“Precisely though the union of the Church, the world can see the presence of the Kingdom of God among us”, – His Beatitude Sviatoslav

On November 23^rd after the plenary session, a Pontifical Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Cathedral of Sts. Cyrill and Methodius, located near the Three Saints Greek-Catholic Seminary.  The liturgy was led by His Beatitude Sviatoslav, with co-celebrants: Bishop Nikola Kekić, Acting Bishop of Križevci Eparchy, Archbishop Cyrill (Vasyl), Secretary of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, and archbishops and bishops of Eastern Catholic Churches.

In his sermon (listen audio) UGCC Head greeted all present and underlined the importance of the meeting of all bishops in the capital of the Croatian Republic, which is a visible sign of unity.  This union is important in the attempts to develop a joint action strategy regarding new evangelization.

A meeting of the bishops with the President of Croatia Ivo Yosypovych took place on November 24^th. After the following plenary session there was a joint Divine Liturgy held in Bystrytsia, a Marian retreat place. After the Liturgy, His Beatitude Sviatoslav celebrated a Panakhyda [Requiem Service] for the victims of Holodomor [Great Famine] in Ukraine.  Joining in the common prayer was the Ukrainian Extraordinary Ambassador to Croatia, Oleksandr Levchenko.

UGCC Department of Information