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- 10 September 2013 17:33
- The portable iconostasis and altar were sanctified for the German Catholic organization " Renovabis " "Europe – is not only the rescue of euro but above all fostering peace and freedom» - these words by Cardinal Reinhard Marks opened the 17th International Congress " Renovabis." The event was held from 29 August to 1 September in Bavaria Freising (Germany) under the slogan of "Free and solidary Christians in the sense of responsibility for Europe. “...
- 10 September 2013 17:27
- The UGCC prepare instructions for priests in the election campaign Till the end of the year in the first reading in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church it is planned to approve the instruction for pastors how to behave during the electioneering
- 10 September 2013
  16:29
- Catechetical Commission of Przemysl and Warsaw archdiocese dealt with the permanent formation of catechists On Friday, August 30, the Catechetical Commission Przemysl and Warsaw archdiocese met. The purpose of the meeting was to draw up a work plan and coordinate catechetical events, which are held in the archdiocese. The Catechetical Commission meets at least once a year.
- 09 September 2013 17:45
- UGCC Head has appointed Fr. Bogdan Prah as a new rector of UCU "I beg the Lord of all the graces necessary for a new rector to perform properly of his duties , and recommend all worthy professors , staff and students of UCU to respect him and cooperate with us to the glory of God and the good of Ukrainian science "- said the UGCC Head in the Decree.
- 09 September 2013 17:05
- “The future university church will be a sign of “sophistry” of UCU and the fact that here come people filled with God to teach and study,” - UGCC Head At the beginning of this year we mentioned the 50th anniversary of the release of Patriarch Josyf (Slipyi) from the Siberian camps. Having survived that Paschal Path, which his Church underwent, and coming to the free and eternal city of Rome, the hierarch brought with him the blessings for our whole Church and for his native people. Patriarch Josyf was...
- 09 September 2013 13:31
- “Representatives of various Churches in Ukraine expressed their respect and solidarity…”, - UGCC Head Today, relations between UGCC and the Orthodox are stable. One feels from their side an avoidance of showy meetings. However, it is very logical that one should not “play up” to the audience but answer serious questions in this mutual dialogue. Such a dialogue is being conducted on different levels and with varied success....
- 07 September 2013 12:09
- “When everyone wanted to take something from Ukraine, Metropolitan Andrey (Sheptytsky) gives it a spiritual treasure – the Lviv National Museum,” - UGCC Head The celebrations began in the Andrey (Sheptytsky) Lviv National Museum (LNM) with the opening of the exhibit “In Memory of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky” -- (Memorabilia from the collection of A. Sheptytsky LNM and the collection of the Anton Petrushevych Museum of Sacred Art of UGCC Lviv Metropolitanate), “The Protectress Blessed Virgin Mother:...
- 05 September 2013 16:59
- UGCC Head appeals to all to join in prayers for refraining from armed conflict in Syria “We, the sons and daughters of Christ, cannot simply standby and observe the tragedy in Syria, but we should unite in prayer and fasting for God’s gift of peace to this much-suffering land, remembering Christ’s words: “Blessed are the peacekeepers, for they will be known as the sons of God.
- 05 September 2013 14:42
- UGCC Head met with the administration of the Global Catholic Television Network EWTN The Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) today, August 31st, met with the managers of the global television network EWTN during which both sides agreed to possible cooperation.
- 02 September 2013 12:35
- The icon of Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska began its world pilgrimage At the initiative of the Main Administration of the Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate , who are preparing for their 125th jubilee, to be celebrated in 2017, an icon was painted of Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska with imbedded relics. Due to this event, this icon will be on a pilgrimage to congregations of nuns and parishes throughout the world, wherever the...
- 01 September 2013 23:28
- UGCC Head: “Pastors need to constantly search for the key to the heart of youth” Today it is very important for the Church to communicate effectively with youth, to transmit the words of Christ’s Gospel in words understandable to them, given that the culture of communication is changing so rapidly in that various social groups and entities formulate their own style, their own language and categories of thinking. The head and father of...
- 01 September 2013 23:11
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav invited UGCC priests in Western Europe to a joint forum “We want to think about the issues of new evangelization in our Church within the context of the general discussion of the Universal Church. This issue is also tightly connected with the issue of missionary work, which was extensively discussed at this year’s UGCC Synod of Bishops. We will focus on relevant issues of the pastoral mission among our faithful...
- 01 September 2013 15:13
- 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 children in Ukraine participated in their first reconciliation...
- 31 August 2013
  23:21
- UGCC Department on Issues of Ecology is conducting a competition on Responsibility for Creation The ecological competition on Responsibility for Creation has begun. UGCC Ecology Department is conducting the third annual contest on the occasion of the Day of God the Creator (September 1/14), which Christians in the whole world note as a day of prayer and responsibility for the natural environment. ...
- 31 August 2013 23:16
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav: “We want the memory of the Underground UGCC to be preserved for future generations” Next year the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church will commemorate the 25th anniversary of its coming out of the underground. The Church is preparing to mark this university with due dignity. The UGCC Father and Head shared this in an interview with the newspaper Halychyna.

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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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