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- 21 March 2017 14:20
- The Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma (USA) held a Lenten Lock-In Retreat for its Youth in the Spirit of Diakonia March 18-19, 2017 St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church in Austintown, Ohio (USA) of the Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma hosted an annual Lenten Lock-In Retreat for the eparchial youth. This year's theme of spiritual renewal was “To die for Christ means to live forever.”
- 06 March 2017 18:40
- Meditation of Metropolitan Stefan for Great Fast Second Sunday A meaningful journey through Lent ought to unsettle our comfort zones. One of these comfort zones might be an attitude of living with an attitude of entitlement. Recall how some of the apostles were arguing among themselves as to who was the most important. Jesus sat them down and said, “If anyone wishes to rank first, he must remain the last one of all and the...
- 03 March 2017 13:16
- After visit to Avdiyivka, UGCC bishop tells about the daunting daily life of frontline residents Recently, Bishop Stepan Meniok, Donetsk Exarch of the UGCC, with the blessing of His Beatitude Sviatoslav, head of the UGCC, visited Avdiyivka with a team of CF Caritas, where previously the households suffered severe damages from shelling in the old part of the cit
- 28 February 2017 12:28
- UGCC clergy invited Pope Francis to Zarvanytsya - Ukrainian Marian pilgrimage site On February 26, Pope Francis received the delegates of Ternopil-Zboriv Archdiocese of the UGCC, Fr Volodymyr Firman, Rector of the Marian Spiritual Center ‘Zarvanytsya’ and Fr. Roman Dutchak, the judicial vicar of Ternopil-Zboriv Archdiocese.
- 23 December 2016 11:49
- PASTORAL MESSAGE OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY OF THE U.S.A. TO OUR CLERGY, HIEROMONKS AND BROTHERS, RELIGIOUS SISTERS, SEMINARIANS AND BELOVED FAITHFUL CHRIST IS BORN!
- 05 December 2016
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- Representatives of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma (USA) Participated in the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry Over 3,000 Catholics from all over the United States of America gathered together on December 1-3, 2016 at the Convention Center in San Jose, California for the biennial National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry (NCCYM), organized by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM).
- 25 November 2016 17:59
- For the first time, Redemptorist priests celebrated a Divine Liturgy in Byzantine Rite in Bangkok, Thailand On November 20th, at the invitation of The Greek Catholic Society of Thailand, three Redemptorist priests came to Bangkok and celebrated a Divine Liturgy in Byzantine Rite. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first Divine Liturgy in Bangkok and the first public Divine Liturgy anywhere in Thailand!...
- 18 November 2016 15:45
- President of Ukraine awarded the UGCC's Priest November 17, 2016 President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on awarding prizes of the President of Ukraine for young scientists 2016. Among the talented scientists is awarded priest from Kyiv Archdiocese of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Oleg Shepetyak.
- 16 November 2016 18:31
- First Greek - Catholic Liturgy in Bangkok For the first time ever, a Greek - Catholic (Byzantine Rite) liturgy will be celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand. Three Greek -Catholic priests of the Redemptorist Order are visiting our country and have graciously offered to celebrate the Divine Liturgy (Mass) for us.
- 07 October 2016 12:24
- The Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma (USA) Held a Retreat for the Clergy The clergy of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma held their annual retreat October 4-7, 2016 at the Loyola Retreat Center in Clinton, Ohio (USA).
- 06 September 2016 12:03
- Kazakhstan Catholic Bishops assured Ukrainian Citizens in Their Spiritual and Material Support Bishop José Luís Mumbiela Sierra, Head of the Conference of Kazakhstan Catholic Bishops, on behalf of the Conference and all Catholics of Kazakhstan in his letter to the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, what is being held in Brukhovychi now, expressed his solidarity and support to the Ukrainian people in this rough time....
- 05 September 2016 00:34
- Eparhcial Mini-Sobor Oct 18, 2016 – “The Vibrant Parish and the New Catechism – Christ Our Pascha" Now that the Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church has been translated into English, Bishop David has convoked an Eparchial Mini-Sobor to take place from 7:00-9:00 pm, Tuesday, October 18, at Saint Josaphat Cathedral Hall – Verkhovyna
- 02 September 2016 12:37
- Funeral Services held for +Bishop Richard Seminack in Philadelphia Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Funeral Services were held for the late +Bishop Richard Seminack on Friday, August 26, 2016 at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The main celebrant at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka. Concelebrating bishops included Bishop Paul Chomnycky, OSBM, Stamford Eparchy; Bishop John...
- 31 August 2016
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- National Catechetical Commision Meeting In Winnipeg The members of the National Catechetical Commission (NCC), which consists of representatives from all the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchies in Canada, met for a three-day conference at the Chancery Offices of the Archeparchy in Winnipeg August 23-25, 2016.
- 26 August 2016 16:10
- Ukrainian Flag Raised at Philadelphia City Hall during Program Observing the 25th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence The Ukrainian-American community of the Greater Philadelphia area observed the 25th Anniversary of Ukraine’s independence on Wednesday, August 24, in an outdoor ceremony on the North Broad Street area of Philadelphia City Hall.

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We can imagine what the prayer of the prisoners in the Russian torture centers in the Ukrainian Kharkiv region was like – Head of the UGCC on the 206th day of the war

A vast cemetery, a mass burial, was found near the city of Izyum, in which more than 400 innocently killed and tortured people have already been...

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