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- 24 October 2012
  04:00
- “A religious vocation is not something a person creates or chooses, but it is a person’s answer to God’s calling,” Bishop Bohdan Dziurakh Every epoch has its own particular challenges and difficulties; therefore, it is natural that today a young person who feels a call to a religious life may encumber obstacles on her/his road. Yet the voice of God -- during any time and in all circumstances -- sounds and calls one to follow.
- 24 October 2012
  01:01
- Prison chaplains of the UGCC are copying the experience of their Polish colleagues During the 21-25 of October 2012, at the Prison Staff Training Centre of the Polish prison service in Popovo that is situated near Warsaw, there will be held the XXII Polish national meetings, retreats and trainings of all Catholic chaplains who work in prison pastoral care and in the post-prison pastoral care....
- 24 October 2012
  12:57
- The new church was consecrated in Kyiv region On the 21st of October 2012, in the city of Boryspil, Kyiv region, the newly built Sts. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church was consecrated. With the blessing of His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), who is the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the responsibility for consecrating the Church was laid on Yosyph (Milian), who is the...
- 24 October 2012
  12:55
- In a Greek-Catholic Church in Kyiv, children prayed for just and morally pure elections During the Sunday Liturgy on October 21st more that 30 children in Saint Basil the Great Monastery of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Kyiv prayed for just and morally pure upcoming elections.
- 24 October 2012
  12:52
- A vibrant parish was the focus of the Minor Council held in Hildesheim (Germany) Recently a Minor Council of the clergy of the Apostolic Exarchy of Germany and Scandinavia was held in the city of Hildesheim on “A Vibrant Parish – an integral and fundamental part of the Church, where the meeting with Christ occurs.” The meeting lasted three days during which basic issues dealing with the life of a parish, an essential and integral part of...
- 24 October 2012
  11:15
- The 120th anniversary of the birth of Patriarch Josyf was marked in Barcelona A commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Patriarch Josyf Slipyi was held in the Church of Mother of God of Perpetual Help in the city of Barcelona (Spain) on October 21st.
- 24 October 2012
  11:13
- The UGCC seminary in Kyiv publishes a new catalogue Recently the Kyiv Greek-Catholic Spiritual seminary presented a new edition of its catalogue, New Center of Theology in Kyiv. It contains information about the creation and the history of the development of this spiritual institution of the Uniate Church in Central Ukraine, founded by Metropolitan Lev Sheptytsky in 1790 in the city of Radomyshl...
- 23 October 2012
  09:46
- His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar) encouraged clergy and members of religious orders to collaborate with laity in nurturing vocations The scholarly conference “Vocations to a religious life in UGCC today: reality and perspectives” began at the Lviv Spiritual Seminary of the Holy Spirit on October 19, 2012. It was initiated by The Patriarchal Commission on Vocations headed by Rev. Petro Baran, CSSR. At the conference His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar) urged the audience to assist people in...
- 20 October 2012
  08:51
- UGCC Head introduced his Church to journalists accredited by the Vatican Press Center A living Church, growing and effectively realizing its goal of evangelization -- thus His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Head introduced the Church which he leads, during a briefing with journalists which took place on Monday, October 15, 2012 in the Vatican Press Center.
- 20 October 2012
  01:05
- Heads of Churches Call President to Veto Alterations to Law on Freedom of Worship Heads of Churches and Religious Organizations called Ukraine’s President to veto the alterations to the Law of Ukraine “On freedom of worship and religious organizations,” envisaged by the passed Bill 10221.
- 20 October 2012
  01:00
- Bishop Borys (Gudziak) at “Business Credo”: Ukraine’s Increasing Difficulties Is a Great Opportunity We can do a lot more than we think. It is important to see in ourselves and others this potential and to maintain it. This is not the first time we are in a crisis, and it is not the first time Ukraine is in this condition. Therefore, the current situation is not only challenges and dangers, but also a huge opportunity....
- 20 October 2012
  12:35
- On the World Food Day, the CF "Caritas Kyiv" provided assistance to 160 poor people "The Charity Foundation "Caritas Kyiv" in collaboration with the Kyiv City Charity Foundation “Food Bank", “METRO Cash & Carry Ukraine" ,"Kraft Foods Ukraine" and a number of other companies, on the World Food Day (that is- October 16) as well as on the Day of the Food Industry Workers, has provided assistance to the people who are in need. In particular,...
- 20 October 2012
  12:32
- His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar) stated: “Handouts are the remnant of the Soviet times” The today's election campaign demonstrates the remnants of the Soviet times, of which Ukrainians still haven’t managed to get rid of. Such an opinion was expressed by Lubomyr (Husar), who is the Archbishop-Emeritus of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, on the 17th of October, in an interview with the "5th channel"....
- 18 October 2012
  09:35
- “I want to solemnly commence in our Church the Year of Faith,” His Beatitude Sviatoslav in Rome “By the symbolic act of blessing this restored Cathedral of Saint Sophia in the Eternal City of Rome, according to the resolution of our Synod of Bishops, responding to the call of His Holiness Benedict XVI, I am commencing the Year of Faith in our Church,” stated UGCC Head, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), at the beginning of his sermon (audio) during...
- 18 October 2012
  09:31
- The compilation of teachings of Pope Benedict XVI on matters of Environment will be presented in Ivano-Frankivsk Ecological Bureau of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will present the compilation of ecology oriented documents of Pope Benedict XVI, named “Responsibility for the Creation”. The presentation will take place on the 18th of October in Ivano-Frankivsk at the address: Harbarska st. 22, at 4 pm.

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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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