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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Metropolitan Hilarion Issues Strong Words Against Ukrainian Catholics
AsiaNews: [F]or Hilarion, the Greek-Catholic Church is a major obstacle in relations between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Holy See. The Orthodox, he said, have always perceived the Uniates in a very negative light, “as a special project by the Catholic … Continue reading
Gov Crackdown in Ukraine Targeting Catholics
Catholic Culture: Canada’s ambassador for religious freedom told reporters that the government of Viktor Yanukovych is targeting the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church for persecution. The Globe and Mail reported that Ambassador Andrew P. W. Bennett compared the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church to … 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
Resurrection of Ukrainian Cathedral in Kiev
EastSide Hunky’s Klobasa Club: In the midst of all the disturbing news from the Middle East, there is some wonderful news from Kiev, Ukraine. After more than a decade of construction, the Holy Resurrection Cathedral of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic … 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.