NEWS of the UGCC news

- 24 June 2012
  08:58
- The Spiritual Conference for families will take place during the All-Ukrainian pilgrimage to Zarvanytsya The Commission of UGCC on Matters of Family continues the tradition of conducting the spiritual conferences for the families during the All-Ukrainian pilgrimage to Zarvanytsya village which is situated in Ternopil region. This year, the All-Ukrainian pilgrimage to the Icon of the Mother of God in Zarvanytsya will take place during the 14th and 15th of...
- 24 June 2012
  08:55
- Members of the automobile quests became friends with those people who are under care of Kyiv “Caritas” Not long ago, the organizers of automobile quests “Dozor Lite” contacted the central “Caritas” (of Kyiv). This community (“Dozor Lite”) works successfully in Kyiv for quite a long period of time already, and so they decided to devote their quest number 100 (the anniversary one) to the protection of children and to make this event a charity with the fair and...
- 22 June 2012
  08:20
- The Diocesan Night Walking Pilgrimage of emigrants’ families will take place in Drohobych The Pastoral Missionary Department of UGCC, Department of Immigration and Emigration of the Sambir-Drohobytsk Diocese, as well as, the Charity Fund “Caritas” of Sambir-Drohobytsk UGCC invite families of the emigrants and everyone else, wishing to come, to the General Diocesan Night Walking Pilgrimage Drohobych – Hrushiv, which will take place on...
- 22 June 2012
  08:17
- “The Happy Holidays” have started in the Don Bosco Youth Center in Lviv The summer camp for children “The Happy Holidays” started to operate on the 11th of June 2012 in the Don Bosco Youth Center in Lviv. It will be open until the 30th of June and around 400 children, over the age of 7 to 14 years old, will have a rest over there.
- 19 June 2012
  06:09
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) visited a pilgrimage site in Knock (Ireland) On June 14, 2012 His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) together with Bishop Hlib (Lonchyna), Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainian Catholics in Great Britain and Apostolic Visitator for Ukrainian Catholics in Ireland, and Rev.Vasyl Korintsky visited a pilgrimage place in Knock (Ireland).
- 19 June 2012
  06:05
- The youth from Germany and Ukraine during their holiday in Carpathians The relaxation and recreation camp for youth with special needs was taking place in the Carpathian region during 4 days. Over the period of 11th till 14th of June, seventy camp participants were staying at the recreation camp “Berehynya” which is situated in Tukhlya village (in Lviv region), the delegation from Germany, consisting of 10 representatives...
- 15 June 2012
  09:19
- The idea of introducing the elements of spiritual and moral guidance into the system of extracurricular education was discussed at the meeting of Community Council The regular meeting of the Community Council concerning the issue of collaboration with Churches and religious organizations under the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport of Ukraine took place on the 13th of June, and was chaired by the People’s Deputy of Ukraine- Volodymyr Marushchenko....
- 14 June 2012
  12:05
- The footballers of Skala-Podilska’s team won the Cup in the Championship among the parishes The Christian football tournament among the parishes took place on the 9th-10th of June 2012 on the Borshchiv stadium (Ternopil region) with the blessing of the priest of Buchatska Diocese of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – Dmytro (Hryhorak). The UGCC team of the Borshchev city (the parish of Nativity of St. John the Baptist), the Skala-Podilska urban...
- 13 June 2012
  03:15
- His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar): History of the Ukrainian Church – A School of Our Spirituality Over decades, unfortunately, for many reasons, there was no attention paid to the History of the Church in Ukraine as a scholarly discipline. Today, as we return to such topics, it is important to further the study of this field. History of the Church, and especially, the Ukrainian Church (even if it exists in the midst of a tragic division) – is a great school...
- 13 June 2012
  03:08
- Pope Benedict XVI names UGCC Primate a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, the Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI appointed His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Other appointees to this Apostolic See body are: Archbishop Zbignev Stankevics of Riga, Lithuania; Savio Hon Tai-Fai...
- 13 June 2012
  03:05
- UGCC Head voiced his apprehension that some radical groups want to wreck the Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation process Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Primate, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), expressed his apprehension about learning that some radical groups want to take advantage of the 70th anniversary of the 1943 bloody events in Volyn, due to be commemorated next year, in order to break up the reconciliation process between the Polish and Ukrainian people. ...
- 13 June 2012
  03:01
- The festival of migrants’ creative works took place in Lviv The concert of emigrants’ creative works, named “Towards Each Other” took place in Shevchenkivskyi Hai in Lviv on 10th of June 2012. Music – ranging from the lyrical singing poetry to groovy ethnic rock for young people – has put together the youth of Lviv, families with children and even foreign fans from various European countries, regardless the fact...
- 09 June 2012
  09:52
- Representatives of the Charity Fund “Karitas” held the 4th pedestrian pilgrimage for the disabled people The 4th pedestrian pilgrimage for the disabled people, for members of their families, as well as, for all those who are not indifferent, to the wonderworking icon of the mother of God in Sambir, took place from the 1st till the 2nd of June 2012. This pilgrimage was organized by the representatives of the Charity Fund “Karitas of Sambir-Drohobytsk Episcopacy...
- 08 June 2012
  04:50
- Patriarch Celebrates Divine Liturgy for Bilingual Students His Beatitude Patriach Sviatoslav celebrated the Divine Liturgy for over 500 Ukrainian bilingual students and their teachers today as the first official event during his visit to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The students attend bilingual schools in Edmonton and neighbouring Sherwood Park from kindergarten to Grade 12. They learn to speak, read, and...
- 08 June 2012
  04:46
- Visitation to Internment Site Today, His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav toured the site of the Castle Mountain Internment Camp, one of 24 such World War One camps built to hold Galicians (Ukrainians) during the War. Earlier in the day, His Beatitude together with Bishop Motiuk and a small delegation of Eparchial clergy were joined by Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk (author of several works on the...

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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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