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- 10 February 2010
  11:34
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – has been and will stay outside of politics “The position of our Church regarding the second round of elections is presented in the Synod’s Address. Let the priests in this difficult time for our Motherland be examples of political non-engagement, Christian culture, and zealous prayer, and encourage the same from all the faithful. The rest we entrust in God’s Providence, hoping for His favor and...
- 08 February 2010
  08:23
- Bishop Taras (Sen'kiv) met with seminarians of Lviv Spiritual Seminary of UGCC “It is important for the Church that the seminarians already during their studies prepare to be priests who trust God, take initiative, and accept responsibility. God’s word is not limited to some category of people. It incites us to speak in a clear language to different people and communities,” stated the apostolic administrator of the Eparch of Stryj on...
- 02 February 2010
  03:19
- All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations Calls Not to Vote “Against All” Leaders of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO) call the electors to come to the polling stations and vote. In the Appeal of the AUCCRO to the Ukrainian people on the occasion of the second round of the presidential elections, the council calls the citizens to be governed in their choice “not by a one-time personal...
- 31 January 2010
  03:53
- The relics of the Pratulin martyrs visit Kolomyja Since January 19, upon the blessing of Bishop Mykolay, the relics of the martyrs of Pratulin are in Kolomyja, in the St. Archistrategist Michael Church. On January 23, on the remembrance day of beatified martyrs, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated and during the sermon the glorious exploits of the beatified were described by Fr. Mitr. Petro Cheborak. ...
- 31 January 2010
  03:52
- Heroes of Kruty commemorated at Askold’s Grave At Askold’s Grave in Kyiv the memory of the heroes of Kruty was honored. As the correspondent of SoborNews reports, in the memory prayer participated Bishop Joseph (Milyan) (UGCC) and the Bishop Dymytriy (Rudyuk) (UOC-KP). Together with the clergy prayed the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, Secretary...
- 31 January 2010
  03:49
- In Kherson an ecumenical prayer service for Christian unity took place On January 27, in the Roman Catholic Holiest Christ’s Heart Church (Kherson), as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, believers from different Christian communities gathered together for a joint prayer. In the evening the Divine Liturgy was held, which was led by Bronislaw Bernacki (RCC), the administrative bishop of the Odesa-Simferopol...
- 31 January 2010
  03:47
- The president held a meeting with the head of the UGCC The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko held a meeting with the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Lubomyr.
- 31 January 2010
  03:32
- Head of the UGCC called to vote and to choose “We want to bring attention to the fact that being able to vote without being forced and entirely free is a large privilege. But at the same time, in an independent state, the freedom to vote is also the holy duty of a citizen,” such an opinion was heard from His Beatitude Lubomyr, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, at the today's press conference...
- 31 January 2010
  03:25
- His Beatitude Lubomyr will comment on the address regarding the second round of presidential elections of Ukraine On January 28, 2010, in Kyiv, in the “Ukrainian Time” press center of the Ukrainian House (2 Khreschatyk St.) at 10 a.m., the press conference of His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar) Major Achbishop of Kyiv-Halych of the UGCC will take place.
- 29 January 2010
  03:53
- In Kyiv “Oscar and the Lady in Pink” will be performed by Basilian brothers On Saturday, January 30, 2010, at 6 p.m. will take place a Christmas performance “Oscar and the Lady in Pink” according to the story of E.E. Schmitt performed by Basilian brothers from the seminary of Bryukhovychi. Residents of Kyiv and the guests of the capital will be able to see this performance on the stage of the Cultural and Art Center of the National...
- 29 January 2010
  03:51
- Bishops of the UGCC have called the faithful to take part in the second round of the presidential elections and to pray for God’s blessing The Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric of the UGCC has issued an address to the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and to the people of good will regarding the second round of the presidential elections of Ukraine. In this document the bishops point out the responsibility of every Ukrainian to express their opinion in the...
- 27 January 2010
  08:05
- Unity between Christians depends on what we are ready to give for its achievement As part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, on January 24, 2010, in the St. Basil the Great Church (UGCC) the representatives of the main denominations of Ukraine jointly prayed for the unity of Christians. That evening together with His Beatitude in the joint prayer took part the Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine Archbishop Ivan Yurkovich, clergy of the...
- 27 January 2010
  08:02
- Help for the prisoners With Jordan’s water, Deacon Constantine Panteley, proto-presbyter Ihor Onyshkevych, and volunteers from the parish of Askold’s Grave visited the prison of Lukyaniv. Due to the help of the donator Mr. Felix Pavlovych, a bottle of holy water was prepared for every cell.
- 25 January 2010
  05:11
- Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis appointed for the Stryj Eparchy On January 20, 2010, the Vatican informed that: • The Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church to proclaim the Stryj Eparchy “hindered.” The decision was accepted according to the canon 233 § 1 CCEO, on the basis of the state of health of Reverend Bishop Julian (Gbur); • The Holy Father,...
- 25 January 2010
  05:08
- Exhibition of documents about the violent liquidation, underground activity, and legalization of the UGCC On January 24, 2010, in Kyiv, in the St. Basil the Great Church (Voznesenskyj Uzviz, 7, near the Lviv Square), the Institute of Church History of the Ukrainian Catholic University will present the exhibition “Toward the Light of Resurrection through the Terrains of Catacombs.” The exhibition is devoted to the 20th anniversary of the emergence of the UGCC...

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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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