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- 21 July 2011
  03:13
- UGCC does not want the celebrations of the 1000th anniversary of St. Sofia of Kyiv to become the privilege of one confession only. The UGCC Primate, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), appealed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mykola Azarov, with a request to include participation of clergy and faithful of the UGCC in the Divine Liturgy program of the celebrations of the 1000th anniversary of St. Sophia’s Cathedral. This request is stated in a letter from His Beatitude...
- 20 July 2011
  01:58
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav pointed out that the rebuilding of the Desiatynna (Tithe) church can be done only after a positive evaluation by experts “Given the special historical importance of this landmark-church (the Desiatynna, i.e. the Tithe church – auth.) for the Ukrainian people, the issue of its possible rebuilding requires a thorough study with a requisite panel of experts comprised of scientists, specialists in preservation of archeological heritage of Kyivan Rus’ as well as...
- 12 July 2011 04:01
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav in Stryi prayed in front of the Liska Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God On Sunday, 10 July 2011, with a Pontifical Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Stryi were concluded solemnities on the occasion of the pilgrimage to the Liska Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God. Around 16,000 pilgrims, mainly from Stryj, surrounding villages and other districts of Lviv region, participated in this...
- 12 July 2011
  03:57
- UGCC will be merciful to those who were entrapped by sects, including that of “Pidhirtsi”. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will be very merciful and open in consideration to those who were entrapped by sects, including that of “pidhirtsi” and it will give them a chance to return to the Church of Christ, to the Catholic Church. This was announced by the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, in an interview...
- 10 July 2011
  07:39
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav in an interview to the “Ukrainska Pravda”: “I am against revolutions” The Primate of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) said that he would really not like to have a situation when “we talk about revolutions in Ukraine”. He said this in an interview to the internet publication the “Ukrainska Pravda” answering the journalist’s question: if tomorrow we have another Maidan, who will you side with in a conflict between...
- 10 July 2011 07:33
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav fulfilled one of the testaments of Patriarch (Josyf Slipyj) “Today I have an occasion for great joy. Not only because I am visiting again princely city of Lviv, but also because today I can fulfill the words of Patriarch Josyf (Slipyj) who made a testament to his successors to take a special care of Studite monks of the UGCC. So along with all the brethren of St. John’s Lavra I am celebrating in joy the Parish Feast Day of the...
- 10 July 2011 07:27
- XII General Chapter of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate held in Rome On 3 July, in the Pontifical College of the Protection of Mother of God in Rome, began the XII General Chapter of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate dedicated to the theme “A new look on the charisma of the Founders in the light of the Word of God”. His Excellency Archbishop Nicola (Eterovych), Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of...
- 05 July 2011
  11:01
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav consecrated a cornerstone of a new UGCC Monastery in Kyiv On Sunday, June 3, the Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav consecrated in Kyiv a cornerstone of the Pokrova Monastery of the Congregation of Sisters of the Holy Family. It is noteworthy that this consecration ceremony took place in the year when the Congregation is celebrating 100th anniversary of its foundation. Before the consecration of the...
- 04 July 2011 07:57
- UGCC seminarians learn how to be missionaries June 26 – July 2 in Lviv Spiritual Seminary, the Pastoral-Missionary Department of the UGCC for the first time conducted a special course on missionary ministry. 73 seminarians in their senior year of study from Kyiv and Lviv Archeparchies, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sambir-Drohobych, Buchach, Kolomyia-Chernivtsi, Stryi, Sokal-Zhovkva Eparchies and...
- 28 June 2011 11:41
- Tens of thousands of people join the Pontifical Divine Liturgy in Lviv (Sykhiv) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Blessed John Paul II’s visit to Ukraine On June 26 the Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, presided at the Pontifical Divine Liturgy in the church of the Nativity of Theotokos in Lviv on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Blessed John Paul II’s visit to Ukraine. Concelebrating with the UGCC Primate were: Most Rev. Ihor (Vozniak) – Archbishop of Lviv, Archbishop Mykola Eterovych –...
- 27 June 2011 11:43
- “The new UGCC Catechism we also owe to Blessed John Paul II” – His Beatitude Sviatoslav. On 24 June 2011, the Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, officially promulgated a new Catechism “Christ is our Easter”. In the presence of the UGCC Bishops, priests, religious and lay people from the USA, Canada, Russia, Poland, Brazil, Serbia, Portugal and Ukraine, a 300 page document was presented, which represents theological understanding...
- 26 June 2011 12:37
- Continuing 500 years’ tradition, the UGCC presents a new Catechism A peculiarity of the UGCC theological tradition, which draws its roots from Eastern Christianity, identifies the need of a proper Catechism. Celebrations of the jubilee of Millennium of Baptism of Rus’-Ukraine in 1988, as well as emergence of the UGCC from the underground, are two factors which have clearly defined the idea of a new Catechism in which...
- 19 June 2011 11:15
- His Beatitude Lubomyr: “Moscow Patriarchate wants to have a strong hold over the whole Church in Ukraine”. Moscow Patriarchate cherishes a desire to have a strong hold over the whole Kyivan Church in Ukraine. These words were said by the former UGCC Primate, His Beatitude Lubomyr, in an interview to the CEO of Channel «1+1», Oleksandr Tkachenko, in his programme “Tkachenko.ua” which is due to be on Monday, June 20. According to His Beatitude Lubomyr, Moscow...
- 19 June 2011 11:11
- Catechism will be translated into five languages Catechism, as well as its Compendium in the future, will be translated into five languages: Russian, English, Portuguese, Spanish and Polish. Translations will be done in those countries where the above mentioned languages are mother tongues, and the Catechetical Commission will do the final proof reading. ...
- 18 June 2011 01:45
- Celebrations to be held in Kyiv (June 14-24 ) on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Blessed John Paull II’s visit to Ukraine This news was reported on June 14 at a press-conference in UNIAN by Bishop Josyf (Milian), Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv Archeparchy, the Head of the Organizing Committee of the celebrations. Bishop Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk, Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomy Diocesy of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine, also took part at the press-conference. Bishop...

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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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