For the women who have lost their husbands to the war. May the Lord fill the wounds of their hearts with the oil of grace, particularly the virtues of faith, hope and love.
For the orphans who lost their parents in the war, that the Lord who hears their cries may help them in all their needs and protect them from all dangers.
For the parents who have lost a son or daughter during the war, may the Lord strengthen their hearts and faith.
For those who save lives and those who are wounded, may the Heavenly Doctor bless them with wisdom and grace, healing all wounds.
For those forever changed by the crucible of war, that the Lord may heal their wounds, restore their strength and fill them with the breath of new life.
For those who have died during the war, that the Lord will receive their souls into his loving arms.
For all forced to leave their homes, that they may have trust and confidence in God’s care of them, and that they may feel at home with God wherever they are now.
For all those in captivity, that the Lord may give them endurance, help them remember they are not forgotten and strengthen their hearts in hope.
For Ukrainian youth and their future, that the Lord may fill their hearts with courage and solidarity to stand together in overcoming evil with good and bearing one another’s burdens.
10,000 Knights of Columbus in Poland and Ukraine deliver aid to those in need. Knights, volunteers, and Ukrainian refugees regularly prepare care packages provided through the Ukraine Solidarity Fund®.
Russian forces began their full-scale invasion of Ukraine, attacking the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv.
Knights Establish the Ukraine Solidarity Fund® committing $1 million toward humanitarian relief and pledging to match donations to the fund up to $500,000.
Within days from the attack, a semi-truck filled with humanitarian aid collected by Knights in Poland made its way to Lviv in western Ukraine.
Mercy Center opened at the Poland-Ukrainian border where fleeing refugees find food, warmth, and rest.
Knights in Ukraine and Poland have responded to the needs of Ukrainian children – most vulnerable victims of the war - by providing housing, educational opportunities and more.
Families of Polish Knights gave shelter to Ukranian war refugees. Polish Knights prepared a database of families willing to welcome refugees into their homes.
Parish-based Mercy Centers opened in Poland to meet refugees’ needs and integrate them into the community.
With support from the Knights of Columbus, a renovated monastery in the Archdiocese of Lviv opens its doors for dozens of foster children.
Partnership between Caritas and Knights of Columbus to open a retreat center in Poland to operate an orphanage, offering love, safety, and stability to refugee children who have lost everything.
10,000 care packages assembled by Knights in Poland and distributed to displaced families in Ukraine during Holy Week to help them celebrate Easter.
Charity Convoys began delivering boxes of food and essential supplies for people displaced by war.
Thanks to the partnership with CNEWA Vatican agency, Knights continue to provide aid to refugees in Ukraine and at the border with Poland.
The Knights of Columbus partnered with the Internationaler Bund Polska Foundation to set up a center in Krakow where Ukrainian refugees can obtain essential supplies like food and hygiene products.
Knights are among the first ones to bring aid to the residents of the destroyed cities in Eastern Ukraine.
KofC partnered with the Zustricz Foundation in Poland to provide housing and counseling for Ukrainian students studying in Poland who couldn’t return to their country after the Russian invasion.
Canadian Knight Daniel Torchia gave shelter to his Ukrainian Brother fleeing the violence of war in his country.
Andrey Sheptytsky Council 15804 in Ivano-Frankivsk began organizing a regular community rosary in response to a clear need for Refugees coming back from combat.
Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore visits Poland and Ukraine to help distribute aid to refugees and to pray for peace with local Church leaders.
Within days after the liberation of Kherson, Knights were there to bring aid.
Knights partner with Canadian Wheelchair Foundation to bring wheelchairs into Ukraine and distribute them to amputees and others with disabilities.
Knights prepare and deliver care packages to help Ukrainian families celebrate Christmas. By the end of 2022, Knights delivered 100,000 packages.
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly returns to Poland and Ukraine to offer a message of solidarity and a promise of continued support for victims of the war in Ukraine.
Knights in Radom, Poland, transformed an unfinished rectory into the Blessed Michael McGivney House to support Ukrainian families, offering classes like art therapy through theatrical exercises.
Many Ukrainians were left without electricity throughout the winter after the Russian bombings. Knights from Poland and Ukraine stepped in by providing generators to affected communities.
In Poland, Knights of Columbus partnered with Caritas to build a school for Ukrainian refugee children, so they can learn in their native language.
The Invasion of Ukraine one year ago spurred one of the largest relief efforts in Knights of Columbus history. As the war enters its second year, KofC remains committed to the people of Ukraine.
With support from the K of C, volunteers are being trained to detect and remove explosive remnants of war, as nearly 30% of Ukraine is contaminated by mines and other ordnance.
