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Religion specialist Noel Debien speaks with Eparch's vicar general Fr Simon Ckuj, who accompanied Cardinal Mykola Bychok CSrR, Eparch of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Australia and Oceania to Rome for the conclave.Cardinal Bychock was made the Catholic Church's youngest cardinal by Pope Francis on 7 December 2024.Father Ckuj relates what the appointment of Pope Leo means for Australian Catholics and particularly to the Ukrainian diaspora.

After three years of war in Ukraine and decades of cold relations with Russia, President Trump flips the script on strategy. The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church reacts to the recent escalations between the U.S. and Ukraine. A bishop reacts to the White House's efforts to limit birthright citizenship. Catholic farmers share how funding freezes could impact their work to feed the hungry. Plus, hundreds of people discover Christ in Manhattan at NY Encounter.

Join veteran journalist Lorna Dueck as she interviews Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, Program Director at Cardus, and Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society, in an insightful discussion about the beliefs of Canadian Christians. They explore the findings from a February 2024 survey conducted by Cardus in partnership with the Angus Reid Institute and supported by the Canadian Bible Society. In this interview, the guests dive deep into the survey results and discuss key questions like, "What do Canadian Christians believe about their faith?" and how they practice and live it out publicly. ---Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caHelp people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donateConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you're well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world's best-selling book.  This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. ---Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett is the Program Director of Faith Communities at Cardus. He is an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy (Diocese) of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Andrew is Program Director of Faith Communities at Cardus. A champion of religious freedom domestically and internationally, he has served as Canada's first Ambassador for Religious Freedom and led Global Affairs Canada's Office of Religious Freedom from 2013 to 2016. He simultaneously served as Canada's Head of Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). When not praying, studying, or advocating, Fr. Andrew can be found with his fly rod in a stream, listening to bluegrass or Beethoven, or reading the Church Fathers. Learn more about Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett: cardus.ca/personnel/andrew-p-w-bennett --- Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling was the Senior Minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto, one of Canada's largest United Church congregations and was responsible for leadership and administration at Timothy Eaton from 1998 until his more recent retirement. Overseeing staff, providing visionary leadership, acting as the public representative of over 1,500 members and managing a dynamic and ever-evolving ministry to the city of Toronto and beyond. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Master of Divinity from the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a Doctor of Ministry in preaching from Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In 2008, Wycliffe College, Toronto, recognized his contribution to preaching with an honorary Doctor of Divinity. Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling is now the Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society building relationships with churches, academic institutions, and individuals across Canada. 

On this weeks podcast John and Shane were delighted to welcome Fr Roman Lahish CSsR who is the chaplain to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Community in the Mid West of Ireland. We have our regular run through the saints of the week and local notices. Our prayer space this week is from the Word of Life October 2024 from the Focolore Community. In part three we have our regular reflection on the Sunday gospel (Mark 10:17-30)    Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the Mid WestWe were delighted to welcome Fr Roman to the podcast this week and chat him about the pastoral work he is doing in the Mid West of Ireland for the Ukrainian community. Fr Roman is actually a member of the Redemptorist community and is based out of Mt St Alphonsus in Limerick city and he shares with us his own back ground and vocation story before sharing the highs and lows of the work he is doing with the Ukrainian community who are refugees in Ireland at this difficult time. Background to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (CNEWA)Facebook page of the UGCC in Limerick (you may new to use translate tool in your internet browser to read) Facebook page of the UGCC in Dublin ((you may new to use translate tool in your internet browser to read) Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Ireland topics

Last week the Russian Orthodox Church approved a document that branded the full-scale invasion of Ukraine a “holy war.”So what role does religion play in the Ukraine war?The BBC's Harry Farley and Lucy Ash, the author of the upcoming book "The Baton and the Cross: Russia's church from Pagans to Putin", try to make sense of it all.We also hear from Father Andriy Zelinskyy, chief military chaplain for the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church about how he offers spiritual guidance and comfort on the frontline.Today's episode is presented by Jamie Coomarasamy and Vitaly Shevchenko.The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Elliot Ryder and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast's Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord

