Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk

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Major archbishop: ‘Ukraine is expecting the Holy Father to visit’

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said the pope could visit the Eastern European country despite the pandemic. Read more

Major Archbishop: Ukrainians living in ‘psychological terror’ as Russian troops gather at border

‘On behalf of the Ukrainian people, I ask you to pray for peace,’ says Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church leader Read more

Pope Francis prays for peace as Ukraine-Russia tensions rise

“I follow with great concern the events in some areas of eastern Ukraine, where violations of the ceasefire have multiplied... Read more

Archbishop makes plea to remember Ukraine’s ‘silent and forgotten war’

Four years of fighting in eastern Ukraine have led to “the biggest humanitarian crisis on the European continent since the... Read more

Francis thanks Ukrainian Greek-Catholics for their 'service to Christian unity'

According to a release from the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, during a meeting with the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč on Tuesday,... Read more

Archbishop: Russian invasion of Ukraine is a ‘silent war’

Speaking at the end of a closed-door meeting on religious freedom at the US Embassy to the Holy See, Major... Read more

Analysis: Why Greek Catholics of Ukraine seek recognition as a patriarchate

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is not a patriarchate, but it would like to be.  Read more