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- 11 November 2012
  01:23
- “For twenty years we have rejoiced in religious freedom, yet each time we have to defend it…”, UGCC Head On November 9th, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Head, met with Troy Lulashnyk, Ambassador to Canada in Ukraine, and Gregory Lemermeyer, Counsellor at Embassy of Canada in Ukraine. According to UGCC, this was a courtesy visit by the Ambassador, who himself expressed a desire to visit the Church Primate....
- 10 November 2012
  12:52
- Ternopil youth will assist St. Nicholas to deliver gifts For an eight year the Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy UGCC Commission In Matters of Youth, together with institutions of higher learning, schools, civic organizations, social centers and community groups, is organizing a charitable effort “Mykolay will not forget you” in which volunteers -- helpers of St. Nicholas—will deliver gifts to needy children....
- 10 November 2012
  12:50
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav will participate in the jubilee celebration at Chernecha Hora in Dobromyl In 2012 the Basilian Fathers are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the founding of their monastery at Chernech Hora in Dobromyl and the 130thanniversary of the Dobromyl reformation of the Basilian Order of St. Josaphat. The celebrations will take place on November 18th at St. Onufrey Monastery in Dobromyl, Staro-Sambirskyi district, Lviv oblast....
- 10 November 2012
  12:46
- The all-Ukrainian Science Research Conference for youth “God's people - Royal Priesthood of God!” was conducted in Chernivtsi During the 3-4 of November, in Chernivtsi, there was the all-Ukrainian Science Research Conference for youth “God's people - Royal Priesthood of God!” conducted. This event was organized by the Federation of Ukrainian Catholic academic and student societies "Obnova" in cooperation with the Department of Religious and Theological Studies of the...
- 09 November 2012
  02:19
- Days of Spiritual Renewal for UGCC Priests Held in Madrid On 5 November, in Madrid, regular general assembly and days of spiritual renewal for priests of UGCC in Spain began under the leadership of Apostolic Visitator for Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Italy and Spain, Bishop Dionisii (Liakhovych). The assembly is held in the retreat Center of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, reported the Press-service of UGCC...
- 08 November 2012
  01:37
- Patriarch Sviatoslav Consecrates Religious Minister for Moldova On 4 November, in the Patriarchal Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav, consecrated six deacons, including one, Ihor Lepskyi, for serving in Moldova.
- 08 November 2012
  01:28
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav: “We live in a society in which the gap between the wealthy and the poor widens daily” “If we look at the society in which we live, we see an extremely polarized society, especially since the last elections. It is a society in which the gap between the wealthy and the poor increases daily, dividing, destroying, and building walls in this life, and all the more scary –in life after death....
- 08 November 2012
  01:23
- The new project for young people, named "Spiritual weekends", has been launched in Lviv On the 2nd of November in the Lviv Archdiocese, the new project for young people has been launched, it is named the “Spiritual Weekends”, and its subject matter is the service of a young person in Church and in the society. A special guest at the first "Spiritual Weekend" was Bishop Venedykt (Aleksiichuk), the Chorepiscopus of Lviv Archdiocese, who...
- 04 November 2012
  04:49
- The possibility of implementation of the Strategy of UGCC until the year 2020 was discussed during the workshop in Truskavets On the 29th of October, in Truskavets, the final round of the second stage of the seminar for priests of Sambir-Drohobych Diocese took place, during which the trends in the Strategy development of the UGCC until the year 2020, named “The Vibrant Parish – a place to encounter the living Christ”, were discussed. This time, during October, priests were...
- 04 November 2012
  04:47
- The training course, within the frames of the first program in the UGCC responsible for mentoring the orphans in Lviv, came to an end On the 27th of October, in the Department of the Patriarcal Curia of the UGCC, that is situated on the territory of the St. George’s Complex in Lviv, the final training session within the program "Mentoring for orphans and children, who are deprived of parental care" took place. This event, after which all the attendees received their certificates, was held...
- 04 November 2012
  04:42
- Greek Catholic Head offers condolences to Americans affected by Hurricane Sandy In condolence letters to Metropolitan of Philadelphia Stephen Soroka, Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, and Ambassador to Ukraine John Tefft, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) Sviatoslav Shevchuk offered his deep condolences to the people of the United States, including Greek Catholics, who were...
- 04 November 2012
  04:39
- Ukrainian Christian Churches are concerned about inefficiency of dialogue between government and society Recently there is a growing lack of attention from the authorities to the proposals and initiatives of public institutions, including churches and religious organizations.
- 31 October 2012
  04:56
- UGCC appeals that government authorities recognize the unique role of Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Ukraine’s education sphere In its Address regarding UCU, the UGCC Synod of Bishops urges the Ministry of Education, Science, Youth and Sports, to acknowledge the unique role of UCU in Ukraine’s education sphere and to be generally conducive to its activities.
- 28 October 2012
  04:18
- “Every day the Lord reveals to us new needs, related to the presence of our faithful in the world,” UGCC Head The goal of the new evangelization is to give the contemporary person the possibility of experiencing a personal meeting with the living Christ, who is present in His church. Evangelization is new in its form, methods as well as passion which the Universal Catholic Church is undergoing today. His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Head, discussed...
- 28 October 2012
  01:32
- The special academic program of pastoral care for people with hearing impairments is being discussed in the UGCC During the 2012-2013 academic year, the UGCC Centre of pastoral care for people with hearing impairments "Nadiya", together with the Ukrainian Catholic University will hold some series of meetings in seminaries, in pastoral and academic institutions of the UGCC. The events will take place in the context of discussing the special academic program of...

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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 17 September

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