[OFFICIAL TRANSLATION] KyivProt. BA 23/326 ENGDecember 22, 2023, in the year of God COMMUNIQUEregarding the reception in the UGCC ofthe declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “FIDUCIA SUPPLICANS”on the pastoral significance of blessings In response to numerous requests from bishops, clergy, monastics, ecclesiastical movements and individual lay people of the Ukrainian […]
Вих. ВА 23/304 ENG Most Reverend Archbishops and Metropolitans, God-loving Bishops, Very Reverend Clergy, Venerable Monastics, Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters, in Ukraine and throughout the world Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,and shall call his name Immanuel. (Is. 7:14) Christ is born! Glorify […]
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon is pleased to announce that following upon the proposal of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis has appointed Very Reverend Michael Smolinski, CSsR, until now Provincial Superior of the Redemptorists in Canada, as Bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon. This decision was announced from the Vatican […]
The Vatican announced on Thursday, 24 August 2023, that the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed Very Rev. Michael Kwiatkowski, Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster (Canada). Father Michael Kwiatkowski, until now the Chancellor of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg, becomes the 4th Bishop for Ukrainian Catholics in the Province […]
But I through the greatness of your lovehave access to your house.I bow down before your holy temple,filled with awe.(Psalm 5:7) It was not much longer after I met Fr. Roman Galadza in 1989 that I saw these most beautiful words from the Psalter inscribed on a card at St. Elias Church when it was […]
Вих. ВА 22/298 ENG Most Reverend Archbishops and Metropolitans,God-loving Bishops, Very Reverend Clergy, Venerable Monastics,Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters,in Ukraine and throughout the world Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joythat will be for all the people (Lk 2:10) Christ is born! Glorify Him! Beloved in Christ! I share a […]
To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers, Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada December 6, 2022Feast of Saint Nicholas Christ is Born! Let us Glorify Him! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Legend of the Elderly GrandmotherA Ukrainian Folk Tale As we celebrate Christmas, the Feast […]
Pope Francis has approved the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church to appoint Bishop Andriy Rabiy as Auxiliary Bishop for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. Bishop Andriy Rabiy was born October 1, 1975 in Lviv, Ukraine and after initiating seminary studies in Ivano-Frankivsk transferred to the United States where […]
October 17, 2022 Pastoral Letter to the Clergy, Religious and Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada and to all Good People Dear Faithful, The war in Ukraine rages on with no end in site, claiming the lives of thousands of innocent children, men and women, with millions more on the move as refuges […]
Archeparchy of Winnipeg Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak, as the local hierarch in Winnipeg, has officially accepted the request by the Postulator for the cause of the canonisation of Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska to investigate whether a miracle occurred within the Archeparchy through the intercession of the saintly nun. Blessed Josaphata, the cofounder of the Ukrainian Catholic Congregation […]
