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- 15 May 2009
  01:47
- The Greek-Catholic bishops of Europe are meeting in Uzhhorod «Usually our meetings have a double character: we, if there is the possibility, gather together in miraculous places, in order to hold a joint pilgrimage and to have the possibility of joint prayer; the other purpose is the desire to get to know better the tradition of the Eastern Church. For this...
- 15 May 2009
  01:45
- Meeting in Ukraine of the international ecumenical working group On May 11 and 12 a working meeting of the international ecumenical group Reconciliation took place in Odesa. At the invitation of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine representatives of different confessions of Poland, Germany, Belarus and Ukraine discussed modern social...
- 11 May 2009
  04:26
- Bishop Bohdan (Dzyurakh) visited the children's hospital in Kyiv On May 10, the Sunday of the Paralytic, we celebrate together the Day of the Sick. The Catholic Church has chosen children who suffer from different illnesses as the focus of the celebration of this year’s Day of the Sick. On this occasion, on May 5, Bishop Bohdan (Dzyurakh), auxiliary bishop of the...
- 11 May 2009
  04:24
- The «Pidhirtsi Fathers» are neither bishops nor monks Priest Vasyl’ Shelepko (monastic name Roman), a citizen of Ukraine, priest Jiří Špiřík (monastic name Cyril), a citizen of the Czech Republic, priest Richard Špiřík (monastic name Methodius), a citizen of the Czech Republic, priest Vasyl Hityuk (monastic name Markiyan), a citizen of Ukraine,...
- 11 May 2009
  04:22
- In Staryj Sambir District the community celebrated the anniversary of its return to the bosom of the UGCC On May 4, the parish of the village of Stara Sil’ which is in the Staryj Sambir District, celebrated the 20th anniversary of its return to the bosom of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. The celebration began with a pontifical Liturgy in the Church of Saint Paraskevia, which was led by Bishop...
- 11 May 2009
  04:21
- A new web-resource for military chaplains On May 6, the Center of Military Chaplaincy of Lviv Archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (LA UGCC) officially presented the new web-resource www.kapelanstvo.com.ua. Consequently, with the beginning of the functioning of the new Internet site, the old page...
- 07 May 2009
  07:10
- May 10 is the Day of the Sick On May 10, 2009, the Sunday of the Paralytic, our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church will celebrate the Day of the Sick as part of the 17th World Day of the Sick. The purpose of celebrating the Day of the Sick is to turn the attention of the Christian community and all society to sick people, their...
- 06 May 2009
  10:23
- Training seminar for the press secretaries of the eparchies To improve the efforts of the eparchial press-services for more fruitful work in the media was the task of the training seminar for press secretaries of the eparchies of the UGCC, which took place on May 1-2 in the Lavra [Major Monastery] of Univ with the assistance and organization of the...
- 06 May 2009
  10:20
- In Kherson a chapel and construction site for a church of the UGCC was blessed On May 3, 2009, Reverend Bishop Vasyl’ (Ivasyuk), Exarch of Odesa-Crimea, blessed in Kherson the premises for the chapel of the Transfer of the Relics of Saint Nicholas of Myra and a cross where a church will be built in honor of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God. This already will be the...
- 06 May 2009
  10:14
- About the Forty-fourth Session of the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric of the UGCC At the residence of the Head of the UGCC in the village of Knyazhychi near Kyiv on April 23 and 24, 2009 A. D., the Forty-fourth Session of the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv and Halych Major Archbishopric of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church took place. At the session meetings 17 members of the...
- 06 May 2009
  10:12
- An interconfessional round table took place in Sevastopol’ On April 27, 2009, in the city of Sevastopol’, Crimea, an interconfessional round table took place, «Strengthening the role of the Churches and religious organizations of the city of Sevastopol’ of Crimea to prevent and control the AIDS epidemic.» The organizers were the Commission on Questions...
- 06 May 2009
  10:07
- Charity concerts were discussed during a press conference at UNIAN «We want to give special attention to beauty. And we want to present to those who will be spectators, listeners, the opportunity to experience deeply such a meeting, a meeting with values which do not pass away easily.» So said His Beatitude Lubomyr, Head of the UGCC, during a press conference at...
- 06 May 2009
  10:05
- Meeting of priests who minister in Italy For two days, April 28-29, 2009, on the territory of the Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Rome there was a meeting of priests who minister in Italy. More than 120 church communities of the UGCC operate on the territory of the country. Considering the large amount of Greek-Catholics who work in Italy - and...
- 06 May 2009
  10:02
- From now on, all the pastors of the UGCC have their own heavenly patron «It is very important for us that our priests, in human culture, humaneness, learning, and ministry, are of a high quality. We try to educate our priests in such a spirit. Here it is important to have a living example of a human being, a pastor, who did not live 1000 years ago but is still fresh in human...

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