Sant’Egidio

Ukrainian faith leader and displaced person named as Presbyterian Peacemaker

Yuriy Lifanse has been named as a 2023 International Peacemaker for the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. He is a leader in the Community of Sant’Egidio, an international lay Catholic association committed to social service, which was founded in 1968 and has about 50,000 members worldwide.

Faces of poverty in Ukraine

In 2020, the Parliamentary Committee on Social Policy reported a 42.4% poverty level among working Ukrainians.