When reflecting on the life, death and resurrection of the Lord while living in a state of military invasion and active war, Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J., says that “everything becomes more authentic.” For this Jesuit priest, who serves as the chief military chaplain of the Ukrainian-Greek Catholic Church, the task of preaching to those suffering in Ukraine, “from the trenches to the President,” has brought the challenge and promise of preaching hope on Good Friday into stark relief. To authentically preach the hope of the resurrection in such dire circumstances, preachers must first find hope themselves. “It begins with your search for hope,” Andriy shares with “Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J. “And this is already a result of your search for sense, to find God in everything that's happening around you.”  Andriy tries not to rely too much on certain techniques to communicate God's message. Instead, he actively searches for God in his experience. “I'm not against the techniques,” he says. “They're important, but in their due time. When you are in front of a living human being, please be a living human and be in the here and now.” Listen to Andriy's homily and his conversation with Ricardo to hear how he sustains himself to preach hope amid war. They discuss the common humanity that allows Andriy to preach to people of all stripes and how his experience informs his preaching. Read the Scripture readings for Good Friday of the Lord's Passion Get daily Scripture reflections and support “Preach” by becoming a digital subscriber to America Magazine “Preach” is made possible through the generous support of the Compelling Preaching Initiative, a project of Lilly Endowment Inc.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Pope Francis sparked controversy with remarks urging Ukraine to consider negotiation, prompting swift reactions from Ukrainian officials and church leaders. Amidst the backlash, the Vatican clarified the Pope's stance, emphasizing the need for Russia to cease its unjust invasion for negotiations to proceed.

The fate of US aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan remains up in the air. For the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church visited the US. And the National Health Service in the UK says it will no longer prescribe puberty blockers for children.

It's Thursday, February 29th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Russian invasion continues to take toll on Ukrainian clergy Last Saturday marked two years since Russia invaded Ukraine. During the suffering of war, many are looking to churches for help, putting a great strain on clergy. Kenneth Nowakowski, a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, told Aid to the Church in Need that clergy report “unimaginable suffering” in the last couple years. He said they are starting a program called “Healing the Wounds of War” to equip church leaders to minister to those facing extreme loss. He said, “Our responsibility is to find out what help people need and do our best to help them.” Fewer Brits and Welsh identify as Christian Christian identification in England and Wales fell below 50% of the population in recent years for the first time. However, the U.K. region of Northern Ireland tells a different story. The region is home to nearly two million people, making up about 3% of the U.K. population. A new survey, found 80% of people in Northern Ireland identify as Christian with 50% as practicing Christians. Twenty-one percent describe themselves as Evangelical; 35% pray weekly; 23% attend church weekly; and 13% read the Bible weekly. Trump beat Haley in Michigan primary In the United States, Fox News reports that on February 27th, Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in Michigan's Republican primary, 68%-26%. Trump said, "I can tell you this November cannot come fast enough. We have the worst president in history--the most incompetent and the most corrupt president, and we can't let this continue. We're going to make America great again, greater than ever before." Appearing on The Ingraham Angle on Fox News, Victor Davis Hanson, Professor Emeritus from California State University, analyzed both Biden's downward spiral and Trump's upward comeback. HANSON: “I think we're getting to a point of no return, Laura, with the corruption issue, the cognitive issue, and the unpopularity and disaster of his agenda. And now this defection within the Democratic Party, it's more of a question of not if they're going to try to remove [Biden], but when and how. And I don't think they have the answers to either one. It's really the most remarkable meltdown of a president we've seen in our modern era. “And it's juxtaposed with probably the greatest political recovery of Donald Trump since Richard Nixon in 1962. And Donald Trump, the more they tried to demonize and incarcerate him or use lawfare against him, the more popular he becomes.” The persecution of a Christian businessman A Christian businessman is facing a civil lawsuit for rescuing a child from an abusive situation. Back in 2009, Phillip Zodhiates, along with two Mennonite pastors, helped Lisa Miller and her daughter, Isabella, flee the U.S. Miller had converted to Christianity, leaving a lesbian relationship. She then wanted to protect her daughter from the abusive and lesbian influence of her former partner. However, the courts awarded the partner custody.  For their parts in rescuing Miller and Isabella, Zodhiates and the two pastors faced years in prison. Zodhiates now faces a civil lawsuit as well. The trial is set for September 1st of this year. Please pray for him. Mitch McConnell to step down from leadership this November Mitch McConnell announced he will step down from his position as the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate this November. He still plans to finish his Senate term, ending in 2027, reports the Associated Press. The Senate Minority Leader from Kentucky has served in the chamber for nearly 20 years. He is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history. McConnell turned 82 last week and described this time as the sunset of his work. He articulated his fundamental political vision. McCONNELL: “I believe more strongly than ever that America's global leadership is essential to preserving the shining city on a hill that Ronald Reagan discussed. For as long as I am drawing breath on this Earth, I will defend American exceptionalism.” 30% of Americans believe that laws should reflect Christian values The Public Religion Research Institute released a new survey on Christian nationalism in America. The survey identified Christian nationalists as those who connected Christianity, American identity, and the U.S. government with statements like “laws should be based on Christian values” and “God has called Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American society.”  The study found 10% of Americans completely agree with such statements; 20% mostly agree; 37% mostly disagree; and 30% completely disagree. Over the last two years, the proportion of those who reject Christian nationalism has slightly decreased, while the proportion of those who are just skeptical has increased. Psalm 33:12 says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance.” 114-year-old woman is oldest living American And finally, a 114-year old Texas woman named Elizabeth Francis is now the oldest living American. This came after 116-year-old Edith “Edie” Ceccarelli died in Northern California last week.  Francis is also the fifth oldest living person in the world. She was born in Louisiana in 1909. She has one daughter, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. After Francis celebrated her 114th birthday last year, Ben Meyers with LongeviQuest said, “[She] is admired around the world, both for her longevity and her approach to life. Reaching this milestone was never an aspiration for her, merely a byproduct of how she lived her life every day, doing right by her loved ones and by God. We can all learn from her example.” Proverbs 3:1-2 says, “My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Thursday, February 29th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. 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The Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett is the Director of Cardus Faith Communities at Cardus, Canada's faith-based think-tank. He also serves as Senior Fellow at the Washington, DC-based Religious Freedom Institute. He is an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy (Diocese) of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Fr. Deacon Andrew served as Canada's first Ambassador for Religious Freedom and Head of the Office of Religious Freedom from 2013 to 2016 in the department of Global Affairs Canada. He is a leading commentator on religious freedom and conscience rights in Canada. He holds a Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Edinburgh in the U.K. as well as degrees in history from McGill and Dalhousie universities in Canada. Cardus Faith Communities: https://www.cardus.ca/research-library/faith-communities/ Special Guest: Andrew Bennet.

