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- 30 March 2009
  08:47
- The mass-media on the ceremonies at Majdanek The ceremonies which took place on March 25, 2009, on the site of the former Nazi concentration camp of Majdanek, Poland, as part of marking the 65th anniversary of the death of Blessed Martyr Fr. Emilian Kowcz found resonance in the mass-media in Ukraine and Poland. TV, radio, print and electronic...
- 30 March 2009
  08:41
- By turning off unnecessary lighting and domestic electrical appliances for one hour, we will make our contribution to the rescue of the Earth The Bureau of the Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric of the UGCC on Questions of Ecology asks all those who are not indifferent to join the world action "Earth Hour." The essence of the action, initiated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), is on Saturday March 28 at 20:30 for one hour to turn off...
- 30 March 2009
  08:36
- Bishop Dionisio (Lachovicz) visited Ukrainian Church communities in Spain From March 12 to 24, Bishop Dionisio (Lachovicz), Apostolic Visitator for the faithful of the UGCC in Italy and Spain, visited communities of the faithful in Spain. In Madrid Bishop Dionisio met with priests who work with Ukrainian immigrants. This meeting allowed the discussion of certain...
- 29 March 2009
  04:30
- Fifth Annual Ukrainian American Youth Association Leadership Seminar in Washington, DC Despite the occasionally rainy weather, Washington D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms were coming into full bloom as the Fifth National Youth Leadership Seminar, organized by the Ukrainian American Youth Association (CYM), took place in the nation's capitol....
- 27 March 2009
  03:36
- The head of the UGСC greeted the participants of the conference "Bioethics in the system of health care and medical education" On March 26-27 at Holy Spirit Seminary (Lviv, Khutorivka St., 35), an international scholarly-practical conference "Bioethics in the system of health care and medical education" is taking place. The purpose of the conference, according to Sister Diohena-Halyna (Tereshkevych), SSMI,...
- 27 March 2009
  01:39
- His Beatitude Lubomyr called the priests of the UGCC in life and ministry to follow the example of Blessed Martyr Emilian Kowcz On March 25, 2009, on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the day of death of Blessed Martyr Fr. Emilian Kowcz, on the site of the former Nazi concentration camp of Majdanek in Poland he was proclaimed the patron of pastors of the UGCC. "By this decree to the honor and glory of the Holy Trinity,...
- 26 March 2009
  11:31
- Fighting abortion through the way of the cross The way of the cross, which is often prayed during Lent, is an occasion to pray for unborn children and reflect on the negative, immoral influence of abortion. The Church today talks much about this great public misfortune and with various methods tries to halt its progress....
- 25 March 2009
  11:15
- “Miracles of Padre Pio” With the blessing of Reverend Bishop Volodymyr (Viytyshyn), Eparch of Ivano-Frankivs’k, for the first time a relic of St. [Padre] Pio has been brought to Ukraine. Presently the relic is at the Cathedral of the Holy Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. So reports the Ivano-Frankivs’k Eparchy....
- 24 March 2009
  06:11
- "Axios" means "worthy"; may we be: Lenten retreats in Wuerttemberg Lent is the occasion for each of us to get deeper into his own self, to understand himself and other people. Some stimulus is needed for this purpose; a retreat is often such a step and stimulus. At the Parish of Saint Basil the Great, in the center of Stuttgart, the Lenten retreat lasted from 14 to 22...
- 24 March 2009
  05:52
- A relic of St. Pio has been brought to Ukraine for the first time With the blessing of Reverend Bishop Volodymyr (Viytyshyn), Eparch of Ivano-Frankivs’k, and the assistance of Fr. Stephan Balahura, judicial vicar of the UGCC Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivs’k, Fr. Vitaliy Tokar, auxiliary judicial vicar, Fr. Yevhen Andrukhiv, and a friend of our Church, Fr. Marko...
- 24 March 2009
  05:49
- Thousands of faithful of the UGCC in Lviv took part in a processional way of the cross On the Sunday of the Cross, when the Church gives special honor to the life-giving cross, a processional way of the cross, led by Bishop Hlib Lonchyna, Bishop of the Curia of the Major Archbishop of Kyiv and Halych, was held in Lviv.
- 23 March 2009
  04:12
- UGCC seminary rectors are working out the "Program of evangelization and missionary education in the UGCC" On May 12-14, 2009, in Lviv on the premises of the international charitable fund Caritas Ukraine (Ozarkevycha St., 4), the European meeting of rectors of the seminaries of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church will be held. The task of the meeting, according to the decision of the Synod of Bishops of...
- 23 March 2009
  04:10
- A meeting of the Pan-American Committee for the Development of the Patriarchal Center was held On March 16, 2009, a meeting of the Pan-American Committee for the Development of the Patriarchal Center was held in Stamford (state of Connecticut, USA). The participants of the meeting worked out a plan of action for 2009. The important question of the agenda was a discussion of variants in...
- 23 March 2009
  04:08
- Government structures and Ukrainian TV channels have agreed to protect society’s morals and not allow the heating up of inter-confessional conflicts On March 19, 2009, a charter about partnership regarding the right to and freedom of information and the defense of public morals was promulgated. It was signed by Vice-Premier Minister of Ukraine I. Vasyunyk and the heads of the National Council on Matters of Television and Radio Broadcast......
- 20 March 2009
  06:39
- Bishop Vasyl (Medvit) has been appointed auxiliary bishop of the Donets’k-Kharkiv Exarchate On March 17, 2009, at 13.00 the Vatican announced that His Holiness Benedict XVI, the Pope of Rome, blessed the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC to designate Bishop Vasyl (Medvit) as auxiliary bishop of the Donets’k-Kharkiv Exarchate. Bishop Vasyl was ordained a bishop on July 12,...

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