Parishioners at St. Nicholas Catholic Cathedral prayed for those fighting to defend Ukraine, as well as for those who lost loved ones in the war.
CHICAGO -- Dozens of Ukrainian Americans and supporters came out Saturday night to not only pray for their native country, but for some, their own family members caught in a conflict a half-world away.
"They're people! They want to be free! They want liberty," said George Matwyshyn, a Ukrainian-American parishioner."Every day gets harder and harder when we see just the inhumane things that are happening." added parishioner Chrystya Wereszczak."My grandparents and all of my family, besides my parents, are all in Ukraine," said parishioner Sophia Shimanska.
As some parishioners' own family members are surviving through that very chaos, some are defending Ukraine from Russia's relentless attacks.
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