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- 03 August 2010
  12:41
- His Beatitude Lubomyr blessed project to build monument for migrants Fundraising in the UGCC has begun for a monument dedicated to Ukrainian migrants in the Maria Spiritual Center in Zarvanytsya. The monument will be built on the benediction of the head of the UGCC His Beatitude Lubomyr in the following year. For the realization of the project the head of the UGCC blessed the creation of a special supervisory council, which...
- 28 July 2010
  11:23
- In the Patriarchal Cathedral in Kyiv Began the Celebration of the Day of Baptism of Kyivan Rus On July 25 in Kyiv in the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ began the celebration of the 1022nd anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy with the participation of the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Lubomyr. In the solemn Divine Service in the main church of the UGCC, which is...
- 28 July 2010
  11:08
- Celebration of 1022nd Anniversary of Baptism of Kyivan Rus Held in the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore On July 25, 2010, in the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bishop Iryney (Bilyk), the canonic of this basilica, for the occasion of the 1022nd anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus celebrated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy in the Ukrainian rite and conducted the ceremony of renewing baptismal vows....
- 26 July 2010
  10:55
- Help create audio book of Metropolitan Sheptytysky’s “God’s Wisdom” through Facebook group All who wish to help create the first audio book on the work of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky’s "God’s Wisdom" are invited to join the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky group on the international social network Facebook. The group is located at this address: www.facebook.com/#!/?sk=messages&tid=1486767246809. On this page all updates on the...
- 26 July 2010
  10:52
- “If we are faithful to ourselves, faithful to God, on that foundation loyalty to an independent nation-state will be built”: Bishop Joseph (Milyan) Today, on the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine, in the church of the Holy Mother of God on the territory of the future Patriarchal Center of the UGCC in Kyiv, a solemn Liturgy for the Ukrainian people in the united, independent Ukraine will be held. The Liturgy, on the benediction of His Beatitude Lubomyr and as a response to...
- 26 July 2010
  10:48
- Courses for sisters preparing to take eternal vows On July 15, 2010, in the Holy Transfiguration Monastery of the Basilian Sisters in the village Beregy, courses for sisters preparing to take eternal vows came to an end. This year in the course, which is annually organized by the Council of Higher Mother Superiors, took part 24 sisters from five monastic communities of the UGCC....
- 26 July 2010
  10:46
- “Sovereignty in its essence is a state of the soul which manifests itself in the awareness of one’s own dignity,” His Beatitude Lubomyr “Our hope for the best future will only have a warrant when we will be ready to protect own freedom as God’s gift, adhering to the holy Lord’s Law,” called the head of the UGCC His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar) in his address to the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and to all people of good will on the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of State...
- 26 July 2010
  10:43
- Unknown persons set a house of Greek Catholic priest on fire On July 14 in the village Postolivka of the Buchach Eparchy, at around 10 a.m., unknown people set fire to the house of a local priest, Fr. Mikhail Pylypiv, by throwing a bottle that was on fire in the window. Fortunately, the wife of the priest put out the fire in time, though she got burns and deep cuts from the broken glass. She is currently in the hospital....
- 26 July 2010
  10:40
- Over 80 thousand pilgrims, including governors of western regions, participated in pilgrimage to Zarvanytsya This year over 80 thousand pilgrims from all Ukraine and from abroad took part in a pilgrimage to the Maria’s Spiritual Center in Zarvanytsia, which is in the Ternopil region. Also to the pilgrims joined the heads of the Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Lviv regional state administrations and other representatives of political and civic organizations....
- 26 July 2010
  10:39
- In Zarvanytsya President of Italian Episcopal Conference Pronounced Brotherly Greetings to the Faithful of the Orthodox Church Brotherly greetings to the faithful of Orthodox Church were said by the Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, the president of the Italian Episcopal Conference and metropolitan of Genoa, in his address to the faithful of the UGCC, heard on July 18 during the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy as part of the pilgrimage to the Maria’s Spiritual Center in Zarvanytsia....
- 26 July 2010
  10:36
- Head of UGCC: “There was one church in the times of Prince Volodymyr” “There was one church in the times of Prince Volodymyr. And because of our human infirmity it exists today in four branches. But, I underline, this is one church.” Such an opinion was expressed by the head of the UGCC His Beatitude Lubomyr in an interview to the newspaper Voice of People, which is published in Chortkiv of the Ternopil region. In reply to the...
- 26 July 2010
  10:33
- Overview of the 51st session of the Synod of Bishops of Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric of the UGCC The 51st session of the Synod of Bishops of Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church took place in Chertkiv, Ternopil region, on July 13-14, 2010. Before the synod, the bishops celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the creation of the Buchach Eparchy of the UGCC. All Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishops who work on the territory of...
- 26 July 2010
  10:31
- Meeting of Organizational Committee for second military pilgrimage to Zarvanytsya held On July 22 in Kyiv, a meeting of the organizational committee for the second all-Ukrainian military pilgrimage to Zarvanytsya took place. Present were representatives of the Department of Defense of Ukraine, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Main Administration of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and Government...
- 26 July 2010
  10:28
- Visit to Ukraine of the President of the Italian Episcopal Conference Comes to an End On July 20, 2010, the visit of President of Episcopal Conference of Italy and Archbishop of Genoa Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco to Ukraine came to an end. On the final day of his visit to Ukraine, Bagnasco visited the construction site of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which is on the Left Bank of...
- 26 July 2010
  10:26
- Catechistic and pilgrimage camp for the children of the Kyivan Archeparchy continues In Rudno, in the Lviv region, a catechistic and pilgrimage camp for the children of the Kyivan Archeparchy is taking place. The camp is organized by the administration of the Lviv Spiritual Seminary and the Youth Commission of Kyivan Archeparchy and supported by the charitable organization Church in Need....

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