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- 21 May 2013
  08:58
- All UGCC churches will remember in prayer the victims of the Volyn tragedy “To remember appropriately the victims of the tragic events of the Ukrainian-Polish confrontation in Volyn in 1943 and in order to preclude in the future a similar barbarity that is contradictory to being a Christian, on Sunday, July 14, 2013, within the framework of the All-Ukrainian Pilgrimage...
- 21 May 2013
  08:54
- “In the world there are attempts being made to raze the value of the family and to distort the truth about it…” UGCC Head “Remembering that there is no Christian life, there is no strong Christian family without prayers, I call upon the whole Church to unite in a sincere prayer to the Almighty for God’s blessings and care for Ukrainian families and relatives. Therefore I urge the pastors that on Sunday, 19 or 26 May, to...
- 21 May 2013
  08:20
- UGCC Bishops in Kazakhstan prayed for the victims of Stalinist political repressions During May 20-29th, members of UGCC Permanent Synod of Bishops are visiting Kazakhstan. Their goal is to familiarize themselves with the current life of UGCC faithful and to hold work meetings of the Synod.
- 21 May 2013
  08:59
- The 55th Jubilee International Army Pilgrimage to Lourdes started from the garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv A Celebratory Divine Liturgy, held on May 18, 2013 in the garrison Church of Saints Peter and Paul began the 55th Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes. The Liturgy was led by Bishop Mykhailo (Koltun), head of Patriarchal Curia Department of Pastoral Care for Armed Forces, together with Roman-Catholic...
- 21 May 2013
  08:57
- Sixtieth Session of UGCC Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric Synod of Bishops The 60th session of UGCC Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric Synod of Bishops took place on May 15-16, 2013 in the Marian Spiritual Center – Zarvanytsia. All Greek-Catholic bishops placed in Ukraine attended.
- 21 May 2013
  08:55
- Bishop Joseph (Milyan) presented the textbook Missiology to seminarians The textbook Missiology authored by Rev. Myron Bendyk, rector of Drohobych Spiritual Seminary, doctor of theology, is the first attempt at a systematic interpretation of the realization of the missionary mandate of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. This was stated by Joseph (Milyan), head...
- 19 May 2013
  05:59
- “Today there is a tendency in the world of attempts by private collectors to take ownership of spiritual and cultural treasures of its people,” stated UGCC Head in Lviv UGCC Head His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) participated on May 17, 2013 in the opening of the permanent exhibit, Yov Kondzelevych: A Prominent Monument of Ukrainian Baroque – The Bohorodchan Iconostasis (1698-1705), in A. Sheptytsky Lviv National Museum. Present at the opening was also...
- 19 May 2013
  05:55
- His Beatitude Lubomyr: “Ukrainians and Poles should ask themselves: do we have to go on fighting each other?” His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar), UGCC Archbishop-Emeritus, in an interview with the Polish Catholic Information Agency (KAI) stated that Ukrainians and Poles should decide whether they want forgiveness, or whether they will limit themselves to mutual blaming? If we adapt the second...
- 19 May 2013
  05:52
- His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar): “The Patriarchal Cathedral in Kyiv has become a symbol of our unity” The transition of the Metropolitan seat of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church to Kyiv in 2005 and the construction of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on the banks of the Dnipro River have become a symbol of “our internal unity,” believes Archbishop-Emeritus His...
- 16 May 2013
  02:17
- The Head of the UGCC Addressed Parents of Children who Partook of the Mystery of Holy Reconciliation The preparation of children to their first Reconciliation is perhaps the most visible ministry of catechetical service in Ukrainian Greek-Catholic parishes. According to a statistic released by the catechetical commission of the Archeparchy of Kyiv, nearly 35,000 Ukrainian Catholic...
- 16 May 2013
  07:40
- UGCC Commission on Justice and Peace will conduct a cycle of seminars on ethics and economics For two years the UGCC Commission on Justice and Peace organizes meetings, round tables and open lectures by European professionals with student youth of Ukraine. In particular, on May 21-25, 2013, Ukraine will host visitors who are European experts in the field of social responsibility of an...
- 16 May 2013
  07:34
- 120 years have passed since the founding of the first kindergarten by Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Virgin Mary On May 15, 1893, in the village of Zhukel (Sokal region) the first kindertgarten was established at the Monastery of the Congregation of Sister Servants of the Immaculate Virgin Mary. The first educator of this kindergarten was Sr. Arsenia Hordashevska, the sister of Blessed Josaphata...
- 15 May 2013
  03:05
- UGCC has begun its Marriage Week “This year is the third rime that UGCC in Ukraine is joining in conducting a Marriage Week. As is known, Marriage Week is an international event which is geared towards spreading family values in society. The celebrations began with Mother’s Day and will last until May 19th,” informed Rev. Bohdan...
- 15 May 2013
  11:39
- UGCC Head made a pastoral visit to the Greek-Catholic Exarchate in Greece On May 10th, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) began his pastoral visit to the Greek-Catholic Exarchate in Athens. During these days the Ukrainian community of St. Mykola, which gathers at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, celebrated its 15th anniversary. It is exactly 25 years ago that the Sisters...
- 15 May 2013
  11:33
- Ivano-Frankivsk held the Sixth Festival of Christ’s city: Hearts Upwards-2013 On Sunday, May 12, 2013, the Sixth Festival of Christ’s city: Hearts Upwards-2013, ended. This event was organized by the UGCC Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy Commission on Youth, which traditionally takes place during the festivities of the Day of the City....

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