NEWS of the UGCC news

- 18 February 2021 22:18
- A book on the ecumenical mission of the Eastern Catholic Churches has been released by the Vatican Publishing House The Vatican Publishing House recently published the book "The Ecumenical Mission of the Eastern Catholic Churches of Europe Today" - a collection of academic reports of the Meeting of Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe, which took place in Rome from 12-14 September 2019.
- 18 February 2021 13:34
- The head of the Pastoral-Migration Department will pay a pastoral visit to the UGCC community in Moldova The head of the Pastoral-Migration Department, Bishop Stepan Sus, will visit Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Moldova.
- 18 February 2021 13:31
- Bishop Bohdan Dziurakh nominated Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Germany and Scandinavia On Thursday, February 18, 2021, the Vatican announced that the Holy Father Francis had accepted the resignation of Bishop Petro Kryk from the government of the ruling bishop of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians of the Byzantine rite in Germany and Scandinavia. At the same time, Pope Francis blessed the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC and...
- 16 February 2021 18:26
- Thank you for serving the persecuted Churches, Head of the UGCC on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Vatican Radio On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Vatican Radio, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Head and Father of the UGCC, wrote a congratulatory letter to Paul Ruffini, Prefect of the Communications Dicastery of the Roman Curia.
- 15 February 2021 20:41
- The Head of the UGCC on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord: When a person accepts God's plan for him, then he feels happy every day The vocation that the Lord God gives to man must be courageously accepted. When a person accepts God's plan for him, then he feels happy every day. This conviction was expressed by Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav during a sermon on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord....
- 13 February 2021 14:53
- Family values are not the values of religion alone. These are universal values, and they need to be taught, the Head of the UGCC told the Minister of Education The values upheld by the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, in particular family ones, are not only the values of a particular religion. These are universal values. We belong to different denominations, to different Churches and religions, but when it comes to protecting family values, we, Christians, Jews, Muslims,...
- 13 February 2021 14:46
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav: Today, with the voice of the three Saints and the light of Christ's Church, we call all the young men to our seminary We so need lamps that would carry the word of Christ's truth to our people. Our Kyiv Archerparchy is experiencing such a great shortage of staff. I ask everyone who hears my words today: pray for the vocation to the priestly and monastic state. With these words, Father and Head of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav addressed the faithful during a sermon in the...
- 11 February 2021 11:05
- The Ukrainian Nativity scene from the exhibition in the Vatican can become a ‘traveling Vertep’ for Ukrainian parishes in Italy, Fr. Marko Semehen The Ukrainian Nativity Scene, which took part in the annual exhibition "100 Nativity Scenes in the Vatican" (December 13, 2020 - January 17, 2021), will now be under the auspices of the St. Sophia Society in Rome.
- 11 February 2021 11:03
- Faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a necessary condition for the salvation of man, His Beatitude Sviatoslav in the catechesis Belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a necessary condition for our salvation. The apostles proclaimed from the beginning that in order to be saved, one must believe that Christ rose from the dead. Belief in the resurrection is the pinnacle of the Christian faith. This was emphasized by the Father and the Head of the UGCC in Saturday's video...
- 10 February 2021 11:30
- 100th birth anniversary of bishop Ivan Marhitych celebrated on Askold’s Grave in Kyiv Feb 4, 2021 a “public bishop” Ivan Marhitych celebrated his 100th birthday anniversary. Clergy and the congregation of Kyiv archeparchy honored bishop Ivan, who was truly devoted to his church and Ukrainian people till the last days, with a prayer.
- 09 February 2021 18:30
- Voluntariness, accessibility, safety - the position of the UGCC on the issue of vaccination from Covid-19 On February 8, 2021, the All-Ukrainian Forum "Ukraine 30. Coronavirus: Challenges and Responses" started in Kyiv. It has become a platform for public dialogue on the pandemic and its overcoming. The first day of the forum ended with a special session "Conversation of Religious Leaders of Ukraine," during which the speakers discussed the Church's...
- 05 February 2021 11:18
- My task was to introduce the reader to the Christian mentality of Lesia Ukrainka, Head of the UGCC during the discussion on Apocrypha "Re-read Lesia Ukrainka's works several times and enter into a dialogue with the poetess," the Head of the UGCC urged during a conversation about the book Apocrypha. Four Conversations about Lesya Ukrainka,” which took place on February 4, 2021, on Zhyve Television.
- 02 February 2021 21:57
- Vaccination is a personal matter for everyone, it must be voluntary, the Head of the UGCC in a comment for Ukrayinska Pravda His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC, expressed his position on vaccination. In a comment for Ukrayinska Pravda, the Head of the Church stressed that vaccination is a personal matter for everyone, it should be voluntary. However, the Primate noted that when the coronavirus vaccine is available to him, he will "accept such an offer." Below...
- 01 February 2021 14:40
- The Head of the UGCC: My grandfather always said that one should look for things that neither fire would burn nor a thief would steal. That's why we were taught to believe in God. Parents who care about their children's well-being understand that what is important is not what their children have, but what their children are like. Good parents invest time, attention, efforts and even money in their children, not in the earthly riches. This was said on Sunday, January 31, 2021, by Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church...
- 30 January 2021 18:38
- The legacy of His Beatitude Lubomyr was discussed in the program Good Conversation On January 25, 20 years have passed since His Beatitude Lubomyr Husar was elected Head of the UGCC. The recent history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is closely connected with His Beatitude Lubomyr - in particular, with his efforts and activities to move the seat of the Church to Kyiv, after a 450-year break, and to build the Patriarchal Cathedral of...

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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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