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- 03 June 2014
  10:18
- In Russia the new Greek Catholic Church was consecrated On June 1, 2014, Bishop Joseph Werth, Ordinary for Russian Catholics of the Byzantine rite consecrated the newly built Greek-Catholic church dedicated to the Holy Trinity in Langepas, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Dostrict (Russia).
- 02 June 2014 11:57
- In Senlis was held the celebration in honor of Anne of Kyiv, Queen of France For the umpteenth time the town of Senlis, in Picardy, welcomes descendants of the famous Anne of Kyiv, daughter of Yaroslav the Wise, Queen of France of the eleventh century.
- 01 June 2014 11:49
- In Barcelona a festive announcement was made about Ukrainians getting their own parish In Barcelona, Spain on May 16-17, 2014, in the life of the UGCC community three festive events took place. In accordance with the Decree of Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach, the Archbishop of Barcelona, there was a celebratory pronunciation of the establishment of a Ukrainian separate parish, and Rev. Serhiy Znak from the Ivano-Frankivsk UGCC...
- 26 May 2014 22:28
- The Auxiliary Bishop has been appointed to Ivano-Frankivsk UGCC archdiocese On Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in the Vatican it was announced that the Holy Father Francis gave his approval to the canonical election by the Synod of Bishops, of Fr.Joshaphat Moshchych, Syncellus of Ivano-Frankivsk archdiocese as an auxiliary bishop of the church administrative unit, giving him a titular seat of Pulcheriopolis....
- 20 May 2014 07:50
- In the Church of St. Basil the Great, the Act of Naming an Archbishop took place Today, on May 20th, in St. Basil the Great Church in Kyiv, the Act of Naming Bishop Vasyl (Tuchapets) as Archbishop took place.
- 06 May 2014
  14:16
- Humility defined by parishioners in Great fast essey contest A challenge was given to the parishioners of Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in Akron, Ohio, by its pastor, Fr. Vsevolod Shevchuk, at the beginning of the Great Fast this year.
- 25 April 2014
  20:37
- Ukrainians in Hungary celebrated the Resurrection of Christ On April 20 the representatives of Ukrainian community in many parts of Hungary traditionally celebrated the Resurrection of Christ in Budapest. Ukrainian Easter our faithful traditionally celebrated in the Greek Catholic Church of St.Florian, which is in the second district of Budapest.
- 28 March 2014 15:44
- Ukrainian Catholics fearful of persecution Church leaders in region and in U.S. await next move after Russian forces take over Crimea Ukrainian Catholic Bishop John Bura and his flock are looking on with concern as tensions rise in Ukraine and as reports come in of Russian forces kidnapping priests and harassing Catholics in the Crimean peninsula.
- 26 March 2014 13:58
- In Rome, the Way of the Cross was prayed for Ukraine On Sunday, March 22nd, on the territory of Saint Sophia, the Way of the Cross was said for Ukraine. The prayer event was organized by the students of the Papal Institute of the Holy Intercession at the initiative of the Saint Sophia Association.
- 26 March 2014
  13:52
- The Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma (USA) held a Lenten lock-in retreat for its youth March 22-23, 2014 St. Anne’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Austintown, Ohio (U.S.A.) of the Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma, whose pastor is Reverend Canon Ignatius Kury, hosted an annual Lenten lock-in retreat for the eparchial youth. This year's theme of spiritual renewal was receiving the light of Christ through prayer, fasting and almsgiving....
- 23 March 2014 14:19
- In Western Ukraine began trainings for priests who work with people with "postmaidan stress". In Western Ukraine began trainings for priests who work with people with "postmaidan stress" to help in spiritual and psychological rehabilitation.
- 16 March 2014 14:45
- Rev. Mykola Kvych was abducted by “law enforcing forces of Crimea.” They just freed him. A court session is scheduled in two weeks. UGCC priest Mykola Kvych was freed by “law enforcing forces of Crimea.” He was accused of administrative violations. He was suspected of organizing provocations. Rev. Mykola categorically denied this accusation. He informed that he will continue to stay in Crimea with his faithful.
- 15 March 2014 18:52
- Greek Catholic Priest abducted By pro-Russian armed forces in Crimea The abduction occurred on Saturday March 15, between 10:00-11:00 AM, in Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine. Pro-Russian armed forces abducted Fr. Mykola Kvych, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, directly from the Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish of the Dormition of the Mother of God, located on Silska Street 5 (near kilometer 5 of the...
- 07 March 2014 13:52
- Metropolitan Stefan (Soroka) at White House Rally to Suppport Ukraine As US President Obama addressed the press in the White House announcing an executive order, Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan Soroka of Philadelphia led some 2000 people in prayer outside the White House at a rally to urge US support for Ukraine.
- 06 March 2014
  09:28
- UGCC expresses its gratitude to the Government of the Italian Republic for its financial assistance to those who suffered in Ukraine On Friday, February 24, 1014, the official web resource of the International Red Cross (ICRC) - Italy informed that Italy passed a resolution to grant 100,000 Euros for assistance to those that suffered during clashes in Ukraine.

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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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