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- 02 March 2013
  12:53
- The benefactors from Germany and Austria provided assistance to homeless and to a people with low-income, who have become victims of a cold winter in Ukraine As a result of the low temperatures, frosts and snowfalls, in a number of Ukrainian cities, at the beginning of winter of 2012-2013, some problems arose with the heating, water and electricity supply, getting to remote destinations. With the assistance of the benefactors from CF "Caritas" of Germany and Vienna, such Ukrainian Fund established a network...
- 02 March 2013
  12:50
- His Beatitude Lubomyr celebrated his birthday with youth On February 28th, His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar) celebrated in Kyiv his birthday jubilee –his 80th birthday and the 55th anniversary of his ordination as a priest.
- 01 March 2013
  03:02
- “Ukrainian society knows that His Beatitude Lubomyr is the one sent by God in order to testify to God’s fatherly care,” UGCC Head “Today we celebrate our father, His Beatitude Lubomyr who on this day is celebrating two glorious anniversaries – his 80th birthday and the 55th anniversary of his priesthood. The life of our Church Father -- Lubomyr Husar – is steeped in profound content. I would characterize his life path by a phrase that God’s Son says to His Father: ‘All that is Mine – is...
- 01 March 2013
  02:43
- UGCC will pray for blessings and the influence of the Holy Spirit during the Conclave of Cardinals electing the next Pope In view of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Pope, the throne of the Bishop of Rome, the successor of the Apostle Peter, is vacant as of February 28, 2013 ( according to Rome time – as of 8 PM). Therefore with this moment, all Divine Liturgies and other church services, will not mention the Holy Father until the election of a new Pope. A statement to this...
- 01 March 2013
  02:37
- Bishop Joseph (Milan) paid a pastoral visit to Ukrainian Greek-Catholics in Romania On February 22-24, 2013, the head of UGCC Pastoral-Mission Department (PMD), Bishop Joseph Milan, paid a pastoral visit to Ukrainian Greek-Catholics in Romania. The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic parishes there are united in two deaconates – Bukovyna and Transcarpathia. There are also two parishes in the Banat region. For Ukrainian Greek-Catholics,...
- 01 March 2013
  01:02
- His Beatitude Lubomyr will celebrate his 80th birthday in Kyiv amidst students His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar) will celebrate his 80th birthday in Kyiv amidst students, announced the UGCC Center of Academic Pastorship of Kyiv Archeparchy.
- 01 March 2013
  12:59
- The President of Ukraine has congratulated His Beatitude Lubomyr on the occasion of the anniversary The President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, has congratulated, on the occasion of the anniversary, His Beatitude Lubomyr (Huzar), who is the Archbishop Emeritus of the UGCC.
- 01 March 2013
  12:57
- In Sokal and in Zhovkva the laity is taught to be the leaders in parishes In Sokal and in Zhovkva the educational program "Fundamentals of Christian faith and ministry in the parishes" is taking place. Among the participants there are lay people aged 15 to 30 years, who come from a number of parishes of Sokal-Zhovkva Diocese.
- 01 March 2013
  12:54
- The UGCC develops the social service for children The Department of Social Affairs of the UGCC initiated another series of educational workshops as a part of the project of the Patriarchal Curia "Development of social service of the UGCC for children" under the title "The road of healing for children who have suffered desecration and emotional neglect". This other seminar was taking place on the 25-26th...
- 26 February 2013
  10:49
- The presentation of the programs responsible for integration of persons with mental disabilities into the life of the Church and Society On the 19th of February 2013, within the frames of educational courses for the clergy of Stryi Diocese of the UGCC, there was conducted the presentation of the programs responsible for the integration of persons with mental disabilities into the life of the Church and Society. The event was organized with the assistance of the Centre of spiritual support...
- 26 February 2013
  10:46
- The charitable fund Caritas in the Lviv area is extending a helping hand to the sick and the elderly At the end of February the Caritas office in Boryslav (Lviv oblast) hosted a free event, Extend a Helping Hand. Caritas representatives measured blood pressure and the sugar content of blood; taught routines which ease the care of the sick. Also available were free consultations with psychiatrists as well as physical therapists. Information was...
- 26 February 2013
  10:26
- The Commission of the UGCC "Justice and Peace" in Ivano-Frankivsk promotes the activities of youth in social processes On the 21st of February 2013, the head of the Commission of the UGCC "Justice and Peace", Mykhaylo Melnyk, within the frames of the project "Democratic values within the society", held a seminar-discussion "Correlation between political and ethical in social processes" in the V. Stefanyk Carpathian National University, which is in Ivano-Frankivsk....
- 26 February 2013
  10:12
- UGCC Head invites youth to work on the Catechism for Youth All young people are invited by His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, to join in creating a Catechism for Youth.
- 23 February 2013
  09:23
- Exhibition on UGCC's underground period held in Rome A religious society of the Holy Sophia and the Institute of St. Pope Clement of the Ukrainian Catholic University invite everyone to visit an exhibition “To the Light of the Resurrection through the Thorns of Catacombs” held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the emergence of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from the underground, the website of...
- 23 February 2013
  09:13
- “The Patriarchal Cathedral is a visible sign of an invisible reality that we will leave for our descendents as an affirmation of our faith in God” – UGCC Head As part of the celebration of the Year of Faith and on the occasion of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus, a series of important actions were ratified. The main one is the All-Church Pilgrimage to the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv and its blessing, to take place on 17-18 August....

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