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- 28 October 2011
  10:03
- Fr. Marko Rupnik conducted spiritual exercises for the Catholic bishops in Ukraine The famous modern artist and theologian Father Marko Ivan Rupnik conducted spiritual exercises (a retreat) for the bishops of the Roman Catholic and Ukrainian Greeek Catholic churches on October 24 - 26 in Lviv-Briukhovychi. According to Patriarch Sviatoslav, the head of the UGCC, “one of the most interesting contemporary Catholic theologians was...
- 27 October 2011
  09:01
- Patriarch Sviatoslav during consecration of pro-cathedral of the Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy: “We are present in the world not to be against someone but to be for someone” October 23 was a significant day in the history of the Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy. On that day, Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), head of the UGCC,consecrated the Cathedral of the Protection of the Virgin Mary in Sambir. On the day of its consecration, the church received the title pro-cathedral (the most important church after the cathedral in the...
- 25 October 2011
  09:50
- Head of UGCC consecrates church in Sambir, Lviv region On October 23, 2011, Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) consecrated a Greek Catholic Church in honor of the Protection of the Holy Virgin. In the past there was a city cemetery, and in Soviet times a park. The 64-feet-tall church can hold three thousand believers. Catechism classes will be held in the basement of the church. There is also an assembly hall and...
- 25 October 2011
  09:43
- A series of professional pilgrimages to Zarvanytsia completed Thirteen professional pilgrimages to the Marian spiritual center in Zarvanytsia were held in 2011. “Professional pilgrimages to Zarvanytsia began in 2002,” said Anna Zvarych, coordinator of the Lay Apostolate of the eparchy. “Each year, their number increases. For lay people who work together and are united professionally, it has become a good...
- 24 October 2011
  08:30
- Archbishop of Lviv: It used to be difficult to think that Pope John Paul II could come to Ukraine On October 21, the head of the UGCC, Patriarch Sviatoslav, attended the oratorio Totus Tuus in honor of the 10th anniversary of the papal visit to Ukraine in June 2001. Archbishop of Lviv Bishop Ihor (Vozniak) welcomed the guests in the Lviv Regional Philharmonic, reports the press service of the Lviv archeparchy....
- 24 October 2011
  08:27
- Representatives of Pastoral Missionary Department of UGCC visit Baltic States On behalf of the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the head and executive secretary of the Pastoral Missionary Department, Bishop of Josyf (Milian) and Fr. Vasyl Potochnyak, respectively, visited Riga and Vilnius from October 18 to 21.
- 23 October 2011
  05:01
- Catholic and Orthodox bishops of Ukraine to attend unveiling of Vatican Christmas Tree For the first time, a Christmas tree from Ukraine will be installed in the Vatican. It will be delivered as a gift to Pope Benedict XVI from Transcarpathia, and trees for the Apostolic Palace will be delivered from the Lviv region. Not only Ukrainian Catholic bishops of Latin and Byzantine rites but also representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church...
- 23 October 2011
  05:00
- Fr. Constantin Penteley: Penitentiary system in our country is like a punishment for a crime The penitentiary service is still only called penitentiary; in fact, it is repressive because of the whole system of justice and rules in administering the law, Fr. Constantin Penteley, head of the Office for Penitentiary Pastoral Care, told the UGCC Department of Information Church.
- 21 October 2011
  09:28
- Ukrainian immigrants in Italy and Spain to conduct joint pilgrimage to Lourdes For the first time, Ukrainian immigrants in Italy and Spain will have the opportunity to meet together for a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, which will last from October 22 to 23. This event will take place with the blessing of Bishop Dionisiy (Liakhovych) and on the initiative of Ukrainian chaplains in Italy and Spain. It is expected that more than a thousand...
- 21 October 2011
  12:43
- Seminar on basics of social reintegration of former women prisoners held in Chernihiv UGCC prison chaplains have begun to study of the foundations of social reintegration of former prisoners. Special attention during the seminar, which was held in Chernihiv on October 14-15, 2011, was given to work with women.
- 20 October 2011
  10:03
- Patriarch Sviatoslav inspects restoration work in St. Sophia Church in Rome Patriarch Sviatoslav, head of the UGCC, is convinced that the main task today is to preserve the heritage passed from our predecessors and to update and develop the ecclesial body. “I want to support this very important matter, so I came to look at the restoration work that began a month ago in St. Sophia Cathedral. For me it is important that the nationwide...
- 19 October 2011
  08:54
- UGCC head prayed with Pope Benedict XVI On Sunday, October 16, Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and Bishop Taras (Senkiv), Chairman of the Patriarchal Commission for Evangelization, attended the Divine Liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica, led by Pope Benedict XVI, radio Vatican reports.
- 19 October 2011
  09:44
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Delegate visits Ukraine “We hope that the visit of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will help our brothers from the U.S. to get to know the church’s state of development our and the challenges facing it and the Ukrainian society,” Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh), Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, said the beginning of the USCCB visit to Ukraine....
- 16 October 2011
  11:20
- Patriarch Sviatoslav expresses opinions on the justice system in Ukraine “The current state of justice is one of the worst plagues threatening our country,” Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, told a UNIAN correspondent in response to questions about the latest high-profile trials of Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuriy Lutsenko. "Unfortunately, in Ukraine for many years people are...
- 14 October 2011
  01:47
- UGCC head of in Venice: We expect positive results from the development of an ecumenical dialogue between Catholics and Orthodox From the very beginning of my ministry as head of the UGCC, I said that the desire for unity and communion between the churches is our top priority. In the spirit of my immediate predecessors I repeat the words “forgive and ask for forgiveness” and hope for the same response from the Orthodox brothers. His Beatitidue Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) expressed...

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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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