NEWS of the UGCC news

- 19 March 2022 11:50
- From the Head of the UGCC: We thank the Lord for the heroic service of our physicians to their people “I am appealing to the World Health Organization, to various international institutions, and to organizations such as Doctors Without Borders: speak out in defense of life in Ukraine!”
- 18 March 2022 17:21
- Immaculate Heart of Mary, save us: The figure of the Virgin of Fatima visits Lviv On Thursday, March 17, a traveling statue of Our Lady of Fatima arrived in Lviv’s Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God, from Portugal. The statue’s arrival was solemnly greeted by the Archbishop and Metropolitan of Lviv, Ihor Vozniak, together with the priests and several hundred faithful of the Lviv Archeparchy. The statue will be available in Lviv...
- 18 March 2022 09:45
- When the foundations of life are being destroyed during war, God is a pillar of support for a person, -- His Beatitude Sviatoslav during the Moleben prayer service Just imagine a war refugee’s world come crashing down, -- she or he has to leave everything, their whole life story to this point, take their child by the hand and go into the unknown. But God’s Word says that there is something which no one can destroy. There is something which remains permanent and unshakeable, even when the basic foundations of human life are...
- 17 March 2022 20:05
- Today, women are symbols of the strength and courage of Ukraine: The Head of the UGCC’s reflection for Thursday, March 17, 2022 “When we talk about our Motherland, our Ukraine, which is standing and defending itself, the figure of a woman appears before our eyes as a symbol of Ukraine. A woman, who bears the unspeakable burden of war, who watches over life in the midst of a sea of death, who builds and protects the future,” His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek...
- 17 March 2022 18:13
- From the Head of the UGCC: The blood of innocent children is on the hands of the criminals who began this war “Last night, the wife of our priest from Slavutych gave birth to a young “kozak” for Ukraine in a cold maternity ward, by candlelight, without electricity. This priestly married couple is a symbol of our Church, which gives hope and grants life to its people,” the Father and Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, stated in his daily message on the 21st day...
- 17 March 2022 09:56
- From His Beatitude Sviatoslav: The Lord is with us. He is being crucified again in the body of Ukraine “Where is God during war? Where is God when we are being killed? God is with us. He is being crucified again by those who are shooting at us. He is being condemned to death again by those religious leaders who are justifying this war. He is being laid in a tomb by those who are burying the inhabitants of Mariupol, Izium and other cities of Ukraine in mass graves,” His...
- 16 March 2022 21:03
- Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchial Anti-Crisis Coordination Center helps the Sumy Military-Civil Administration These days, the Archeparchial Anti-Crisis Coordination Center managed to collect another aid for the needs of the Sumy Military-Civil Administration. This humanitarian convoy consists of a total of 80 tons (4 trucks). The day before, train assistance had already arrived in Romny, Sumy region.
- 16 March 2022 12:06
- A humanitarian center operates in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral in Ternopil At the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ternopil, the humanitarian center is actively operating to help refugees and all those in need.
- 16 March 2022 09:13
- It hurts to see elderly people coming for a slice of bread, -- Head of the UGCC on the 19th day of the bloody war “We are fasting and praying. First and foremost, we are praying for our Army. I encourage everyone to pray the “Lord’s Prayer” and the “Hail Mary” at least once a day for our girls and boys who are dying for Ukraine today, shedding their blood,” His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Father and Head of the UGCC said in his daily message on the nineteenth day of the Russian...
- 14 March 2022 21:08
- Interview with the Head of the UGCC: Love for one’s country gives the strength to win, whereas hatred drains the soul “Love your country, as it will give us the strength to win. Hatred drains the soul, takes away our strength; conversely, love revives us, enriches our capabilities and enhances our chances of victory.” This assurance was given by His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Father and Head of the UGCC in his interview with Radio NV....
- 14 March 2022 18:53
- From the Head of the UGCC: If conditions do not allow for going to Confession, one can receive forgiveness of sins through a perfect act of Contrition In circumstances where there is no access to a priest who could minister the Sacrament of Penance, we need to ask and receive forgiveness of sins through a perfect act of Contrition. This is a moment when we repent before God and are sorry for our sins not because we are afraid, but because we feel that we have offended God’s love for us....
- 14 March 2022 18:50
- The Head of the UGCC during the first week of Lent: Today Jesus Christ comes to us in the image of a Ukrainian soldier, a refugee, a wounded invalid At first glance, today’s Gospel begins with a seemingly commonplace phrase: “A short time later, He decided to go to Galilee.” I think that in this time of war in Ukraine, Jesus has decided to come to us here, in our homeland. Today He is coming to us in the image of a soldier, of a refugee, in the image of the injured, in the image of a child who has lost their mother or...
- 14 March 2022 09:31
- A humanitarian center operates in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral in Ternopil At the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ternopil, the humanitarian center is actively operating to help refugees and all those in need.
- 13 March 2022 21:10
- “I came here with the logic of the Gospel": Envoy of Pope Francis visits Lviv’s social service centers (Updated) On Wednesday, March 10, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, His Holiness’s Almoner, visited centers in Lviv where refugees are welcomed and aid for the military is collected: the Jesuit Refugee Service, St Nicholas House of Mercy, and the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
- 11 March 2022 08:40
- Representatives of various Churches and religions prayed for Ukraine with the participation of Papal envoy in Lviv On Wednesday, March 10, a prayer service for Ukraine was held in the Cathedral of the Lviv Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church with the participation of representatives of various Christian Churches (including the UGCC) and religions. The prayer was led by the special envoy of Pope Francis, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski....

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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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