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- 20 June 2013
  10:29
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav will participate in the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy On June 24, 2013 two notable jubilee dates – the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine and the 20th anniversary of the UGCC Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy will be celebrated. On that day, in the evening in the Yuriy Drohobych Musical Drama Theater there will be a gala concert to commemorate the above mentioned events (at 6:00 PM)....
- 20 June 2013
  10:27
- “For God every soul is important,” Rev. Dr. Ihor Shaban on “proselytism” of Greek-Catholics The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in its activities has often testified that it primarily cares about its faithful who due to various circumstances live throughout all regions of our country and require pastoral care. Our goal is to proclaim the Good News to people who belong to our Church -- and not to entice or drag other Christians to our Church, as...
- 18 June 2013
  11:24
- In the Cathedral of God’s Providence in Chişinău [Kishinev], the first consecration of a bishop in the Byzantine Rite took place On June 12, 2013, Bishop Joseph (Milan), head of UGCC Pastoral-Missionary Department (PMD) arrived in Moldova for a pastoral visit. On that day Bishop Joseph met with the local Roman Catholic Bishop Antoniy (Kosheyu) and discussed various issues regarding pastoral care for Greek-Catholics in Moldova. They sketched out future directions of...
- 18 June 2013
  11:22
- Bishop Joseph (Milan): “We have an ambitious plan, thus, we hope for God’s assistance and the support of good-willed people” During the blessing of the Patriarchal Cathedral, the central altar in the church will be blessed according to Bishop Joseph (Milan), head of the Overseers Board of the building of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. As the bishop noted, right now, they are putting a floor in the sanctuary where the main altar will stand. It remains an open question,...
- 18 June 2013
  11:14
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav prayed in Spanish together with the Holy Father On June 13, 2013, Holy Father Francis, for the first time during his pontificate, said the Mass in Spanish, since representatives of embassies and consulates of Argentina in Italy and the international organization FAO participated in an Ecumenical Liturgy at St. Martha’s Residence in the Vatican. On that day, one of the concelebrants with the Universal...
- 18 June 2013
  11:10
- Pope Francis assigned a delegate to participate in the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Ukraine-Rus On Saturday, June 15, 2013, Radio Vatican announced that Pope Frances named Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis, Archbishop of Vilnius, as his special emissary to the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine, planned for August 17-18, 2013 in Kyiv.
- 18 June 2013
  11:09
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav proposed that the next Papal Synod consider the nature and mission of Christ’s Church On June 13-14, His Beatitude Sviatoslav participated in the fourth meeting of the 13th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. The goal of this session was to choose three possible topics for the next, 14th General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church, to be held in October 2015. Its context will...
- 18 June 2013
  11:05
- A conference on The Role and Contribution of Religious Communities in Fighting Tuberculosis Epidemic in Ukraine On June 11, 2013, an international conference took place in Kyiv. It was dedicated to the formation of a unified vision by the representatives of Church and religious confessions as to the mobilization of local religious communities for counteracting the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. Among the participants were eight UGCC representatives: Head of UGCC...
- 12 June 2013
  10:05
- Pilgrimage of faithful and clergy from Odesa-Crimea and Donetsk Exarchates to Yalta On the anniversary of the blessing (June 24th) of the first Greek-Catholic church in Crimea, Holy Trinity Church, a pilgrimage of faithful and clergy from Odesa-Crimea and Donetsk Exarchates to Yalta, will take place, according to Petro Tokach.
- 12 June 2013
  04:59
- Congress of UGCC Charismatic Community Leaders and Clergy was held in the Buchach Eparchy The Congress of Leaders and Clergy of Charismatic Communities was held on Saturday, June 8, 2013, in the administration building of Buchach Eparchy. It was headed by UGCC Buchach Eparch, Bishop Dmytro (Hryhorak).
- 12 June 2013
  01:22
- Caritas Ukraine continues the project of supporting treatment of children suffering from cancer Philanthropists from Australia (Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia) are continuing to finance the Caritas Project -- Providing Medical Help to Children at the Western Ukrainian Specialized Child Medical Center. The previous phase of the project, from October 2011 until February 2013, provided support to 37 families touched by cancer. The...
- 12 June 2013
  01:20
- Bicycle Pilgrimage to the village of Rakovets in Lviv region The Second Annual Bicycle Pilgrimage to the miraculous spring in the village of Rakovets in Lviv region, took place on June 8th. As last year, during its first run, participants and organizers of this pilgrimage were young people and priests from the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv. This year there were 35 participants who, under...
- 12 June 2013
  01:14
- In Moscow they should hear the words of Metropolitan Antoniy about the absence of conflicts between UGCC and UOC (MP) in Galicia – His Beatitude Sviatoslav Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, noted that lately the Orthodox have substantially reduced their accusations of proselytism by Greek-Catholics in Western Ukraine.
- 12 June 2013
  01:11
- UGCC Head blessed the Church of St. Nicholas in Lviv On June 9, 2013, UGCC Church Head His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) blessed the Church of St. Nicholas located by the monastery of the UGCC Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in Lviv.
- 10 June 2013
  09:00
- “In this ancient Cathedral in Lviv, I want to highlight one more form of Christian unity – ecumenism of meetings,” UGCC Head On June 8, 2013, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Head, participated in an ecumenical prayer which was held in the Armenian Cathedral as part of the Night at Church Festival in Lviv. Participating in the ecumenical prayer were: Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity; Archbishop Grigoris...

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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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