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- 23 April 2020 19:48
- Aren’t doctors going to become only temporary heroes for us? The temporary hero phenomenon is very complex and very dangerous. Heroes will always be heroes, but they can be temporary in our memory, in our consciousness.
- 22 April 2020 13:03
- Maidan showed the best and the coronavirus - the worst in people, the Head of the UGCC explained these opposites His Beatitude Sviatoslav answered this question in his interview with Ukrainska Pravda. He noted that we would ask ourselves this question again and again. “I had the impression that the first thing that led people (when they threw stones at the buses – Ed.) was fear. On the Maidan it was different, we were guided by feelings of injustice, it was a reaction to...
- 21 April 2020 12:46
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav: We learn in our spiritual life to distinguish the main from the secondary Today, the light of God's word and our faith tell us that even when we lose something, we get something new in return. This was the opinion expressed by Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav during a program of Radio Maria.
- 20 April 2020 15:26
- UGCC Head on Easter: These empty temples make our proclamation of faith in the risen Christ even louder The Feast of the Resurrection of Christ is the greatest feast in the Church. The Primate says that the Resurrection of Christ raises a man from all his infirmities, gives light, joy, brings peace.
- 18 April 2020 18:23
- Head of the UGCC in Easter Pastoral: Christ passes through all closed quarantine doors and says: Peace be with you! It’s our Christian families, traditionally called domestic churches, that are places of encounter with the living Christ. He passes through all closed quarantine doors in order to tell us: “Do not be afraid! Peace be with you!” This is said in the Easter Pastoral of His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC....
- 18 April 2020 14:42
- Head of the UGCC on Good Friday: On the Calvary of human suffering, the Lord built His own cross How do we find the light of Easter? Christ tells us: Repent and believe in the Gospel. To repent means to enter the door that Christ opens to us today in Pascha. This was stated by His Father and the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, on Good Friday, during the Vespers with the Exposition of Holy Shroud - Plashchanytsia at the...
- 17 April 2020 20:19
- During a quarantine an urge of socializing is increasing, yet we cannot transmit a life of Church in a complete online format, - Head of the UGCC Our believers have never communicated with their priests so actively. Apart from using smartphones they switched to Zoom, Viber, Facebook, Instagram, all those means which have recently become popular. An idea shared by His Beatitude Sviatoslav in his comment to an April number of program “An Open Church” how Church is going to fight for young...
- 17 April 2020 20:14
- Head of the UGCC: Let us not resort to apocalyptic thinking. It is detrimental to our health! One should not fear that some period of our global culture is ending. I would not advise fostering apocalyptic moods as it is very damaging to your health. The Lord God is always an ally of human health.
- 16 April 2020 21:09
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav had a working meeting with the Head of the National Police of Ukraine On April 15, 2020, at the residence of the Head of the Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav met with the Head of the National Police of Ukraine, Police General of the third rank Ihor Klymenko.
- 16 April 2020 20:20
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav blessed Easter bread for defenders of Ukraine Leading up Easter holidays Head and Father of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav blessed Easter bread for defenders of Ukraine.
- 16 April 2020 11:24
- UGCC Head on the causes of the coronavirus: We, Christians, believe in a merciful God When we see a horrible trouble ahead, obviously everyone asks “what have I done to deserve this?” Christians are seeking spiritual answers to this question. As Christians we do not believe in a punishing God. We believe in a merciful God.
- 15 April 2020 22:53
- With gratitude and admiration, I gaze today on your pastoral zeal, His Beatitude Sviatoslav in Pastoral Letter to the Clergy of the UGCC With gratitude and admiration, I gaze today on your pastoral zeal for human souls in these circumstances of great universal pain and general anxiety. I was particularly impressed with the words of our brother in Italy, who said: “I do not fear this virus! I am only afraid of becoming a carrier of this disease and threatening the lives of my parishioners...
- 15 April 2020 09:44
- The Head of the UGCC met with the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine On April 14, 2020, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, met with Lieutenant -General Mykola Balan, Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine. The meeting was held at the residence of the Head of the UGCC. The participant of the conversation was also Fr. Andriy Zelinsky, SJ, Deputy Head of the Department of Military...
- 14 April 2020 12:54
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav to the priests: People are the greatest wealth of our Church, so take care of them! People are our greatest wealth. In today's circumstances, caring for our faithful means communicating with them, and, after learning about their needs, responding as quickly as possible. The Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, said this during an online meeting with UGCC priests serving in Austria,...
- 13 April 2020 12:27
- Head of the UGCC to the youth of Ukraine and world: take in your hands, like green branches, Christian values, and greet Christ with them His Beatitude Sviatoslav stressed that after the great epidemics in the past, people began to look at each other in a new way and to rethink life values. "We see today that we are facing such a 'new time'. We can confidently say that global humanity will be different. However, it will only depend on us.”...

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