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- 23 August 2015 09:18
- The Head of the UGCC: “Those who do not love their Motherland will always be strangers and exiles in this land” Today for us as Christians to be the witnesses of Christ’s truth and find a way to the eternal life means to love our Motherland, our people and be ready to give up a life for our friends in the name of God. It was said by the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav during his sermon to the laity at the Patriarchal Cathedral of...
- 23 August 2015 09:18
- The Head of the UGCC: “Those who do not love their Motherland will always be strangers and exiles in this land” Today for us as Christians to be the witnesses of Christ’s truth and find a way to the eternal life means to love our Motherland, our people and be ready to give up a life for our friends in the name of God. It was said by the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav during his sermon to the laity at the Patriarchal Cathedral of...
- 22 August 2015 17:22
- The Head of the UGCC: “The Vibrant Parish – it is a face of Church that we will show to the world in 2020” When our bishops started to peer into the future of their Church, they immediately were searching for answering the question: what we want our Church to be in 2020? Then we realized spontaneously, it had to be a vibrant parish, a place and time to encounter a Living God. But what is this, a vibrant parish? What are the features of it?...
- 19 August 2015 17:33
- Bishop Borys Gudziak: Our chaplains make our Church proud I am impressed by the courage of our soldiers and volunteers who leave their families to serve on the frontlines at such a young age. I am moved to tears by the testimony of many soldiers and chaplains. They say that the Ukrainian army is better equipped and combat readiness is growing. I would like to point out that it is extremely important to have our chaplains...
- 19 August 2015 14:42
- The Head of the UGCC recalled the obligation of fasting and prayer for Ukraine His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Head of the UGCC, once again called faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and all people of good will to pray and fast for Ukraine. He recalled the obligation to pray daily at 9 pm for Ukraine and fast one particular day of the week in this intention.
- 16 August 2015 19:14
- The Head of the UGCC prayed for peace in Europe and Ukraine before the icon of Blessed Virgin Mary of Máriapócs in Hungary On 15th of August on the feast of Dormition of the Mother of God, up to Gregorian calendar, the Father and Head of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav took part in the pilgrimage to the Marian indulgence shrine of Hungarian Greek-Catholics, situated in Máriapócs, Hungary.
- 14 August 2015 14:56
- The Head of the UGCC: “The Patriarchal Council becomes a moment of examination of conscience” A strategy of the UGCC development “The Vibrant Parish – a place to encounter the Living Christ” – it is not just a plan, designed for someone. It is an all-Church movement and it is a life we are living. Thus, Patriarchal Council is an appropriate moment of exchanging experiences and gifts. It is also a moment of examination of conscience, to respond to...
- 13 August 2015
  19:18
- The monument to Metropolitan Andrey will be brought to Ivano-Frankivsk soon The sculpture of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi, the main element of the future monument to the glorious figure of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, will be brought to Ivano-Frankivsk on 20 August.
- 11 August 2015 13:57
- A Divine Liturgy was served in English language in Zazdrist On 8th of August in memorial and museum complex named after Patriarch Josyf Slipyi in Zazdrist village, Ternopil region, a Divine Liturgy was celebrated in English language. A lecturer from Ternopil Holy Spirit Seminary father-doctor Ivan Sichkaryk and a guest from the USA, senior priest of church of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Elkins Park...
- 08 August 2015
  18:51
- International Summer School “The Establishment of peace and social justice” has started its functioning in Carpathians On 4th of August, 2015 International Summer School “The Establishment of peace and social justice” has started its work. School gathered 56 participants from different regions of Ukraine, also from Romania, Germany, Italy and Brazil. The auditorium of the Summer school united journalists, politologists, public figures, scientists and lecturers....
- 06 August 2015 15:02
- The exhibition, which shows the struggle of Metropolitan Sheptytskyi against Holodomor (Famishment), was opened in Kiev "We can see an unprecedented figure, inspirited by faith, full of love for His people - Metropolitan Andrey, the example, that calls each of us to the heights" – that was told on 4 August, 2015 at the opening of the scientific and publicistic tablet exhibition "Our Hope in God" by Patriarch Lyubomyr (Huzar)....
- 03 August 2015 15:39
- The Head of the UGCC in Krylos: "God – He, who calls us to depths of the sea and goes with us" From time immemorial Ukrainians come to this place to stand before God. I am grateful that you came to this pilgrimage, overcoming this spiritual path, seeking God's word, God's helping strong hand. Thank you for coming to the feet of the Mother of God, who is present in Krylos icon, to pray for Ukraine, our people and the Church....
- 01 August 2015 13:27
- “To be a follower of metropolitan Andrey is a divine grace and challenge, simultaneously” Metropolitan is the one, who by God’s will, was entrusted to go the powerful of this world and say: “Let my people go”. This call for freedom and a departure from lands of slavery to the native Ukrainian land was the way, traced by metropolitan Andrey to his people, as a biblical paschal way of people’s existence. ...
- 31 July 2015 11:50
- “Metropolitan Andrey’s wisdom spirit enveloped all spheres of Ukrainian national Church existence”, - His Beatitude Sviatoslav Today we witness a remarkable event that is a unique opportunity for all of us to reveal to ourselves a man who was called a Giant of Saint George Hill. It is an opportunity to reveal to ourselves a figure of Ukrainian Moses, to hear his word and follow him.
- 30 July 2015 11:57
- The Head of the UGCC: "The history of the monument to Metropolitan Andrey – this is Ukrainian history of struggle for freedom" Today Lviv, UGCC and Ukrainian people are experiencing a historic event, which has been expected by many generations of Ukrainians and devout good people. In the 150th anniversary of the day that God gave our church and the people the great prophet, leader and a man of God Andrey, we open a monument to Him in princely Lviv....

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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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