This is a most important interview to read, in conjunction with that on Al-Jazeera with Metropolitan Hilarion (in the next post on). Patriarch Sviatoslav emphasises that the relations between Ukrainian Catholics and…
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May 14, 2014 – George Weigel, First Things When we first met in April 2011, what initially impressed me about Sviatoslav Shevchuk was his almost preternatural calm: which was striking, in that,…
Click here to download Mission Days Guidebook Dearly Beloved in Christ ! Today I address all of you faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, led by your priests and bishops, and…
Vatican Radio broadcasts in more than 35 languages from around the world, including Ukrainian. But in recent days, the work of this particular group has taken on an a critical role. FR.…
While we are delighted that faithful Venerable Pope Paul will be raised to the altars as Blessed, we recall that under his Pontificate that the recognition of the patriarchate of the Ukrainian…
With grateful acknowledgement to NR, we repost this characteristically penetrating analysis from George Weigel – even though we object to the repeated use of the contrived title “major-archbishop”, which is entirely a…
Christ is risen! Yesterday we were buried with Thee, O Christ, – Get up now risen with thee, Because yesterday we were crucified with You. Therefore, glorify us, our Saviour, In Thy…
Once again we approach Holy Thursday, when, on the way to His crucifixion and opening the doors to resurrection, our Divine Saviour established the Holy Mystery of the Priesthood. In relation to…
The positioning of the Moscow Patriarchate speaks for itself, except to say that it is calculated to provoke the Ukrainian Catholic Church, in directing its “grievance” to Rome, by treating it as a mere…
19 March 2014, 11:52 Crimean Catholics following the referendum, in which the people expressed their desire to secede from Ukraine and join the Russian Federation, will feel fear and anxiety. Following the…