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29 June 2012
03:48 - The first issue of Blahovisnyk by His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) has appeared The Blahovisnyk of the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, containing the official UGCC records for 2011, has appeared. This publication is mainly directed at theologians – bishops, clergy, monastic orders, seminarians, etc. However, this journal will also interest lay people who...
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29 June 2012
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29 June 2012
09:57 - UGCC bishops in Ivano Frankivsk report on peculiar aspects of pastorate in the eastern regions of Ukraine and contemporary migration challenges A special course on missionary pastorate for upper class students is being held at the St. Josaphat Ivano-Frankivsk Spiritual Seminary (June 25 - July 1). Sixty-eight seminarians are participating in the course organized by UGCC Pastoral-Missionary Department (PMB)....
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29 June 2012
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29 June 2012
09:54 - The Charity Fund “Caritas” took part in the EURO-2012 tournament of street football “It was not long ago that the tournament of street football has taken place in the “Lokomotiv” stadium in Kyiv, in which teenagers from Donetsk, Odessa, Brody, Kolomyia, as well as, from Kyiv have participated. The teams consisted of those children, whose families use the social welfare services,...
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29 June 2012
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24 June 2012
09:00 - Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh) participated in prayers on the Day of Sorrow and Remembrance of Victims of War Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, represented by Bishop Bohdan Dziurakh, Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, together with UOC-KP, UOC, UAOC, RCC and representatives of other Churches and church communities participated today in commemorations of the beginning of war between the Soviet Union...
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24 June 2012
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24 June 2012
08:58 - The Spiritual Conference for families will take place during the All-Ukrainian pilgrimage to Zarvanytsya The Commission of UGCC on Matters of Family continues the tradition of conducting the spiritual conferences for the families during the All-Ukrainian pilgrimage to Zarvanytsya village which is situated in Ternopil region. This year, the All-Ukrainian pilgrimage to the Icon of the Mother of God...
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24 June 2012
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24 June 2012
08:55 - Members of the automobile quests became friends with those people who are under care of Kyiv “Caritas” Not long ago, the organizers of automobile quests “Dozor Lite” contacted the central “Caritas” (of Kyiv). This community (“Dozor Lite”) works successfully in Kyiv for quite a long period of time already, and so they decided to devote their quest number 100 (the anniversary one) to the protection...
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24 June 2012
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22 June 2012
08:20 - The Diocesan Night Walking Pilgrimage of emigrants’ families will take place in Drohobych The Pastoral Missionary Department of UGCC, Department of Immigration and Emigration of the Sambir-Drohobytsk Diocese, as well as, the Charity Fund “Caritas” of Sambir-Drohobytsk UGCC invite families of the emigrants and everyone else, wishing to come, to the General Diocesan Night Walking...
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22 June 2012
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22 June 2012
08:17 - “The Happy Holidays” have started in the Don Bosco Youth Center in Lviv The summer camp for children “The Happy Holidays” started to operate on the 11th of June 2012 in the Don Bosco Youth Center in Lviv. It will be open until the 30th of June and around 400 children, over the age of 7 to 14 years old, will have a rest over there....
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22 June 2012
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19 June 2012
06:09 - His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) visited a pilgrimage site in Knock (Ireland) On June 14, 2012 His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) together with Bishop Hlib (Lonchyna), Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainian Catholics in Great Britain and Apostolic Visitator for Ukrainian Catholics in Ireland, and Rev.Vasyl Korintsky visited a pilgrimage place in Knock (Ireland)....
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19 June 2012
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19 June 2012
06:05 - The youth from Germany and Ukraine during their holiday in Carpathians The relaxation and recreation camp for youth with special needs was taking place in the Carpathian region during 4 days. Over the period of 11th till 14th of June, seventy camp participants were staying at the recreation camp “Berehynya” which is situated in Tukhlya village (in Lviv region), the...
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19 June 2012
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15 June 2012
09:19 - The idea of introducing the elements of spiritual and moral guidance into the system of extracurricular education was discussed at the meeting of Community Council The regular meeting of the Community Council concerning the issue of collaboration with Churches and religious organizations under the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport of Ukraine took place on the 13th of June, and was chaired by the People’s Deputy of Ukraine- Volodymyr...
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15 June 2012
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14 June 2012
12:05 - The footballers of Skala-Podilska’s team won the Cup in the Championship among the parishes The Christian football tournament among the parishes took place on the 9th-10th of June 2012 on the Borshchiv stadium (Ternopil region) with the blessing of the priest of Buchatska Diocese of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – Dmytro (Hryhorak). The UGCC team of the Borshchev city (the parish of...
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14 June 2012
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13 June 2012
03:15 - His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar): History of the Ukrainian Church – A School of Our Spirituality Over decades, unfortunately, for many reasons, there was no attention paid to the History of the Church in Ukraine as a scholarly discipline. Today, as we return to such topics, it is important to further the study of this field. History of the Church, and especially, the Ukrainian Church (even if it...
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13 June 2012
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13 June 2012
03:08 - Pope Benedict XVI names UGCC Primate a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, the Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI appointed His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Other appointees to this Apostolic See body are: Archbishop...
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13 June 2012
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13 June 2012
03:05 - UGCC Head voiced his apprehension that some radical groups want to wreck the Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation process Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Primate, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), expressed his apprehension about learning that some radical groups want to take advantage of the 70th anniversary of the 1943 bloody events in Volyn, due to be commemorated next year, in order to break up the...
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13 June 2012
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