NEWS of the UGCC news

- 26 April 2009
  10:19
- Blessed Emelian Kowcz will tomorrow be proclaimed patron of pastors of the UGCC The Patriarchal Synod of Bishops of the UGCC which took place on September 2-9, 2008, decreed to proclaim Blessed Martyr Fr. Emilian Kowcz patron of pastors of the UGCC. This decision of the Synod is being realized in three stages: 1. On March 25, 2009, a pilgrimage of clergy of the UGCC to the museum in Majdanek (Lublin, Poland) and the transfer of relics...
- 23 April 2009
  10:58
- At Easter the Head of the UGCC talked about the importance of the resurrection in everybody’s life On the occasion of the Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Head of the UGCC, in concelebration with Bishop Bohdan (Dzyurakh), auxiliary bishop of the Kyiv Archeparchy, Fr. Yosyf (Milyan), auxiliary bishop-designate of the Kyiv Archeparchy, and numerous clergy of the UGCC, celebrated a solemn Divine Liturgy in the Church of Saint Basil...
- 23 April 2009
  10:08
- A new auxiliary bishop has been appointed for the Kyiv Archeparchy On April 16, 2009, at 13:00, the Vatican announced that His Holiness Benedict XVI has blessed the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church to appoint Fr. Yosf (Milyan), a monk of the Studite order and pastor of the Church of the Annunciation of the Holy Mother of God at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, as...
- 17 April 2009
  01:46
- The international meeting «Sydney 2008 - Madrid 2011» From April 3 to 5, 2009, in the city of Rome (Italy), an international meeting was held on the theme «Sydney 2008 - Madrid 2011,» organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, in particular by the Youth Section. All those responsible for World Youth Day (WYD), namely, those responsible for youth ministry in the entire world, took part....
- 17 April 2009
  01:43
- Praying for the unborn children of Ukraine in the gynecology centers of the Lviv Region On April 7-8, 2009, the prayerful and educational event «Preserve the life of unborn children of Ukraine!» took place in the Lviv Region. With the blessing of Reverend Archbishop Ihor (Voznyak) of Lviv, the pro life movement organized prayers in the gynecology centers of the Lviv Region in which abortions are performed....
- 17 April 2009
  01:38
- The Head of the UGCC has asked bankers to be understanding of the needs of the poorest members of the population «The financial crisis is the result of a spiritual crisis. And bank workers are the first who feel on themselves not only financial pressures but also a great spiritual burden,» said His Beatitude Lubomyr, Head of the UGCC, to bank workers gathered in his residence outside the city. As a proof, the Head of the UGCC called to mind cases of suicide which some...
- 17 April 2009
  01:36
- Celebration of Youth Day in Lviv On April 12, 2009, at the Cathedral Church of Saint George took place a prayer meeting of youth of the Lviv Archeparchy as part of the celebration of World Youth Day, which this year happened on local, eparchial levels. The slogan of this year’s Youth Day, noted by Pope Benedict XVI in his message for this occasion, is: «We place our hope in the living God.»...
- 17 April 2009
  01:31
- The Head of the UGСC will take part in the telecast «Life continues» On Wednesday April 15, 2009, at 11.00 His Beatitude Lubomyr, Head of the UGCC, will take part in a live broadcast of the daily program «Life continues,» which is aired on the First National TV channel. During the program His Beatitude Lubomyr will discuss with the hosts of the program three main topics: the spiritual crisis which causes the economic crisis,...
- 17 April 2009
  01:27
- In the Rukavychka supermarket chain you can make a donation for the construction of the Patriarchal Center of the UGCC in Kyiv From April 10 to May 10, the Rukavychka supermarket chain will conduct a charitable campaign to collect money to finish the construction of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv. The head of the Collection Department of the Committee to Assist the Development of the Patriarchal Center, Fr. Vasyl Vil'chyk, has expressed his hope...
- 10 April 2009
  11:52
- The Head of the UGCC met with representatives of the Country Board of Ukraine «Our strength is not that we are all the same but that we are all together.» So said His Beatitude Lubomyr, Head of the UGCC, talking to the members of the Council of the Country Board, who gathered together on April 9, 2009, in the Church of Saint Basil the Great (Kyiv, Voznesens'kiy uzviz, 7). The aim of the meeting was to acquaint the UGCC with the activities of...
- 10 April 2009
  11:49
- The Institute of Religious Freedom developed consultation about the order of receiving land lots in the permanent use of Churches The legal consultation which was promulgated on April 8 by the Institute of Religious Freedom of the city of Kyiv has for its object to help Churches and religious organizations correctly take advantage of changes in the legislation of Ukraine which allow them to acquire lot lands for permanent use. The key theme of the consultation is ways of...
- 09 April 2009
  09:18
- The UGCC has been enriched with one more hierarch On Tuesday April 7, 2009, the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God, in the Cathedral of Saint George in Lviv, the episcopal ordination of Reverend Bishop Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), auxiliary bishop of the Eparchy of the Protection of Holy Mary in Buenos Aires, took place. The decision about the appointment of Father Sviatoslav Shevchuk,...
- 09 April 2009
  09:14
- Way of the cross on the streets of Ternopil’ «Beginning a processional way of the cross, let us take the example of suffering, faith and love of Blessed Martyr Fr. Emilian Kowcz as our personal compass. May his martyr's deeds become a source of inspiration in our efforts for the Lord.» With these words on April 5 Most Reverend Bishop Vasyliy (Semenyuk), Eparch of the Ternopil’-Zboriv Eparchy, began a...
- 08 April 2009
  09:56
- Father Sviatoslav Shevchuk has publicly accepted the decision of the Synod "The ceremony of nomination is the completion of the process of electing a bishop. The nomination becomes evidence that nobody becomes a bishop by himself or takes this task on himself. The Church takes care that bishops were and are the initiators of the election of new candidates. It does not do this frivolously, but conscientiously and responsibly,...
- 08 April 2009
  09:52
- The visit of Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh) to Canada continues The visit to Canada of Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh), head of the Supervisory Council of the Construction of the Patriarchal Center of the UGCC in Kyiv, auxiliary bishop of the Kyiv Archeparchy, continues. As we reported, this visit has several aims: 1) meeting with the Ukrainian Catholic communities in Canada and getting acquainted with the life of our...

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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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