LINKS Declaration “Fiducia Supplicans” on the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/12/18/231218b.html  Vatican News write-up on Calendar Change For UGCC https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2023-02/ukrainian-greek-catholics-to-celebrate-christmas-on-december-25.html "CardiNEWS" Background music by David Fesliyan. www.fesliyanstudios.com Tsar Power: https://tsarpowerpod.weebly.com/ The History of Saqartvelo Georgia: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-saqartvelo-georgia/id1567806651  TRANSCRIPT Hello everyone, First, some CardiNEWS! A few days ago, Cardinal Fernández, who, I should note, already made it into the next round of Cardinal Numbers so he's just running up his score at this point, issued a high level document in his capacity as the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith–aka the Vatican's Head Theology Guy–that explicitly allows for the informal blessing of homosexual couples with certain conditions. The document was at pains to stress that it does not represent a change in church teaching. I'll defer to the theologians on that, but in the end I've seen takeaways ranging from “this is definitely a change in church teaching” in an excited tone from the more liberally inclined both inside and outside the Church and the same takeaway in a despairing tone from those more conservatively inclined. Then there are those who say “this is definitely NOT a change in Church teaching”, a take that comes mainly from more centrist folks and but also from the hard left who think allowing informal blessings of gay couples while being at pains to distinguish them from marriage isn't even close to the kind of change they want to see. Basically, whether you think this document represents Pope Francis changing doctrine seems to boil down to whether you were already expecting Pope Francis to change doctrine. Folks seem to be seeing what they expected to see. For my part, I was actually genuinely surprised, mainly because there had been none of the usual rumors preceding the release of the document. Usually you get more smoke before the fire. In the end, I am perfectly willing to say that blessings are good, get them if you can and are inclined to seek them. They're more readily available now than they were last week. The second topic tonight is something I meant to cover in my what to expect update but, well, forgot. I've started labeling my Cardinal Numbers posts with a special symbol, and I do mean special. Roberto from Tsar Power help me out *** thanks Roberto who is also from The History of Saqartvelo Georgia. So yes, the Arevakhach (֎) is an Armenian symbol symbolizing eternity, used in contexts from the Christian to the Neo-Pagan to the secular, always tied to Armenia, so it's kind of a national symbol for them. I admit I'm borrowing it for pretty much entirely unrelated purposes, namely that it's a distinctive looking symbol that also works in UNICODE and should therefore be able to render properly for ya'll pretty much regardless of device, plus outside Armenia it doesn't really have an established meaning that might confuse folks, so all in all those things add up to make it a useful symbol to use to make my Cardinals episodes stand out from the rest at a quick glance. So, with thanks to Armenian culture and my Armenian and quasi-Armenian contacts who assured me it would not be offensive to use the Arevakhach for that purpose as long as I took a moment to explain its place in Armenian culture and as a national symbol, I'll be using it to flag Cardinal Numbers content moving forward, starting with, well, starting with the back catalog stuff I've already started flagging, but then after that starting with the next batch of 12 cardinals which I am hoping but not guaranteeing will begin releasing tomorrow, as I present to you the 12 Cardinals of Christmas! Oh, and mentioning Christmas brings me to one other milestone I wanted to note. One consequence of Putin's invasion of Ukraine is the fact that the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has decided to partially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, 441 years after its introduction under Pope Gregory XIII. Orthodox Churches under the Moscow Patriarchate are among the few institutions still using the Julian Calendar, which Pope Gregory revised to reflect solar reality as Easter had begun to drift out of its springtime home. The move is not complete, as the present adoption of the new calendar actually doesn't apply to the dating of Easter in this case, but there is hope that the dating of Easter will be resolved a couple years from now, in 2025, for the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the first great council of the Christian Church. I'm not going to hold my breath on the Easter controversy being fully resolved in my lifetime since it's one of the longest-running points of contention in the history of Christianity, but for now if you know any Ukrainian Greek Catholics, be sure to welcome them to Christmas in the Gregorian Calendar. З Різдвом (Христовим), or, Merry Christmas!  