One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, Archbishop Mokrzycki of Lviv thanks the Knights for their humanitarian aid and tireless assistance to the victims of the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Knights are organizing prayer meetings, pilgrimages and other gatherings for the relatives of fallen soldiers to bring them spiritual, psychological and material support.
The Knights of Columbus partnered with the International Catholic Migration Commission to support spiritual and psychological rehabilitation programs for Ukrainian soldiers and their families.
Knights of Columbus in Ukraine gathered together with other volunteers to prepare and distribute over 10,000 Easter care packages to help victims of the war.
With help from the Ukraine Solidarity Fund®, the humanitarian organization STEP-IN provides medical and psychological assistance to thousands of people fleeing the frontlines in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Knights gathered May 26-28 for their first in-person convention since 2019, hosting the nation’s first Fourth Degree exemplification.
With K of C support, conservation experts are working to create detailed 3D laser scans of Ukrainian wooden churches that are threatened by Russian artillery.
Knights donated endoscopic medical equipment to the Zolochiv Central District Hospital.
Each year, the Dominican Liturgical Center in Kraków, Poland, organizes an “Extraordinary Music Workshop”. Ten Ukrainian singers participated in this one-of-a-kind liturgical event with support from the Order.
Support provided by the Knights to Ukraine was documented in an exhibition presented during the 141st Supreme Convention.
Pilgrims with the Order’s Warriors to Lourdes program have shown their solidarity by preparing thousands of prayer sets, containing rosaries, holy water and more, for Ukrainian troops.
A drone attack over Lviv, Ukraine, destroyed the Caritas-Spes warehouse storing 600,000 pounds of humanitarian aid for civilians in eastern Ukraine.
With the support of councils in Canada and Poland, Ukrainian Knights held their first Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids® event, distributing coats to the children of fallen Ukrainian soldiers.
Knights in Ukraine celebrated St. Nicholas’ feast day Dec. 6 by bringing festive cheer and sweet treats to parishes, orphanages and shelters housing internally displaced families.
Knights of Columbus are collaborating with the Albertine Brothers and Sisters in Lviv to provide food, shelter, health care and spiritual nourishment for homeless and internally displaced people in Ukraine.
Knights in Ukraine brought widows and orphans together during the holiday season by holding Christmas Prosphora, special events centered around prayer and communal meals.
With the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaching Feb. 24, Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv spoke to Columbia about the devastating consequences of the ongoing war.
With support from the Knights of Columbus, who donated scanning equipment, experts scanned a first batch of 11 most valuable and vulnerable churches in Ukraine.
Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly addressed Knights on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Feb. 24, reviewing the courageous work of Ukrainian Knights.
A Mass stipend program organized by Ukrainian Knights gets funds to priests in need, at the same time sponsoring thousands of Masses for the living and the dead.
Councils in the United States and Canada are stepping up to keep the Order’s pledge of commitment in Ukraine, finding creative ways to support victims of the war both materially and spiritually.
Knights worked to open new chapels in four Ukrainian hospitals, providing patients with a place to find spiritual healing through prayer and the sacraments.
Ukrainian women struggling with the death of their husbands in combat are receiving professional counseling through a joint program of the Knights of Columbus and the medical organization STEP-IN.
On Saturday, April 27, Bishop Damian Bryl of Kalisz presided over a solemn Mass at the St. Joseph Sanctuary in Kalisz, Poland, to mark the culmination of the pilgrimage of the Knights of Columbus icon of St. Joseph in Poland and Ukraine.
Knights of Columbus in Vilnius, Lithuania, turned an empty hotel into a residence for Ukrainian refugees, providing community, education and spiritual and psychological support for women, children and elderly people displaced by the war.
Ukrainian refugee children are learning the distinctive customs and traditions of their Greek Catholic rite through weekly catechism classes at McGivney House in Radom, Poland.
Ten new modular homes opened outside Lviv to welcome families displaced by violence in eastern and northern Ukraine, thanks to a housing initiative sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
In collaboration with the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation, Knights in Ukraine provided wheelchairs for more than 300 civilians and veterans, including Mykola V’yuk, a 41-year-old father who lost both his legs to shrapnel injuries.
Knights in Ukraine are receiving first aid training and partnering with the Order of Malta to extend this training to other civilians.
In Ukraine, the COR initiative is expanding its presence, helping to strengthen men in faith at a time it is desperately needed.
Children in Ukraine were able to enjoy some friendly competition during the Knights of Columbus Cup, an annual children’s athletics competition hosted by Ukrainian Knights.
Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore traveled to Ukraine in October to meet with victims of the ongoing war, to see the Knights’ work to serve those in need, and to assure Ukrainians of the Order’s continued support.
Visiting Ukraine in October, Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori toured Bucha and Irpin, two cities that have become symbolic of both the brutality of Russia’s invasion and the resilience of the Ukrainian people.
In partnership with the International Catholic Migration Commission, Knights in Ukraine are getting material and spiritual aid to hospitals in southern Ukraine.
Polish Knights have partnered with local organizations to provide daycare centers, career workshops and language programs for refugees.
Through its partnership with the international organization STEP-IN, K of C is supporting a new specialized training program for priests, to assist them with the unique psychological needs of wartime pastoral care.
Under the direction of Knights of Columbus chaplain Father Oleksandr Bilskyi, the Caritas Beryslav Charitable Foundation in Ukraine operates two centers for children displaced by war.
Knights of Columbus in Ukraine hosted special dinners to welcome over 700 guests, including wives, mothers, and close relatives of fallen soldiers in the war with Russia.
Last February, Knights of Columbus around the world united themselves in prayer and solidarity by praying a novena for peace and healing. Knights and others are again invited to pray the novena for the third anniversary of the war.
Archbishop Kulbokas expressed his deep gratitude for the prayers and extensive charitable work provided by the Knights of Columbus in Ukraine.
Archbishop Shevchuk addressed the Knights of Columbus, emphasizing his gratitude for the tireless help provided by the Order.
Thanks to the generosity of Knights of Columbus councils in Krakow, Poland, and support from the Ukraine Solidarity Fund, the local hospital has received a much-needed ambulance.
Thanks to a partnership between the Knights of Columbus and the U.S.-based Protez Foundation a Ukrainian amputee received a custom prosthetic.
In 2022 Father Makar, supported by the Ukraine Solidarity Found, started a Charity Free Kitchen in the then-occupied Zelenivka. His support and humanitarian aid continue today.
K of C support Ukraine’s future priests during wartime thanks to the Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP), which provides seminarians with financial and spiritual assistance.
Thanks to a grant from Knights of Columbus to the shelter in Rakulove, internally displaced elderly people can find a corner of peace.
Knights in Ukraine in collaboration with the STEP-IN Foundation have taken special care of the families of fallen and missing soldiers.
Andrey Sheptytsky Council 15804 in Ivano-Frankivsk received the Family Program Award during the 143rd Supreme Convention for organizing the “Knights of Columbus Cup.”
Knights assist Albertine Brothers with providing food and faith on Ukraine’s frontlines.
With financial support from the Ukraine Solidarity Fund, several councils organized summer camps for children suffering from war trauma.
The Knights of Columbus partners with the Sovereign Order of Malta to bring healing to children scarred by war in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Knights of Columbus distribute more than 1,200 care packages to Ukrainian children returning to school.
Thanks to the cooperation between the KofC and the Protez Foundation, Tetiana Sahaidak, who lost her leg in a Russian missile strike, received a prosthetic.
Ukraine State Council established the McGivney Scholarship Fund to help young people who have lost a parent in the war pursue their education.
The Knights in Ukraine have launched a nationwide prayer movement dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe, seeking a miracle of peace.
In 2025, the Knights of Columbus stood in steadfast solidarity with the people of Ukraine—uniting prayer with action to bring hope amid hardship. Inspired by Blessed Michael McGivney, the Knights and their partners in Ukraine and Poland delivered heroic charity.
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, U.S. councils continue to raise awareness and support humanitarian efforts.
In a Ukrainian war zone, Polish religious sisters partner with the Knights to sustain families who have lost everything.
In Ukraine, Knights’ wives support their husbands’ mission of service amid the trials of war.
Borys Andrij Gudziak, the Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, makes an appeal for supporting the Ukrainian people.
A former papal almoner talks about the work of the dicastery in Rome and Ukraine, the role of charity in the Christian life, and the prospects for peace in Ukraine and the world.
Knights work side by side with representatives of the Vatican to alleviate suffering in war-torn Ukraine.
During frequent power outages in Kyiv, Ukraine, Knights equip parishes with generators to offer warmth and electricity to the community.
As the situation in Ukraine continues to change, the need to support refugees continues to grow. The Knights of Columbus continue to work with our councils in Poland and Ukraine, the Latin and Greek Catholic Churches, and partner NGOs to provide temporary shelter, food, medical supplies, clothing, religious supplies, and other humanitarian needs as identified as the situation continues to change.
If you need to reach the Office of Charitable Giving regarding this fund or making a donation, you can do so Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm Eastern at 1-800-694-5713 or info@kofccharities.org.
