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- 18 December 2011
  08:58
- Pope Benedict XVI : ‘I assure constant remembrance in prayer for you, for your families, for Ukraine and all Ukrainians’ On Friday, December 16, 2011, at noon, Pope Benedict XVI received the Ukrainian delegation to thank them for the Christmas tree, which this year will decorate St. Peter's Square. The Ukrainian delegation included His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych; Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, head of the Conference of Roman...
- 14 December 2011
  06:40
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav proclaims formation of Ivano-Frankivsk Metropolitanate On December 13, 2011, the day of St. Andrew, the primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) in Ivano-Frankivsk announced the formation of the Ivano-Frankivsk Metropolitanate of the UGCC and enthroned its first metropolitan – Bishop Volodymyr (Viytyshyn). The metropolitan received powers and...
- 11 December 2011
  10:23
- “Allotting a land plot for construction of a Greek Catholic church in Odesa is a testament that in this region of Ukraine a presidential order is being executed on the equal treatment of all faiths by the authorities,” said Patriarch Sviatoslav “In Odesa alone, according to statistics, there are close to 10 thousand Greek Catholics. If they are so numerous, I’m sure they need their own church for common prayer,” Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) said on December 9, 2011, at a press conference in Odesa during his pastoral visit to the Odesa and Crimea Exarchate of the UGCC....
- 11 December 2011
  10:17
- ‘Build Ukraine at home, look for your happiness here on your native soil,’ Patriarch Sviatoslav during a meeting with young people in Odesa “Build Ukraine at home, look for your happiness here on your native soil. When I communicated with your peers who went abroad, I saw nostalgia in their eyes, only in the church do they see a piece of Ukraine,” Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) said on December 9, 2011, at a meeting with young people in Odesa as part of his pastoral visit of the Odesa and Crimea...
- 09 December 2011
  12:44
- Patriarch Sviatoslav: ‘If the society does not trust its leaders, it will not overcome the diseases in the society “If the society does not trust its leaders, it will not overcome the diseases in the society. He who is going to reform certain fields should have the trust of the society,” Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), head of the UGCC, said in an interview to Ohliadach.
- 09 December 2011
  12:43
- On Day of Persons with Disabilities representatives of Caritas Kyiv visited 40 families of disabled persons On December 3, the Ukrainian society for the thirteenth time with the world community celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Onthis occasion, representatives of Caritas Kyiv with Fudbenk, namely employees of the project "Home Care" under the direction of coordinator OlhaOsadcha, visited 40 families of persons with...
- 08 December 2011
  12:14
- Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul consecrated in Lviv Today in Lviv on the occasion of 20th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul was opened and consecrated. The consecration of the church was performed by Archbishop of Lviv Ihor (Vozniak) in concelebration with Bishop Mykhail (Koltun), head of the Patriarchal Curia Department for Pastoral Care in...
- 07 December 2011
  12:36
- Head of UGCC denies accusations of proselytism made by representative of UOC-Moscow Patriarchate The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, denied accusations of proselytism made by a local representative of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate after his visit to Kirovohrad.
- 06 December 2011
  09:41
- Patriarch Sviatoslav in Kirovohrad: ‘If each of us finds the way to the church, then in our Ukraine there will be many new churches’ Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), head of the Greek Catholic Church, went on a pastoral visit to Kirovohrad. From December 3 to 5, the head of the UGCC met with local clergy and laity, the mayor, and heads of the oblast. On Sunday, His Beatitude Sviatoslav led the Hierarchical Liturgy in Greek Catholic parish chapel. During the sermon, the primate...
- 05 December 2011
  10:49
- Patriarch Sviatoslav: 'Today relations between representatives of different denominations in Ukraine are very constructive' “Today, the relations between representatives of different denominations in Ukraine are very constructive,” Patriarch Sviatoslav, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said in an interview to the portal Observer.
- 02 December 2011
  05:19
- In December, UGCC head to make pastoral visit to Odesa and Crimea Exarchate Greek Catholics in Kirovohrad are waiting for the arrival of the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk). The pastoral visit of the primate of the church is scheduled for December 3-5. During these days, the head of the UGCC will meet with local clergy and laity, with the mayor, heads the oblast, and will hold a press...
- 02 December 2011
  11:12
- Ukrainian Churches call on all people of goodwill to account for country's future Representatives of the traditional Ukrainian churches, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate, and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, are concerned about the socio-political situation and urge all people of goodwill to join forces and take an active stance to resolve urgent social...
- 30 November 2011 06:35
- UGCC faithful begin reading the Scriptures in preparation for 1025-anniversary of Baptism of Rus’-Ukraine From November 27, 2011, to July 28, 2013, the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will prayerfully read the Scriptures in their families. The plan to have daily prayers with the reading of Scripture in the family was developed by the Patriarchal Catechetical Commission within the Biblical Apostolate and approved at the 54th session of the...
- 30 November 2011
  06:25
- With creation of three new metropolitanates, UGCC is heading toward approval of patriarchal structure On November 29, 2011, head of the UGCC Patriarch Sviatoslav raised the Lviv Major Archbishopric to the dignity of metropolitanate. The metropolitanate is headed by Archbishop Ihor (Voznyak). It consists of the Lviv Archeparchy, Sokal-Zhovkva, Sambir-Drohobych and Stryi eparchies. In early December, metropolitans will be enthroned in...
- 28 November 2011
  01:52
- Head of the UGCC on the Holodomor: ‘The wound that was inflicted on the Ukrainian people touched the foundation of all humainty On November 26, the day of special prayers for the repose of the souls of all who perished during the famine of 1932-1933, PatriarchSviatoslav (Shevchuk), head of the UGCC, and Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh), Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, took part in the nationalmemorial prayer. The joint prayer was held in the National Museum Memorial in Commemoration 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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