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- Around 500 pilgrims will participate in the pilgrimage of immigrants’ families from Sambir to Zarvanytsia 30 July 2011 11:58 “We want to organize the pilgrimage from Sambir to Zarvanytsia to communicate more with people from abroad, to listen to them, and we have for those 10 days.” These were the words spoken about the idea of the International foot pilgrimage of immigrants’ families by Rev. Vasyl Potochniak, the...
- Rev. Dmytro Hryhorak - a new Bishop of the UGCC 30 July 2011 11:55 On July 23 it was announced that the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, gave his consent to the canonical election carried out by the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of Rev. Dmytro Hryhorak O.S.B.M., Apostolic Administrator «ad nutum Sanctae Sedis»of the Eparchy of Buchach of the...
- 30 July 2011
  11:49
- Bishop Bohdan (Dzyurakh) took part in the enthronement ceremony of a new Bishop of Maramuresh Eparchy in Romania. Bishop Bohdan (Dzyurakh), Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, as a delegate of His Beatitude Svitoslav, the Head of the UGCC, joined a Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the enthronement of a new Bishop of Maramureş Eparchy of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church - the Most Rev. Vasile...
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav prayed in Evpatoria 30 July 2011 11:39 On July 24, 2011, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Head of the UGCC, visited the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Evpatoria of Odessa-Crimea Exarchate. The main aim of the UGCC Primate’s visit was to pay a tribute to the icon of Holy Martyr Petro Verhuh. ...
- “Volodymyr the Great – Saint, Baptizer and Enlightener” – Bishop Bohdan (Dzyurakh) 30 July 2011 11:33 The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church commemorated the baptizer of Rus’-Ukraine, Prince Volodymyr the Great, with a Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv. According to an UNIAN journalist, Bishop Bohdan, who presided at the Liturgy in...
- 28 July 2011
  06:07
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav calls on clergy, religious and faithful to take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the feast of St. Volodymyr the Great The Head of the UGCC calls on “the clergy, religious, UGCC faithful and all people of good will to take part this year in the solemn celebrations on the occasion of the feast of St. Volodymyr the Great, the Enlightener of Rus’-Ukraine,” thus reads the Appeal of the UGCC Primate on the occasion of the...
- The Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Luis Martinez Sistach, felt that Ukrainians are a believing nation 27 July 2011 01:48 “The great number of people present at the Divine Liturgy in Zarvanytsia is a testimony that the Ukrainians are a believing nation.” These words were said by the Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Luis Martinez Sistach, during the celebrations of All-Ukrainian and youth pilgrimage to...
- A new General Superior of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate has been elected 27 July 2011 01:20 On July 18 during the XII General Chapter of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, taking place in Rome, Sr. Theresa Slota was elected a new General Superior of the Congregation. Prior to this, Sr. Theresa served as the Provincial Superior of the Province of Christ the King...
- “Ukrainians are a Christian nation which has always lived, lives and will live in unity with the successor of St. Peter” – His Beatitude Sviatoslav on the pilgrimage to Zarvanatsia Marian Shrine. 27 July 2011 12:45 On Sunday, 17 July 2011 Zarvanytsia welcomed pilgrims from all over Ukraine. The common prayer began with a Pontifical Divine Liturgy presided at by His Beatitude Sviastoslav (Shevchuk), the Head of the UGCC. Concelebrating along with the UGCC Primate was His Eminence Luis Martinez Sistach,...
- “10 years ago we could see with our own eyes John Paul II, the Peter of our days, and hear his word” – His Beatitude Sviatoslav in Sokal (Lviv region) 22 July 2011 06:16 On July 12, on the Cathedral feast of the Apostles Sts. Peter and Paul, the Eparchy of Sokal-Zhovkiv solemnly celebrated the 10th anniversary of John Paul II’s visit to Ukraine as well as proclaiming him as a Blessed of the Catholic Church. These celebrations were combined with his first official...
- 21 July 2011
  03:13
- UGCC does not want the celebrations of the 1000th anniversary of St. Sofia of Kyiv to become the privilege of one confession only. The UGCC Primate, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), appealed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mykola Azarov, with a request to include participation of clergy and faithful of the UGCC in the Divine Liturgy program of the celebrations of the 1000th anniversary of St. Sophia’s...
- 20 July 2011
  01:58
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav pointed out that the rebuilding of the Desiatynna (Tithe) church can be done only after a positive evaluation by experts “Given the special historical importance of this landmark-church (the Desiatynna, i.e. the Tithe church – auth.) for the Ukrainian people, the issue of its possible rebuilding requires a thorough study with a requisite panel of experts comprised of scientists, specialists in preservation of...
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav in Stryi prayed in front of the Liska Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God 12 July 2011 04:01 On Sunday, 10 July 2011, with a Pontifical Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Stryi were concluded solemnities on the occasion of the pilgrimage to the Liska Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God. Around 16,000 pilgrims, mainly from Stryj, surrounding...
- 12 July 2011
  03:57
- UGCC will be merciful to those who were entrapped by sects, including that of “Pidhirtsi”. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will be very merciful and open in consideration to those who were entrapped by sects, including that of “pidhirtsi” and it will give them a chance to return to the Church of Christ, to the Catholic Church. This was announced by the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek...
- 10 July 2011
  07:39
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav in an interview to the “Ukrainska Pravda”: “I am against revolutions” The Primate of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) said that he would really not like to have a situation when “we talk about revolutions in Ukraine”. He said this in an interview to the internet publication the “Ukrainska Pravda” answering the journalist’s question: if tomorrow we have...

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