solidarity” that matters is the solidarity of the Mystical Body of Christ, built on the rock of Peter, not on the shifting sands of humanitarianism.
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Caritas' prayer and concrete solidarity for war-torn Ukraine (vaticannews.va)
Date: 26.02.2026