David Bonior

David Bonior is a former congressman and congressional leader (1977-2003) and author of five books, including his novel, When Mercy Seasons Justice: Pope Francis and a Story of Migration.

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Emergency personnel examine the area around a residential building that was hit by a Russian missile strike in Lviv, Ukraine, July 6, 2023. The missile attack killed at least four people, injured 37 others and destroyed hundreds of buildings.

Ukrainian Catholic University plays key role in the war — and in healing

Ukrainian Catholic University programs are helping civilians and veterans cope with the traumatic effects of the war with Russia and will help the country rebuild after the war ends. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 18. (OSV News/Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)

Netanyahu and Israeli leadership must be held responsible for any war crimes

It is past time for Israel to cut ties with Benjamin Netanyahu, writes David Bonior. The Israeli prime minister has failed to protect his own people, and his actions toward Palestinians have stoked hatred in the region.

A person near the Place de la Republique in Paris holds a placard with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin during an anti-war protest March 5, 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (OSV News/Reuters/Johanna Geron)

Vladimir Putin, like Stalin before him, is weaponizing food

How many emaciated children are Vladimir Putin and Russia prepared to sacrifice in their maddeningly immoral war? And how long is the rest of humanity prepared to let them get away with it?

Serhii Lahovskyi, 26, mourns next to the grave of his friend, Ihor Lytvynenko, after he was beside a building's basement in Bucha, Ukraine, April 6, 2022. Residents say the man was killed by Russian soldiers. (CNS/Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis)

Putin should be made to answer for war crimes in Ukraine

During a recent trip to Ukraine and Poland, David Bonior learned how evidence is being gathered about war crimes being committed by Russian soldiers.

Villagers walk in the debris of private houses ruined in Russia's night rocket attack in a village, in Zolochevsky district in the Lviv region, Ukraine, March 9. NCR board member David Bonior and contributor Fr. Peter Daly traveled to Ukraine and Poland in March. (AP photo/Mykola Tys)

The indomitable spirit of the Ukrainian and Polish people

During a recent trip to Ukraine and Poland, David Bonior witnessed the pride and resolve as the war moves into its second year.

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A prayer for Ukraine (and the world)

Commentary: As Catholics, Christians, Muslims and Jews, we are taught to take action and not wring our hands. In Ukraine and now beyond its borders there are millions in need of our love, compassion and our resources.

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