Retreats held for Ukrainian priests in Spain

Spiritual retreats for Ukrainian priests who minister in Spain were held from November 7 to 10, 2011, in the spiritual center of town Guardamar, province of Alicante (Spain), On November 8 Taras Borshchevsky presented the new UGCC Catechism “Christ is Our Easter,” during which he described its preparation, publication, and future. In addition, Fr. Taras told about the great interest in this work from both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox churches. On November 9 Archbishop Dionysiy (Liakhovych), Apostolic Visitor for Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Italy and Spain, with Msgr. Raphael, during which they discussed the results of a decade of cooperation and prospects for the future. The further part of the retreat was devoted to information about the Synod and the Council of monasticism, which took place in Brazil in September. In addition, Bishop Dionysiy together with priests celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Ukrainian communities in Alicante and Torrevieja. In the city of Alicante the bishop concelebrated with vicar general Fr. Francisco Conesa who has been helping the Ukrainian diaspora for over 10 years. One of the results of his assistance was the construction of the first church in Spain built for the Ukrainian community in Torrevieja.  

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