NEWS of the UGCC news

- 03 April 2013
  03:40
- The pastoral visit of His Beatitude Sviatoslav to Lutsk Exarchate has ended On the final day of his canonical visit to Lutsk Exarchate (March 31, 2013), His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Head, blessed the iconostasis in Saint Basil the Great Church in Lutsk. The he led the Pontifical Liturgy with concelebrant Bishop Josaphat (Hovera), Lutsk Exarch, in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Blessed Mother....
- 31 March 2013
  02:52
- UGCC Head: “The figure of St. Josaphat can unite all Churches in Ukraine” “For us the figure of St. Josaphat is especially meaningful… During my visits to Rivne, Lutsk, Zdolbunev, Dubno all the people whom I met asked me when the Churches in Ukraine will finally unite? When will the moment come when Ukrainians will be able to rejoice in a united particular Church – the Church of the Kyiv tradition which was born 1025 years ago? What...
- 31 March 2013
  11:58
- In Volodymyr -Volynskyi UGCC Head blessed the cornerstone for the building of St. Josaphat Pilgrimage Center On March 29, 2013 His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) visited princely Volodymyr-Volynskyi as part of a canonical visit to UGCC parishes of the Lutsk Exarchate. By the Basilian St. Josaphat Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav was ceremoniously greeted by the Father Superior of the Province of Basilian Fathers of the Most Holy Redeemer in Ukraine,...
- 31 March 2013
  11:55
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav prayed in the UOC church by the miraculous Cross at which St. Josaphat Kuntsevych had once prayed As part of his visit to Volodymyr-Volynskyi, UGCC Primate prayed in a Ukrainian Orthodox Church by the ancient Crucifixion (end of 15th century), by which in his time at Saint Paraskeviya Church, prayed Priest Martyr Josaphat whose heart was warmed by a spark originating from the Savior’s Crucifix....
- 30 March 2013
  05:51
- UGCC Commission on Matters of Immigrants presented in Kyiv a book on The Church in the Realm of Migration A new book, The Church in the Realm of Migration: ethno-cultural resources and socio-integrative potential of religious communities of Ukrainians was presented at a round table devoted to the topic of work migrants, held at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University on March 27th. Author Oksana Ivankova-Stetsiuk is a candidate in sociology and an...
- 30 March 2013
  05:48
- Stryi Eparchy hosts a presentation for students on “Democratic Values” At the invitation of Peremyshliany Professional Lyceum Director, Ihor Nechypora, on Thursday, March 28, 2013, Yaroslav Zarychansky, the secretary of UGCC Commission on Justice and Peace, licentiate of Papal Institute Terezianum in Rome (Italy), met with students to discuss “Youth and the Church. Social aspects. Living through Christ.”...
- 29 March 2013
  04:05
- UGCC Head blessed the iconostasis of the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Dubno As part of the visit to the Lutsk Exarchate, His Beatitude Sviatoslav visited the city of Dubno. UGCC Head was greeted at the entrance to the city by Rev. Roman Bobesiuk, administrator of the Church of the Ascension of the Lord, Vasyl Antoniuk, city mayor, and representatives of all city administrative departments....
- 29 March 2013
  04:01
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav met with the Mayor of Dubno UGCC Head His Beatitude Sviatoslav paid a visit of respect to Vasyl Antoniuk, mayor of Dubno. During the conversation, His Beatitude Sviatoslav thanked the mayor for the “authentic democracy” since as UGCC Head stated “such democracy is marked by the comfort in the development of the smallest minority.” UGCC Primate emphasized that Dubno residents...
- 29 March 2013
  03:58
- “I think of you, I care about you, I serve you,” – UGCC Head during the meeting with youth in UGCC Lutsk Exarchate After meeting with UGCC Lutsk Exarchate clergy, held on March 26, 2013 as part of the first canonical visit to this exarchate by UGCC Head His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Primate met with youth. He greeted the young people with the upcoming first jubilee - five years of the establishment of UGCC Lutsk Exarchate, to be celebrated in April. ...
- 29 March 2013
  09:33
- UGCC Head makes a pastoral visit to Rivne and Zdolbuniv On March 27th, the Primate of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) as part of the pastoral visit to Lutsk Exarchate, visited Rivne and Zdolbuniv.
- 27 March 2013
  04:43
- UGCC Head thinks that there should be some memorial in Lutsk dedicated to the victims of the Volyn tragedy The absence in Lutsk of some memorial to the victims of the Volyn tragedy surprised His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk). On the Polish side, the victims of the tragedy are honored but in the Volyn area, the whole truth has not yet been said.
- 27 March 2013
  04:40
- We are waiting for a parcel of land on which to build a UGCC cathedral in Lutsk,” UGCC Head There are plans to build a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic cathedral in Lutsk. At present the search is proceeding for an appropriate piece of land. His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Head, stated this during a press conference on March 26th in Lutsk.
- 27 March 2013
  04:35
- UGCC Head met with Lutsk Mayor and clergy of the Lutsk Exarchate As part of his visit to Volyn, on March 26th, UGCC Head His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) met with Mykola Romaniuk, Mayor of Lutsk. His Beatitude Sviatoslav began by expressing his gratitude for the opportunity to meet with the local administration – something essential for both sides.
- 27 March 2013
  11:52
- Archbishop says authenticity, simplicity mark his mentor, Pope Francis For the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, "authenticity and simplicity" characterize the man who mentored him as a young bishop and who has just been elected Pope Francis.
- 27 March 2013
  11:48
- Professor from Canada to Give Public Lectures on Cloning and Modern Medicine Yury Monczak, assistant professor of medicine at McGill University in Canada, will give a series of lectures on March 25-27 at the Ukrainian Catholic University School of Bioethics. The Molecular Pathology Lab director promises that the lectures on bioethics and cloning will be straightforward and interesting, so that anyone who has basic knowledge of...

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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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