Ukrainian Orthodox priests and monks prayer for peace before both the protestors and police George Weigel writes: Last Thursday, in response to new and draconian laws that abridged their civil liberties, several…
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(Vatican Radio) The head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) is calling on Ukrainians to join in prayers for peace and unity as they celebrate the Divine Liturgy on…
See the posts below for the letter from the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and news comment The reason for such a reaction by the government office is religious activity, allegedly carried out by…
The Ukrainian Government’s Attempted Repression of the Ukrainian Catholic Church The religious dimension of the EuroMaidan protests in Ukraine these past two months has gone largely unremarked. Yet in Kiev and elsewhere,…
Here is a translation of the letter sent to the leader of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk on January 13th, 2014 threatening legal repercussions for allowing priests minister to anti-government protests…
The Ukrainian government of President Victor Yanukovych, who caused surprise a few months ago when he unilaterally withdrew Ukraine from a long-running process of effecting an “association” between with the European Union, in…
To the Son, eternally and immaculately born of the Father, Who—in the fullness of time—was born bodily, without seed, from a Virgin, Let us cry out to Christ-God: Holy are You,…
While press and media cover reports the demonstrations in Maidan Square and those of us in London know about the repeated efforts of the Ukrainian community here to keep their country’s problems…
Read the report online here: Ukrainian Greek-Catholic leader pushes for ecumenism and freedom of Ukrainians
“Our tradition is one that we have in common with our Orthodox brethren, but we live that tradition with the full communion with the successor of Peter.” Vatican City, Dec 3, 2013…