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26 June 2013
08:59 - His Beatitude Sviatoslav: “The Holy Spirit stays very close to each believing person” This was emphasized by His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) , UGCC Head, during the Divine Liturgy celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy and the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Ukraine – Rus, on the Feast of the Holy Spirit in Drohobych in the courtyard of the Holy...
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26 June 2013
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24 June 2013
05:56 - Uman will honor the memory of innocent killings of monks in 1768 On June 29, 2013, a commemoration of innocent Basilian monks, killed in June 1768, will be held, informed Rev. Pavlo Lokot. The prayer service will be headed by the pastor of the UGCC Cathedral of the Blessed Mother, Rev. Dmytro Beley. Faithful from Kyiv, Bila Tserkva, and Basilian monks are...
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24 June 2013
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24 June 2013
05:48 - “My main message could be expressed in the words of the Resurrected Jesus Christ: Peace to you!” UGCC Church Head on the eve of his visit to Poland During June 26-30, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) will be paying an official visit to the Republic of Poland (RP). In particular, on June 27th, UGCC Primate will participate in the Panakhyda [Requiem Service] commemorating the 70th...
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24 June 2013
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22 June 2013
09:11 - His Beatitude Sviatoslav: In the Pope’s room there is a Ukrainian icon which I gave him as a gift in Argentina Holy Father Francis has in his room an icon, presented to him as a farewell gift by the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church His Beatitude (Shevchuk) upon his leaving of Argentina. His Beatitude Sviatoslav recounted this during an interview with Polish journalists, in answer to...
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22 June 2013
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22 June 2013
09:09 - During the Pilgrimage to Stradch, Blessed Volodymyr Pryima will be pronounced the Patron of UGCC Laity On June 26, 2013 during the Pilgrimage to Stradch sacred place, located in Lviv region, region, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Head, will officially declare Blessed Martyr Volodymyr Pryima as the Patron of UGCC Laity. Also the Head of the Church will bless the cornerstone for the...
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22 June 2013
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22 June 2013
09:06 - In Kyiv there was a presentation about an All-Ukrainian exhibit-competition of art by prisoners, entitled Transfiguration through God’s Love On June 18, 2013, in the Performance Hall of Central Building of the Artist, there was a presentation of the exhibit competition of paintings by prisoners, Transfiguration through God’s Love. The stages of the preparation of the contest and social aspects of this art event were presented....
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22 June 2013
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20 June 2013
10:31 - Final round of Song of the Heart Contest the Patriarch’s competition of children songs, was held in Lviv On June 14-15, in the Lviv Holy Spirit Spiritual Seminary the final round of the Patriarch’s International Contest of contemporary religious songs, Song of the Heart took place. This year’s competition was dedicated to the Year of Faith and the 1025th Anniversary of the Baptism of Ukraine and was...
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20 June 2013
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20 June 2013
10:29 - His Beatitude Sviatoslav will participate in the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy On June 24, 2013 two notable jubilee dates – the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine and the 20th anniversary of the UGCC Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy will be celebrated. On that day, in the evening in the Yuriy Drohobych Musical Drama Theater there will be a gala concert to commemorate the...
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20 June 2013
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20 June 2013
10:27 - “For God every soul is important,” Rev. Dr. Ihor Shaban on “proselytism” of Greek-Catholics The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in its activities has often testified that it primarily cares about its faithful who due to various circumstances live throughout all regions of our country and require pastoral care. Our goal is to proclaim the Good News to people who belong to our Church -- and...
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20 June 2013
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18 June 2013
11:24 - In the Cathedral of God’s Providence in Chişinău [Kishinev], the first consecration of a bishop in the Byzantine Rite took place On June 12, 2013, Bishop Joseph (Milan), head of UGCC Pastoral-Missionary Department (PMD) arrived in Moldova for a pastoral visit. On that day Bishop Joseph met with the local Roman Catholic Bishop Antoniy (Kosheyu) and discussed various issues regarding pastoral care for Greek-Catholics in...
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18 June 2013
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18 June 2013
11:22 - Bishop Joseph (Milan): “We have an ambitious plan, thus, we hope for God’s assistance and the support of good-willed people” During the blessing of the Patriarchal Cathedral, the central altar in the church will be blessed according to Bishop Joseph (Milan), head of the Overseers Board of the building of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. As the bishop noted, right now, they are putting a floor in the sanctuary...
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18 June 2013
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18 June 2013
11:14 - His Beatitude Sviatoslav prayed in Spanish together with the Holy Father On June 13, 2013, Holy Father Francis, for the first time during his pontificate, said the Mass in Spanish, since representatives of embassies and consulates of Argentina in Italy and the international organization FAO participated in an Ecumenical Liturgy at St. Martha’s Residence in the...
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18 June 2013
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18 June 2013
11:10 - Pope Francis assigned a delegate to participate in the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Ukraine-Rus On Saturday, June 15, 2013, Radio Vatican announced that Pope Frances named Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis, Archbishop of Vilnius, as his special emissary to the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine, planned for August 17-18, 2013 in Kyiv....
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18 June 2013
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18 June 2013
11:09 - His Beatitude Sviatoslav proposed that the next Papal Synod consider the nature and mission of Christ’s Church On June 13-14, His Beatitude Sviatoslav participated in the fourth meeting of the 13th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. The goal of this session was to choose three possible topics for the next, 14th General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops of the...
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18 June 2013
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18 June 2013
11:05 - A conference on The Role and Contribution of Religious Communities in Fighting Tuberculosis Epidemic in Ukraine On June 11, 2013, an international conference took place in Kyiv. It was dedicated to the formation of a unified vision by the representatives of Church and religious confessions as to the mobilization of local religious communities for counteracting the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. Among the...
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18 June 2013