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July 8, 2019

Wartime demands extra care in ministry, Pope Francis tells Ukrainian bishops

Pope Francis sits between Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kiev-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, July 5, 2019, the opening of a two-day meeting in the Apostolic Palace. The meeting, which included members of the Ukrainian Catholic Church's permanent synod, its metropolitan archbishops and top officials of the Roman Curia, focused on the ministry of the church, particularly given the ongoing war in Eastern Ukraine.

VATICAN CITY -- Being a pastor in a country at war means being with people, leading them closer to Jesus and celebrating the liturgy in a way them helps them experience a bit of heaven on earth, Pope Francis told bishops from Ukraine.

Published in Vatican
February 18, 2016

Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church skeptical of papal-Orthodox declaration

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

WASHINGTON  - The joint declaration signed Feb. 12 in Cuba between Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has met with a tepid reaction from Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Published in International
May 25, 2014

Ukrainian bishop says election was 'fruit of the revolution'

Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko speaks during a May 26 press conference in Kiev, Ukraine. The billionaire candy tycoon won Ukraine's presidential election with a simple majority, and wants a dialogue with Russia.

OXFORD, England - The Ukrainian Catholic Church has welcomed the victory of a billionaire candy tycoon in presidential election and praised the previous interim government for holding the country together in "dramatic circumstances."

Published in International