The work of solidarity in support of the Ukrainian people continues tirelessly, eleven years after the beginning of the conflict. On Monday, November 3, 2025, from the Basilica of Saint Sophia in Rome—the national church of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic community and now a humanitarian hub—a new substantial shipment of aid departed. The cargo included medicines, medical and surgical supplies, orthopedic braces, and costly devices for ostomy patients. The shipment was made possible thanks to the contribution of the Abruzzo Delegation of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.
This concrete gesture of solidarity did not go unnoticed and was met with gratitude expressed in a letter from the Rector of the Basilica of Saint Sophia, Father Marco Yaroslav Semehen, who conveyed “the deepest and most heartfelt gratitude for the constant and generous commitment.” In his letter, the Rector also emphasized how these precious shipments represent “a tangible sign of fraternity and concrete solidarity” and “a beacon of hope and a vital source of comfort” for a people who have suffered through eleven years of hardship.
The Constantinian Order’s charitable action forms part of a long Christian tradition of charity, in which the Church continues to play a leading role—an effort repeatedly demonstrated through visits of support to the Ukrainian community by His Eminence Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, Almoner of His Holiness and Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity.
