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- 25 March 2017 12:12
- Presentation “Patriarch Josef Slipyi – educational benefactor” was held in Philadelphia Celebrating 125th birthday anniversary of Josef Slipyi (1892-1984) a presentation “Patriarch Josef Slipyi – educational benefactor” was held in Philadelphia on 23rd of May.
- 23 March 2017 16:21
- St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church in Austintown, OH (USA) Reaches Out to the Underprivileged in the Year of Diakonia On Sunday, March 19, 2017 – Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross – St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church in Austintown, Ohio of the Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma hosted a luncheon for the residents and staff of Youngstown’s Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. The event was the parish’s community outreach project as part of St. Anne Church’s 50th...
- 22 March 2017 21:10
- Head of the UGCC and Ambassador of Ukraine in Argentina discussed cooperation of diplomats with the communities of the UGCC Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Sviatoslav Shevchuk, who is on a pastoral visit to the Argentine Republic, visited the Embassy of Ukraine in Argentina on March 18.
- 21 March 2017 14:20
- The Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma (USA) held a Lenten Lock-In Retreat for its Youth in the Spirit of Diakonia March 18-19, 2017 St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church in Austintown, Ohio (USA) of the Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma hosted an annual Lenten Lock-In Retreat for the eparchial youth. This year's theme of spiritual renewal was “To die for Christ means to live forever.”
- 21 March 2017 12:04
- The Head of the UGCC: "Shevchenko's oak will arrive in Argentina" In the frames of the action "Sprouts of Unity", which was launched by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, one of Shevchenko's oaks from Kaniv will arrive in the Argentine Republic. The Father and Head of the UGCC his Beatitude Sviatoslav said about this at the monument to Taras Shevchenko during the celebrations of Shevchenko's days in Buenos Aires. ...
- 20 March 2017 20:50
- The Head of the UGCC in Buenos Aires (Argentina): "Cross is a sign, symbol and banner of victory of good over evil" "It is very moving for me to return to you, to have a possibility to visit this holy land, where the Lord our God once confirmed me in my calling to priesthood. Next year the Cathedral of the Veil of Our Lady (Pokrovy) is going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of consecration, performed by the Patriarch Josyph Slipyj, and already this year our community in...
- 18 March 2017 12:59
- His Beatitude Lubomyr in Parliament: "Imitate those who took up the great work - the reconstruction of the Ukrainian state ..." Today we celebrate the event, which took place in Ukraine, in Kiev, a hundred years ago. I want to remember not only the event, but the people who took part in it. Let us remember our fathers and mothers who were at the day and time together with the responsible people and started great thing - the reconstruction of the Ukrainian state....
- 16 March 2017 16:25
- Interrelation between Liturgy and law in UGCC was discussed at the conference in Lviv March 13, Canonical Depart of Patriarchal Curia of UGCC within the framework of annual meetings of church lawyers in cooperation with Ukrainian Canonists Association Patriarchal Liturgical Commission of UGCC held regular scientific conference “Liturgy and law with their aspects of agreements and disagreements in UGCC”. The event was held in...
- 15 March 2017 12:54
- An audit of the Patriarchal Curia was announced in the UGCC The strategy of development of the UGCC "Vibrant parish – place to meet the living Christ" includes not only parishes but also the whole Church, in particular, its structures. And the reorganization of patriarchal structures, which unite the Body of the Church, became one of the strategic priorities for its development. We need to understand how Church's...
- 11 March 2017 10:38
- The Head of UGCC in the Czech Republic joined the international flashmob #GlobalShevchenko March 9 in Prague was commemorating Taras Shevchenko on the occasion of 203 anniversary of his birth. The staff of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Czech Republic and representatives of the Ukrainian community and civic activists gathered today at the monument great Kobzar in Prague, where everyone had the opportunity to read a favorite work of Shevchenko. ...
- 10 March 2017 10:32
- The Head of the UGCC Sviatoslav (Shevchuk): "I am not a feminist but the dignity of a man and a woman is equal" Every day is a good occasion to reveal your respect for a woman, said the Head of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav in the interview to the radio "Svoboda".
- 07 March 2017 20:11
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav wished all the Ukrainians that the thought of emigration will be last one from the possible options of finding themselves Let the thought about permanent living abroad be the last option of all, which you consider in your life. Such a wish was expressed by the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church during the live interactive program "Open Church" on the topic "Emigration" on "Live TV" on March, 3, 2017, addressing those Ukrainians, who think of the emigration. ...
- 06 March 2017 18:40
- Meditation of Metropolitan Stefan for Great Fast Second Sunday A meaningful journey through Lent ought to unsettle our comfort zones. One of these comfort zones might be an attitude of living with an attitude of entitlement. Recall how some of the apostles were arguing among themselves as to who was the most important. Jesus sat them down and said, “If anyone wishes to rank first, he must remain the last one of all and the...
- 06 March 2017 16:04
- Film about patriarch Josef Slipyi “The Reef Case” was presented in Kyiv March 4th, 2017 Father and Head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav participated in showing of a documentary film about patriarch Josef Slipyi “The Reef Case”, which was on at “Zhovten” movie theater.
- 06 March 2017 14:03
- Head of UGCC on the first Sunday of Lent: "Without prayer there is no real position" We live in a time of Lent. This is the time a unique opportunity when the Church invites us to experience a personal encounter with the living Christ. This was stressed by the Father and the Fead of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav during a sermon to the faithful on the first Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017 in the Patriarchal Cathedral 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

A vast cemetery, a mass burial, was found near the city of Izyum, in which more than 400 innocently killed and tortured people have already been...

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