Ukraine schools reopen - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 05 Sep 2022 08:11:18 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Ukraine schools reopen - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Ukrainian bishops praise efforts to restart schooling disrupted by war https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/09/05/ukrainian-bishops-praise-efforts-to-restart-schooling-disrupted-by-war/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:50:39 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=151417 Ukrainian bishops welcomed efforts to restart classes for a new school year and offered church basements as emergency air raid shelters for children. "The Ukrainian authorities know education is vital for the country's future, so everything is being done to get youngsters back to school, even while our soldiers are fighting at the front," Auxiliary Read more

Ukrainian bishops praise efforts to restart schooling disrupted by war... Read more]]> Ukrainian bishops welcomed efforts to restart classes for a new school year and offered church basements as emergency air raid shelters for children.

"The Ukrainian authorities know education is vital for the country's future, so everything is being done to get youngsters back to school, even while our soldiers are fighting at the front," Auxiliary Bishop Jan Sobilo of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia told Catholic News Service.

"Although the war drags on, there are basic things we must provide them with, including the possibility of being educated. Children can best help Ukraine and their families by studying for their homeland's future."

Classes restarted across Ukraine on 1 September after months of disruption caused by Russia's 24 February invasion, amid warnings that children needed protection against shells and bombs.

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