NEWS of the UGCC news

- 18 October 2012
  10:48
- UGCC Head delivers a gift from Ukrainian pilgrims to the Holy Father During the All-Ukrainian Pilgrimage held on October 13-15, 2012 to St. Sophia Cathedral in Rome, UGCC Head, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), gave His Holiness Benedict XVI a gift from Ukrainian pilgrims who gathered in large numbers at this sacred place. The UGCC Primate presented the Pope with an icon lamp in the shape of St. Sophia Cathedral in Rome,...
- 09 October 2012
  01:07
- The UGCC initiates the collection of books of Holy Scripture for the penitentiary The penitentiary Pastoral Care of the UGCC initiates the charitable action- the collection of books of Holy Scripture, in both Ukrainian and Russian languages, in the parishes of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church for the Ukrainian Penitentiary Institutions. The collection of Bibles will last from 7th to 28th of October 2012....
- 09 October 2012
  12:57
- The high school students receive information about the danger of alcohol consumption [Translate to en:] Днями у школах Галицького району міста Львова підкомісія “За тверезість життя” Львівської архиєпархії розпочала цикл лекцій “Правда про алкоголь”. Розпочалося навчання зі школи № 7, що на вул Б. Хмельницького, 132. Диякон Андрій Павлів розповів старшокласникам про те, якої великої шкоди завдає вживання алкоголю душі й тілу...
- 09 October 2012
  12:47
- “To overcome the spirit of divisiveness and animosity towards others, one needs to look at the Crucifixion,” stated Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh) An international conference “The Art of Co-Existence of Christians” began on October 4 in Yalta. Its organizer, Reconciliation in Europe, is composed of representatives of churches from Germany, Poland, Belarus and Ukraine, UGCC was represented by Bishop Bohdan Dziurakh, Secretary of the UGCC Synod of Bishops and Rev. Ihor Shaban, Head of UGCC...
- 09 October 2012
  12:44
- UGCC Head for the first time participates in the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops of Catholic Church On October 7-28 in the Vatican, XIII Regular general Assembly of the Synod of Bishops dedicated to the topic “New evangelization to transmit faith.” Among ten heads of Eastern Churches participating is His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Head.
- 07 October 2012
  09:14
- "The environment-oriented mission of the Church primarily lies in the formation of "human ecology"", – the Professor Volodymyr Sheremeta "The environment-oriented mission of the Church primarily lies in the formation of "human ecology": his or her faith, spirituality and morality, which are all the prerequisites of careful attitude towards the natural environment”, - this was reported by Professor Volodymyr Sheremeta, who is the Chief of the UGCC Office for Ecology, in his speech on the...
- 07 October 2012
  09:12
- The Youth Commission of the UGCC proposed to create the Common Database for the Youth Apostolate The Head of the UGCC Commission on Matters of Youth, Fr. Rostyslav Pendiuk, with the support of the Head of the UGCC and the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, urges youth to establish the Common Youth Space for the UGCC. To do this, representatives of the Commission, first of all suggest creating the Common Database for the Youth Apostolate of the Church....
- 06 October 2012
  08:01
- The Youth Congress, dedicated to the Year of Faith, took place in Obera city (Misiones, Argentina) On the 30th of September 2012 in the Parish of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Obera city (Misiones, Argentina), with the blessing of Bishop Daniel (Kozlinskyi), who is the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of the Holy Virgin in Argentina, the 23rd Congress of Youth, dedicated to the Year of Faith, under the slogan - "Blessed are...
- 06 October 2012
  07:40
- In UCU former British Ambassador to Ukraine will speak about the moral challenges of diplomacy On October 8 at 4:00 in the Conference Hall of the UCU Philosophy and Theology Faculty (35a Khutorivka St.) the former United KingdomAmbassador to Ukraine (2002-2006) Robert Brinkley will give a public lecture on “World Diplomacy and Moral Challenges.”
- 06 October 2012
  07:35
- International conference devoted to religious journalism to take place in Lviv An international conference “Between Journalism and Orthodoxy: Transparency & Responsibility”, dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the founding of the magazine Patriarkhat, will take place in Lviv on October 20.
- 06 October 2012
  07:29
- Fifteen thousand Ukrainian migrants from Italy, Spain and Portugal visited Lourdes From 29 to 30 September Ukrainian immigrants in Italy, Spain, and Portugal made a pilgrimage to the world famous place of revelation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, in southern France. This year’s pilgrimage, which for the first time included Ukrainian pilgrims from Portugal, was held under the slogan “Saving faith and identity of Ukrainian...
- 06 October 2012
  07:20
- Health professionals conducted the pilgrimage to Zarvanytsia On the 29th of September, approximately 100 medical workers came from Khmelnytskyi region to Zarvanytsia. The pilgrimage was conducted on the initiative of the medical chaplain Fr. Yaroslav Yefremov, who, for some years already, combines the pastoral ministry with the spiritual care after the medical professionals and patients. ...
- 06 October 2012
  07:17
- Caritas in Khmelnytskyi marked the 10th anniversary of its activities In the late September, it was ten years since Caritas of the Khmelnytskyi region started serving people of the socially disadvantaged groups of people. The celebration of this anniversary was accompanied by the press conference for the representatives of mass media and for the partners of the organization, by the serving of Liturgy in the local church of...
- 04 October 2012
  09:31
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav in Switzerland spoke about challenges to Ukrainian society On Friday, September 28th, in St. Gallen (Switzerland) the Association of European Conferences of Bishops (CCEE) continued with their next plenary session.
- 03 October 2012
  02:23
- “The Church must give the contemporary world an anchor and a compass,” states His Beatitude Sviatoslav to Canadian Catholic bishops On Tuesday September 25th in Saint Gabriel in Canada, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), UGCC Father and Head addressed the Catholic bishops of Canada who gathered for their annual meeting near Montreal.

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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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