If you don't know who Jesus Christ is, that means you're not engaging Scripture. And if you're not engaging Scripture, you might come to a false understanding of who Jesus Christ is. Oh, Jesus Christ was a prophet. He was a social justice advocate. No, He's the incarnate Son of God. And that is revealed in Scriptures. And it's through that revelation that we come to know about who He is, the Saviour of the world, the Promised Messiah, the fulfillment of the law, the prophets, and the covenants. But He is also for us, He is our Lord and God and He has changed everything. And it's continuing to change things through the incarnation to the resurrection. And if you don't know those things, first of all, how can you live out your faith as a Christian? And how can you possibly come to understand the nature of the world and the nature of yourself as a human person made in His image and likeness? So, without engaging the Bible, we simply cannot be Christians.---Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett is the Program Director of Faith Communities at Cardus. He is an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy (Diocese) of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Andrew is Program Director, of Faith Communities at Cardus. A champion of religious freedom domestically and internationally, he has served as Canada's first Ambassador for Religious Freedom and led Global Affairs Canada's Office of Religious Freedom from 2013 to 2016. He simultaneously served as Canada's Head of Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). When not praying, studying, or advocating, Fr. Andrew can be found with his fly rod in a stream, listening to bluegrass or Beethoven.---Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling was the Senior Minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto, one of Canada's largest United Church congregations and was responsible for leadership and administration at Timothy Eaton from 1998 until his more recent retirement. Overseeing staff, providing visionary leadership, acting as the public representative of over 1,500 members and managing a dynamic and ever-evolving ministry to the city of Toronto and beyond.He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Master of Divinity from the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Doctor of Ministry in preaching from Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In 2008, Wycliffe College, Toronto, recognized his contribution to preaching with an honorary Doctor of Divinity.Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling is now the Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society building relationships with churches, academic institutions and individuals across Canada.

