NEWS of the UGCC news

- 18 September 2012
  10:08
- UGCC Synod of Bishops proclaimed Blessed Volodymyr Pryima as the Patron of UGCC Laity In order to provide the laity with a real example of service to God and neighbor in the Church, the bishops proclaimed Blessed Volodymyr Pryima the Patron of UGCC Laity and encouraged all faithful to propagate revering lay saints of the Ukrainian Church. This was announced by the Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops....
- 18 September 2012
  10:06
- New members of the Permanent Synod were elected by the Synod of Bishops On Friday, the Synod of Bishops taking place in Portage la Prairie near Winnipeg in Canada, elected new members of its Permanent Synod. The Synod Fathers mandated the following bishops to serve as members of the Permanent Synod for the coming five years: Volodymyr (Viytyshyn), Archbishop and Metropolitan of Ivano-Frankivsk; Ken (Novakivsky), Eparch of...
- 18 September 2012
  04:47
- The Churches realize the necessity for the ecological purification On the occasion of the ecological Day of God the Creator, on the 13th of September in the Center of Culture and Art of the National University of “Kyiv Mohyla Academy” there was an environmental roundtable "Love Mother Earth", which aimed to unite the efforts of Churches to maintain our land clean, to increase the overall culture of people and educate the...
- 18 September 2012
  04:42
- The documentary on the facts about the activities of Fr. Vasyl Kadylo, that were not known up until the present day, will be presented in Stryi On the 16th of September 2012, in Stryi the premiere of the documentary “Father Kadylo” will be screened. The film tells about the life and about the ministry of the Greek-Catholic priest Vasyl Shevchuk, who during the years 1945-1948 was a chaplain in the Peremyshl UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) battalion in Zakerzone, under the pseudonym “Kadylo”....
- 14 September 2012
  11:16
- Main topic of this year’s Synod of Bishops discussed on the third day On Tuesday, September 11, UGCC Synod of Bishops focused on the main topic of this year’s gathering of hierarchs: Role of the Laity in the Life and Mission of the Church. Four lectures discussed the biblical-theological foundation of the call and mission of the laity (Rev. Taras Barshchevsky), historical context in the development of lay movements in UGCC...
- 14 September 2012
  11:09
- Pastoral care for youth, emigrants and catechization are under special attention of UGCC Synod of Bishops UGCC Synod of Bishops 2012, taking place in Canada (Portage La Prarie near Winnipeg) listened during the first day of its meeting to the reports of the Synod Commissions. The goal of the Synod Commissions is to present to the Synod the condition, challenges and obligations that face the Church in all aspects of its life. This year the bishops paid special...
- 14 September 2012
  11:00
- Archbishop James Weisgerber and Metropolitan Yuriy (Kalishchuk) were Honorary Guests of the Synod of Bishops 2012 UGCC Synod of Bishops in 2012 began its work in the city of Portage Le Prairie near Winnipeg in Canada. The first Synod session was attended by Honorary Guests: Canadian Bishops’ Conference representative, Archbishop of Winnipeg, James Weisgerber and the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada, Archbishop of Winnipeg and the Central Eparchy,...
- 13 September 2012
  08:23
- The first pilgrims from the Ternopil region came to worship the relics of Saint Clement in Yalta Recently, the first pilgrims from the Ternopil region came to the relics of the priest and martyr Saint Clement- Pope of Rome, which are located in the temple of the Holy Trinity in Yalta. The pilgrimage was led by Fr. Vasyl Brona, who served the Divine Liturgy.
- 13 September 2012
  08:14
- At the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, in Rome, the new crosses were put up Last week, at the Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Rome, which in October this year is going to receive pilgrims from all over the world, five new crosses were put up, the largest of which was put up at the central dome of the temple. As it was reported by the head of the restoration works, Fr. Bogdan Prakh, the old crosses could not be renewed....
- 13 September 2012
  10:42
- Bishops of the Synod celebrated a Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha in Winnipeg “We perceive the arrival to Canada of Blessed Mykyta Budka as the establishment in this country of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church with its unique pastoral structure and historically Christian identification. Blessed Mykyta – the first UGCC bishop in Canada became one who protected Ukrainians in this land, in fact, he was their unique social and...
- 13 September 2012
  10:35
- Cardinal Angelo Sodano visited the Greek-Catholic Church in Karaganda On the 8th of September 2012, Dean of the College of Cardinals and former Vatican Secretary of State Angelo Sodano visited the Greek-Catholic Church in Karaganda, during his stay in Kazakhstan as a papal legate at the rite of dedication of the new Roman Catholic Cathedral in this mining town.
- 13 September 2012
  10:33
- The Canadian media about the Head of the UGCC: "He not only speaks fluently in nine languages, but also leads a numerous and varied congregation of six million people” He is the Head of a more than thousand-year old church, holds several high titles and is the Primate of the congregation of millions of people. His Beatitude Sviatoslav tries hard to meet as many Ukrainian Catholics of Manitoba as it is only possible during his two week stay in Canada. This is reported by Brenda Suderman, writer at “Winnipeg Free Press”, in her...
- 11 September 2012
  10:34
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav visited one of the oldest churches of the UGCC in Canada and had a meeting with the parish youth and children On the 7th of September 2012, the Head of the UGCC visited the centennial Church of St. Nicholas in Winnipeg city (Canada) and had a meeting with the local parish youth and children. More than one hundred young people gathered in one of the oldest Greek-Catholic Churches in Canada, which was built in 1899 by the Ukrainian workers....
- 10 September 2012 11:10
- Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk tours the province of B.C. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (right), Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB of Vancouver, and Bishop Peter Stasiuk of Australia and New Zealand share a laugh at the blessing of the new Bishop Jerome Chimy Eparchial Centre in New Westminster Aug. 31. Nathan Rumohr / The B.C. Catholic.
- 10 September 2012
  09:57
- The Patriarchal Pilgrimage Center of the UGCC in Kyiv was hosted by the Austrian Pilgrims At the request of Fr. Sviatoslav Kyyak, who is the professor of the Ivano-Frankivsk Theological Academy of the UGCC, the Patriarchal Pilgrimage Center of the UGCC received a visit from a group of pilgrims from Austria. The foreign pilgrims are traveling to Karaganda for the dedication of the new Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church, which will be held on...

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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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