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- " His Beatitude has already told us about the situation in Ukraine , in particular the situation of the churches ," - Secretary of the Commission «Caritas in Veritate» 30 December 2013 15:50 We present you an interview with Fr. Luis Okulik, Secretary of the Commission «Caritas in Veritate», which is created due to the complex (in terms of the Church social doctrine) social situation in Europe. The Commission works under the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Europe. The current...
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- UGCC Head His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) met with the supervisors of UGCC monastic orders and communities in Hoshiv 29 December 2013 15:21 UGCC Head His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) met with the supervisors of UGCC monastic orders and communities in Hoshiv on December 26th. It is customary that the UGCC Major Archbishop holds such a meeting at the end of every year.
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- Christmas Epistle from His Beatitude Sviatoslav 28 December 2013 20:23 To the Son, eternally and immaculately born of the Father, Who—in the fullness of time—was born bodily, without seed, from a Virgin, Let us cry out to Christ-God: Holy are You, O Lord, Who fortified our strength! (Canon of the Nativity).
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- UGCC Head expressed his solidarity with those who today in Ukraine are not afraid of saying the truth 28 December 2013 20:10 “In the name of Our Church, I want to express great anxiety about the violence which is spreading throughout Ukraine towards journalists and civil activists. The right to know and speak the truth is one of the fundamental rights of a free person,” stated His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC...
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- UGCC Head in Poland took part in the celebrations on the occasion of presentation of the awards of the Kapitula of the Polish- Ukrainian unification 25 December 2013 21:35 On December 21st in the Ecumenical house of Social Assistance Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, located near Przemysl in the town of Pralkivtsi (Poland) , the grand awarding of the Kapitula of the Polish- Ukrainian unification was held. The patriarch , His Beatitude...
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- The Head of the UGCC during the consecration of Bishop Yevgen Myroslav ( Popovych ) claimed: " The bishop is the one who manages the faithful " ( updated) 24 December 2013 21:27 On the 21st December in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Przemysl the Father and the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Svyatoslav (Shevchuk ) made the episcopal ordination of Fr. Yevgen Myroslav Popovych.
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- His Beatitude Sviatoslav: “The example of St. Nicholas demonstrates that the most powerful revolution can be done only through love” 23 December 2013 20:19 It is only through love that one can create the most powerful revolution – a revolution of love. Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) voiced this conviction in his homily during the Divine Liturgy in the monastery of the Congregation of the...
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- "The resolving of the conflict between Greek Catholics and Orthodox in Western Ukraine should take place on both sides "– Cardinal Kurt Koch 21 December 2013 15:36 The resolving of the conflict between Greek Catholics and Orthodox in Western Ukraine should take place on both sides, said Cardinal Kurt Koch, the Head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. "Only by recognizing this we can move together into the future " - he said , responding to...
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- His Beatitude Sviatoslav appealed to President Yanukovych , "Take personal control over the security forces of the country" 16 December 2013 13:52 During a round table with the assistance of three Presidents of Ukraine, the current Ukrainian President, the religious, academics leaders and leaders of the three opposition parties Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Svyatoslav ( Shevchuk) called on the...
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13 December 2013
14:06 - Meeting of the Greek Catholic clergy in Novosibirsk (Russia) December 3-5, 2013 in Diocesan center named after Alexander Hyry , in Novosibirsk, the annual meeting of priests and monks of the Byzantine rite who serve in the Russian Federation, was held. The apostolic delegate for Greek Catholics in Kazakhstan Fr. Basil Hovera was at the meeting ....
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13 December 2013
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- The Head of the UGCC and the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine condemned "extremist speech of a priest “ 12 December 2013 13:59 "We strongly condemn the December speech of priest Mykhaylo Arsenych which contradicts the mission of a priest " - claimed His Beatitude Svyatoslav ( Shevchuk), the Head of the UGCC , and Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich , the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine , in a joint address to the faithful and all Ukrainian...
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11 December 2013
16:24 - «The violence against peaceful demonstrators is unacceptable in a democratic Christian country» - participants of forum of priests of UGCC in Western Europe «The present time is a historical examination to Ukraine and its people, and all people of goodwill abroad. Because Ukrainians don’t ask for privilege but for respect for universally accepted human values. Therefore, we, the spiritual leaders of over a million of Ukrainians who were forced to...
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11 December 2013
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- His Beatitude Lyubomyr called Ukrainians to work and pray 11 December 2013 16:00 Archbishop Emeritus Lubomyr (Guzar) made a speech to millions of Ukrainians, who were on Independence Square in Kiev and told Ukrainians a proverb: Work as if everything depends on you, and pray to the Lord as if everything depends on him
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