Listen as Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, Cardus Program Director, Faith Communities and Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling, CBS Ambassador are interviewed by veteran journalist Lorna Dueck. Together they discuss a CBS-supported Cardus study, The Bible and Us, which explores questions about Canadian Christians and their engagement with and attitudes towards the Bible. How and why do Canadian Christians read the Bible? What do they think about the Bible? Do they know the Bible? ---Read the report, The Bible and Us: biblesociety.ca/cardus-the-bible-and-usLearn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you're well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world's best-selling book.  This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate---Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett is the Program Director of Faith Communities at Cardus. He is an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy (Diocese) of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Andrew is Program Director, of Faith Communities at Cardus. A champion of religious freedom domestically and internationally, he has served as Canada's first Ambassador for Religious Freedom and led Global Affairs Canada's Office of Religious Freedom from 2013 to 2016. He simultaneously served as Canada's Head of Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). When not praying, studying, or advocating, Fr. Andrew can be found with his fly rod in a stream, listening to bluegrass or Beethoven.---Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling was the Senior Minister of Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto, one of Canada's largest United Church congregations and was responsible for leadership and administration at Timothy Eaton from 1998 until his more recent retirement. Overseeing staff, providing visionary leadership, acting as the public representative of over 1,500 members and managing a dynamic and ever-evolving ministry to the city of Toronto and beyond.He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Law from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Master of Divinity from the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Doctor of Ministry in preaching from Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In 2008, Wycliffe College, Toronto, recognized his contribution to preaching with an honorary Doctor of Divinity.Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling is now the Ambassador for the Canadian Bible Society building relationships with churches, academic institutions and individuals across Canada.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - During a meeting in Rome Wednesday morning, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic synod of bishops told Pope Francis some of his gestures and statements have been “painful and difficult for the Ukrainian people.” According to a September 6 statement, the bishops said misunderstandings between the Vatican and Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war are used as propaganda by Russia, and so “the faithful of our Church are sensitive to every word of Your Holiness as the universal voice of truth and justice.” The meeting between the pope and 45 bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church lasted nearly two hours in a room off of the Paul VI Hall. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255290/ukrainian-greek-catholic-synod-tells-pope-francis-he-has-made-painful-statements The trial of three pro-life activists who staged a sit-in protest at a Washington DC abortion clinic in October 2020 began today, just about one week after five of their peers who also participated in the protest were convicted under a controversial federal statute and a civil rights violation. If convicted the defendants could face up to 11 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $350,000 maximum fine. The FACE Act, which is the same law that pro-life father of seven Mark Houck was charged and acquitted under earlier this year, prohibits “violent, threatening, damaging, and obstructive conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with the right to seek, obtain, or provide reproductive health services.” Pro-life leaders across the nation condemned the conviction of the five in August. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255294/second-trial-of-dc-pro-life-activists-who-staged-protest-begins The Archdiocese of Baltimore will consider filing for bankruptcy as it awaits the implementation of a new law that will end the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits for negligence in relation to child sexual abuse. Effective October 1, the law will allow a victim of child sex abuse to sue private entities for up to $1.5 million if he or she can show the organization failed to properly respond to sexual abuse that occurred under its watch. Previously, the statute of limitations was seven years after the victim's 18th birthday. Because the new law will apply retroactively, victims whose statute of limitations had already passed will be able to file lawsuits against private entities. An attorney's general report from April accused the archdiocese of covering up child sex abuse for decades, and the archbishop believes this law could lead to multiple lawsuits that could have “devastating financial consequences” for the archdiocese. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255295/baltimore-archdiocese-considers-bankruptcy-amid-possible-sex-abuse-lawsuits Today, the Church celebrates Saint Clodoald, popularly known as Saint Cloud, who escaped from violent political intrigue to pursue holiness as a monk and priest. In 554, Clodoald founded and led a community of monks in the village of Nogent near Paris. There, he was known for his generosity toward the poor, and his attention to the work of religious instruction among the people. He died on September 7, 560, at the age of 38. Under the name of “St. Cloud,” Clodoald became the namesake of several cities and towns. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-cloud-708

