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- 10 April 2022 20:59
- From the Head of the UGCC on Day 46 of the war: Today, we sacrifice our Sunday Liturgy for the victory of good over evil in Ukraine “On this Sunday, I am calling upon all Christians who hasten to their churches, to pray for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.” His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, made this appeal in his daily address on the 46th day of Russia's war against Ukraine.
- 10 April 2022 20:17
- From the Head of the UGCC on Day 45 of the war: Every day, Russia commits unjustifiable, heinous crimes in Ukraine, which the world must condemn Yesterday we witnessed a heinous crime at the Kramatorsk train station: two Russian missiles targeted this railway junction in a pre-meditated, deliberate strike, killing 53 people and injuring more than a hundred, stated His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in his daily address on the 45th day of the war....
- 10 April 2022 08:34
- The Head of the UGCC took part in an interfaith prayer for peace and victory for Ukraine in Kyiv’s St. Sophia On Saturday, April 9, an interfaith service, the "Common Prayer for Ukraine", took place in St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC, took part in the prayer.
- 08 April 2022 22:40
- The Head of the UGCC on Day 44 of the war: In Bucha, I understood what it means to love your neighbour To love one’s neighbor means to become aware of your humanity, to experience it, and to express it. Therefore, every Christian, -- whether they are German, Italian, or Australian, -- on seeing the atrocities perpetrated by the occupiers in Bucha, says today: I am a Ukrainian, feeling united with the human race, with those innocent victims. Such were the...
- 08 April 2022 21:03
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav in Bucha: praying for the innocent Ukrainians killed On Thursday, April 7, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC, travelled to Irpin, Bucha and Hostomel, towns recently liberated from Russian occupation. In Irpin, the Primate visited the UGCC Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, and in Bucha, he prayed a panaxyda memorial service over one of the mass graves of innocent Ukrainians...
- 08 April 2022 08:35
- Head of the UGCC: Today God Himself is telling us–be not afraid! “The enemy comes at us, saying: Be fearful! Be afraid! The enemy’s propaganda and ideology carry a fear factor. But today, God Himself is telling us: Ukraine, don’t be afraid!” This was the emphasis of our Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, during his sermon to the faithful at the cathedral of Christ’s...
- 07 April 2022 21:07
- From the Head of the UGCC: Russians burn killed civilians in Mariupol, as Nazis did in Auschwitz Yesterday we learned that Russia brought mobile crematorium trucks, -- together with its artillery, missiles and heavy weapons, -- to Mariupol, where throughout the day and night, they burn the innocent civilians killed. His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said in his daily address on the 43rd day of the...
- 06 April 2022 22:15
- From the Head of the UGCC: Let us do everything possible to save human lives in Ukraine We feel that saving human lives in Ukraine is feasible, not only because of the courage of Ukraine’s defenders, but also because of the international community’s stance, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said in his daily address on the 42nd day of the Russian war against Ukraine....
- 06 April 2022 21:06
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav visited UGCC parishes in Kyiv: Askold's Tomb and Voznesensky Descent His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Head of the UGCC, visited two parishes in the Ukrainian capital. At St. Nicholas parish, on the site of Askold's grave, the Primate was welcomed by Fr. Ihor Onishkevich and a group of parishioners. At Ascension Descent, or Voznesenky Street in Kyiv, the hegumen (abbot) of the monastery of St. Basil the Great, Fr. Taras Tyzhnyk, and...
- 06 April 2022 21:03
- Pope on mass killings of civilians in Ukraine: Innocent blood cries to heaven Children from Ukraine, and a flag from long-suffering Bucha, reminded pilgrims from all over the world of the horrors of war. In a general audience, Pope Francis called for prayer for the innocent victims, and for an end to the war in Ukraine.
- 05 April 2022 22:40
- Head of the UGCC on Day 39: It is horrible to see the Russians smuggling innocent Ukrainian victims’ looted property Just a few dozen kilometers away from Kyiv, in the liberated towns, we see the aftereffects of harrowing war crimes, mass graves with hundreds of lifeless bodies, people shot in the streets, sometimes with their hands tied, naked female bodies that have not yet been burned.
- 05 April 2022 12:03
- The Head of the UGCC addressed refugees and all Ukrainians: Let us get to work! Today is Monday, so let’s get back to business! I am appealing to our refugees and internally displaced persons: Get to work! Let us create new jobs together!
- 05 April 2022 10:11
- Pope Francis' visit to Ukraine during the war could be a powerful gesture for peace: His Beatitude Sviatoslav His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC, stated that a visit by Pope Francis to war-torn Ukraine could be a powerful gesture for peace. “The Pope is very much awaited in Ukraine,” he commented on the Channel 5 “TV Marathon, regarding a possible visit of the Roman Pontif to Ukraine.
- 04 April 2022 10:15
- It is horrible to see the Russians smuggling looted property of innocent Ukrainian victims, - the Head of the UGCC on the 39th day of the war Just a few dozen kilometers away from Kyiv, in the liberated towns, we see harrowing war crimes, mass graves with hundreds of lifeless bodies, people shot in the streets, sometimes with their hands tied, naked female bodies that have not been burned yet.
- 04 April 2022 09:42
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav visited UGCC parishes in Uman, Vinnytsia and Fastiv During the height of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, UGCC parishes, immersed in human suffering, became havens of social assistance and shelter. Three such parishes in Uman, Vinnytsia and Fastiv were visited recently by His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC.

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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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