Catholic Culture: The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has recalled the 70th anniversary of Operation Vistula, in which the Communist governments of Poland and the Soviet Union forcibly deported over 140,000 Ukrainians from their homes in Poland. More … Continue reading
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Ukrainian Archbishop: We Are More Than an ‘Ecclesial Community’
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk comments on the Joint Declaration of Rome and schismatic Moscow: Catholic Culture: Major Archbishop Shevchuk explained that “the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church can testify that communion with the Successor of Peter does not take anything out … Continue reading
Ukrainian Government Threatens Liberty of Greek Catholics
George Weigel, National Review Online: The religious dimension of the EuroMaidan protests in Ukraine these past two months has gone largely unremarked. Yet in Kiev and elsewhere, the day’s activities at these oases of civil society are punctuated with prayers … Continue reading
Head of Ukrainian Church Describes Life of Secrecy Under Atheistic Communism
Catholic Culture: The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has recounted how his priestly vocation developed in the midst of Soviet persecution. Read more here.