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: Congress is now in a race against time to keep the government open past the end of the month, but the Senate and House Republicans are in 2 different places and the standoff poses a challenge to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. And as the brutal war in Ukraine continues, now for 19 months, there is no peace in sight. There has only been more killing, including several civilians today who died in a missile attack on a market in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, the alleged growing cooperation between North Korea and Russia is drawing attention from Washington, especially the belief that Pyongyang may provide weapons to Moscow. Senior Correspondent of East and South Asian Affairs at the Global Strat View, Se Hoon Kim, joins to talk more about this potential alliance. Pope Francis met this morning with the bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. The Holy Father invited Christians to dedicate October to praying for peace and reconciliation in Ukraine. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser has more. Finally this evening, Sage Steele recently left ESPN after she and the sports network settled a lawsuit regarding comments she made over the company's coronavirus vaccine mandates. She opens up on how she is relying on her Catholic faith after leaving the company where she worked for 16 years covering almost every major sporting event. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

In recent months, both the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Orthodox Church of Ukraine have announced that they are changing their liturgical calendars. This week we explore the reasoning for this as well as why a different church calendar existed in Ukraine. 

Olga was the wive of Igor, the Grand Prince of the Kievan Rus', a federation of people whose capital was the city of Kyiv, now the capital of modern day Ukraine. When her husband was brutally murdered by a subsidiary tribe, Olga went on a legendary campaign of cunning and ruthless revenge. Once in control of her husband's kingdom, she was an efficient and effective leader. She converted to Christianity in order to get out of an unwanted marriage proposal. She is credited with introducing Christianity to the Rus people. After her death, Olga was canonized as a saint and is regarded as “Equal to the Apostles” within the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Jadwiga, Female King of Poland was crowned at the age of 10. She grew wise beyond her years and was forced to make a difficult decision about who to marry – a young man she liked or an old man who would Christianize his country for her. Though she reigned for only 15 years she did a great deal of good and is considered one of the greatest monarchs in Polish history. Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating episodes! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: Butterflies in Love by Sir Cubworth Angevin - Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) #womenshistory #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Fr. Khomych's handout can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/mezrz8pr This talk was given on November 15th, 2022, at the University of Oxford. For more information, please visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Khomych is a Lecturer in Early Christian Literature and Byzantine Theology at Liverpool Hope University. After the fall of communism, he began my theological education in Ukraine and entered the Lviv Theological Academy (later on transformed into the Ukrainian Catholic University) at the moment when the theological tradition had just been revived. Shortly thereafter, he continued his studies at the Faculty of Theology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), where he obtained his Master in Religious Studies as well as his Master and Doctoral Degree in Theology. His research interests lie mostly in early Christian literature, the writings of the Apostolic Fathers (1st & 2nd centuries) in particular, as well as later Patristic writings of the Byzantine period, including Old Slavonic transmission of early Christian literature. As a Catholic priest, he is involved in pastoral care of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the UK and in chaplaincy at St Edward's College in Liverpool.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Pope Francis' prayer intention for the month of December is for volunteer not-for-profit organizations. The pontiff called volunteers who work with not-for-profit organizations “artisans for mercy.” He said: “Being a volunteer who helps others is a choice that makes us free; it opens us to other people's needs — to the demands of justice, to the defense of the poor, to the care of creation. It means being artisans of mercy: with our hands, with our eyes, with our attentive ears, with our closeness…Let us pray that volunteer not-for-profit and human development organizations may find people willing to commit themselves to the common good and ceaselessly seek out new paths of international cooperation.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252961/this-is-pope-francis-prayer-intention-for-december Two Catholic priests captured by Russian troops are “being tortured without mercy,” the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said Thursday. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk issued an appeal to international authorities on December 1 to help facilitate the release of Father Ivan Levytskyi and Father Bohdan Heleta, who have been held in captivity for more than two weeks. The Ukrainian archbishop asked Catholics around the world to pray for the release of the priests. In an interview published earlier this week, Pope Francis described Ukrainians as “a people who are martyred.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252969/ukrainian-archbishop-appeals-for-release-of-catholic-priests-captured-by-russian-troops The second victim in a Louisiana double homicide that also claimed the life of a local Catholic priest, Father Otis Young, has been identified. Ruth Prats, a 73-year-old former staff member who worked for Young when he was pastor at Saint Peter Catholic Church in Covington, was identified as the second victim, the local coroner announced Thursday in a press conference. The homicides both occurred either Sunday night or Monday morning, the coroner's office said. It was reported that both Young and Prats were reported missing on Sunday. On Monday evening, police announced that they had taken a suspect, 49-year-old Antonio Donde Tyson of Covington, into custody. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252968/louisiana-catholic-parish-double-homicide-victims-identified The FBI is offering a $17,500 reward for credible leads in the arson of a a pro-life pregnancy center in northern Colorado that is still under investigation after five months. Longmont Police Chief Jeff Satur told a Wednesday press conference that investigators have few leads, the Denver Gazette reported. Investigators are again asking for aid from anyone with local video from the time of the crime, this time from a wider area. They are also analyzing the handwriting of the vandals' graffiti messages. One message was in cursive while the other was not. The fire took place early Saturday morning on June 25. The Life Choices pregnancy center in Longmont sustained fire and heavy smoke damage. The front of the building also was defaced with pro-abortion slogans, including “Bans Off Our Bodies.” The threatening phrase “If abortions aren't safe neither are you,” was written in cursive with black spray paint. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252964/longmont-colorado-pregnancy-center-arson-fbi-reward Today, the Church celebrates Saint Bibiana, an obscure Roman martyr after which a basilica is named. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-bibiana-71

