The Havana Declaration Broke International Silence on the War in Ukraine — Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk)

INTERVIEW

- 29 November 2021 18:26
- Patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: «In every totalitarian system there will be a temptation to abuse power» I must say that in Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries, we still feel the consequences of decades of totalitarian rule. In a totalitarian system, every bureaucrat can become a dictator and try to psychologically, financially, even sexually abuse those under his control. And this is a wound from the past that continues to be reproduced. In every...
- 28 June 2019 11:35
- A patriarchate for the UGCC is not only a title. Above all, it’s a way of existing, — His Beatitude Sviatoslav Recently, there was information that Pope Francis is preparing a surprise for the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. The pontiff wants to meet with the UGCC leadership to discuss a number of themes in ecclesiastical and social life. According to the Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), whom RISU had the opportunity to interview, such a...
- 10 January 2019 16:29
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav: Unity of Catholics and Orthodox is not utopian thinking "Every effort must be made to restore the original unity of the Church of Kyiv in its Orthodox and Catholic branches".
- 30 May 2016 14:34
- Archbishop Shevchuk on the 'silent war' no one cares about It's a conflict that's been raging in Ukraine for two years, costing thousands of lives and displacing millions of people. But the international community seems to have largely forgotten about it.
- 28 April 2016 23:20
- We serve people regardless of their religious views and nationality, - His Beatitude Sviatoslav about a visit to Dnipropetrovsk On 26th of April, 2016 the Head and Father of the UGCC paid a pastoral visit to Dnipropetrovsk. There the Head of the Church together with bishop Stepan (Menyok), the exarch of Donetsk of the UGCC sanctified a CF “Caritas Donetsk” office and a cornerstone for building a church of St. Nicholas. Priests from the exarchate, employees of CF “Caritas Donetsk” and...
- 14 February 2016 16:58
- «Two Parallel Worlds» – An Interview with His Beatitude Sviatoslav On February 12, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, the leaders of two Churches, met at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana. The meeting took place in a closed setting. It lasted more than two hours.
- 30 October 2015 17:30
- Bishop Borys (Gudziak): Not to declare, but TO BE ALONGSIDE The Synod of Catholic Bishops on the topic "Vocation and mission of the family in the Church and the contemporary world" came to an end. Bishop Borys (Gudziak), UCU President, Bishop of the Paris Eparchy of Volodymyr the Great for Ukrainians of the Byzantine Rite in France, the Benalux countries and Switzerland told more about course, main issues of the...
- 08 June 2015 18:30
- Head of the UGCC: Ukrainian conflict is Europe's biggest crisis since WWII The Head of Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church said the country is facing a “humanitarian catastrophe” with global consequences that cannot be ignored by the international community.
- 04 March 2015 15:02
- The Head of UGCC: “What is going on in Ukraine is biggest catastrophe since World War II” Interview with the Archbishop Major of the Greek Catholic Church who speaks of at least two million displaced, thousands of victims, many children among the refugees and about a possible intervention from the Pope.
- 25 February 2015 13:42
- Caritas Ukraine restores houses of needy people in liberated from terrorists Slovyansk On early September 2014 Caritas Ukraine started the project of windows installation for nearly 1000 apartments and private houses in Slovyansk and its suburbs. Additionally windows in local school and kindergarten were installed. The main objective of this initiative is to restore safe and dignified life of people affected by military conflict in the...
- 22 February 2015 20:07
- Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk: Ukrainian Christians Still Clinging to Hope Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Says War Is "Greatest Humanitarian Catastrophe" Since WWII.
- 26 December 2014 16:13
- The Head of the UGCC: "We never took any donations from the government, so were and are free" The Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav is convinced that every time, when the Church becomes an instrument of a state machine or ideology, it falls into captivity. "In this bondage there is always someone else is using religious institutions, which people mostly trust, to manipulate their mind or override them with its...
- 14 November 2014
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- Ukraine Rising “This is not only about us; this is also about you”: a church leader on his country’s struggle for freedom. By George Weigel
- 17 September 2014 13:04
- His Beatitude Sviatoslav: "It is our and your fight for freedom!" If today Europe will give Ukraine into the hands of Russia, soon it will die - warns His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The main mistake of Europe - in His opinion - is that the European Union declares the devotions to certain values, but cannot protect them.
- 20 May 2014 11:31
- A “Preacher of Peace” Amid Conflict An interview with His Beatitude, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

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