A few notes before reading this fair-minded Reuters report. 1. The Byzantine Church of what is now Ukraine belonged to the Patriarchate of Constantinople and is not intrinsically Russian or dependent on…
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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…
By: Cheryl Girard, 05/10/2014 CRYSTAL SCHICK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Enlarge Image Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg Some churches possess a simple and elegant beauty while others, richly adorned with…
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.…
It is the southern hemisphere that is becoming the new home for the diaspora of Eastern Christians, Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, in significant number. At last, Pope Francis has approved a Metropolitan See…
Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service, interviewed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople ahead of his meeting with Pope Francis in Jerusalem May 25. See the full interview here. At the end, Rocca…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is pictured at the conclusion of Pope Francis’ inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square in this March 2013 file photo. (CNS/Vatican) Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY…
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…