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The Ukrainian Catholic Bishops in Canada are pleased to share the announcement made by the Vatican Press Service on Thursday, 9 July 2026, that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Rev. Lawrence Huculak, O.S.B.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg, upon his reaching the age of 75. Concurrently, His Holiness appointed the Most Rev. Michael Kwiatkowski, heretofore the Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster, as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. The date of his installation will be announced as soon as it…

Dear brothers and sisters, What can be said on the fourth anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, after 12 years of war, in a winter where the aggressor seeks to use Mother Nature as an accomplice in state-sponsored terrorism? This winter, the harshest in years, has been deliberately exploited to break the spirit of a nation—men and women, military and civilians, grandparents, parents, and children—standing for freedom, justice, democracy, and God-given human dignity. It is a war against the people. The genocidal intent is manifest. Russia has systematically targeted Ukraine's social and spiritual infrastructure. At least 2,881 attacks…

Вих. ВА 25/191 ENG “Persevering in Hope, Strong in Love” (cf. Rom. 12: 12):The Ukrainian Family in Time of War Pastoral Letter of the 2025 Synod of Bishopsof the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic ChurchTo the Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful of the UGCCTo Families in Ukraine and AbroadTo all People of Good Will Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts,kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,bearing with one another… and forgiving each other…And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.(Col. 3:12–14) Beloved in Christ! Having gathered as pilgrims of hope at this year’s Synod of Bishops of the UGCC in Rome, we devoted special attention to the theme “Pastoral Care of Families in Conditions of War.” It is no coincidence that the issue of the family was considered in the…

Source: UGCC. The Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which is currently taking place in Canada, has issued its Appeal on the third anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine. We publish the text of the document below. Three years ago, Ukrainians awoke to the sound of explosions and anxious phone calls bearing the dreadful words: “The war has begun.” At dawn on February 24, 2022, the first air raid siren echoed across our land, and for 1,097 days and nights, it has not fallen silent. Over these years, Ukrainians have learned to navigate the harsh realities of full-scale war. The wail…