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church last week met Pope Francis as well as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Vatican's Secretary of State, and other dicastery heads. In Rome for the first time since the war in Ukraine began, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk also celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica. On November 12, the major archbishop met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State. Shevchuk said they spoke in detail about “the efforts of pontifical diplomacy in favor of peace, and above all of the efforts to assist the Ukrainian people.” According to the major archbishop, “the Russian people must realize that the Ukraine exists, admit the Ukrainian state's right to resistance, and reconcile with the reality that the Ukrainian people have their history, language, and culture.” Check out Catholic News Agency dot com for the full interview with Major Archbishop Shevchuk. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252803/major-archbishop-shevchuk-denounces-genocidal-war-in-ukraine The US Catholic bishops are preparing to vote on whether to advance the causes for sainthood for three American women: a mother and Catholic convert considered to be a mystic, a young campus missionary who struggled with cancer, and a religious sister who ministered to the poor and the African American community. The three potential new saints are Cora Evans, Michelle Duppong, and Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy. Cora Evans was a former Mormon who converted to Catholicism in 1935, and who is considered to have had the ability to bilocate — to appear in two places at once — and to have suffered from the stigmata, Christ's wounds on the cross present in her own flesh. Michelle Duppong dedicated her life to God, serving as a Catholic campus missionary for six years before becoming the director of adult faith formation for the Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota. She died of cancer in 2015 at the age of 31. Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy founded the first order of women religious in Texas in 1893: the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate. She began the order after spending years as a laywoman ministering to the poor, African Americans, and Mexican Americans. By the time of her death, the order had grown to 15 sisters and two postulants. She died in 1907 at age 74. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252793/meet-the-3-women-us-bishops-are-considering-for-sainthood An 18-year-old New Jersey resident has been arrested in connection with threats to synagogues and Jewish centers after he shared a document on social media taking credit for an attack that he said was motivated by “hatred toward Jews.” Omar Alkattoul of Sayreville was arrested Thursday morning by federal authorities and charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce. If convicted, Alkattoul could serve up to five years in prison and could be fined up to $250,000. The case is being prosecuted in Newark federal court. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252796/18-year-old-arrested-after-threats-to-new-jersey-synagogues Today, the Church celebrates Saint Lawrence O'Toole, bishop of Dublin in the 12th century. Saint Lawrence was most widely known for his piety, charity, and prudence, and was respected as a negotiator. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-lawrence-otoole-53

IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WALID PHARES, foreign policy expert discusses the possible renewal of the Iran nuclear deal, the situation in Afghanisitan one year after the US withdrawal and much more. UKRAINE ARCHBISHOP BORYS GUDZIAK, of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church returns to the World Over with an update on the Russian occupation of Ukraine and the impact on the Ukrainian Church & faithful GENDER THEORY ABIGAIL FAVALE, professor at the University of Notre Dame and author of The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory discusses a new theatre production that blurs the gender of St. Joan of Arc.

Interview with Fr. Ihor Holovko (pastor of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Perth) on the role of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Western Australia in church's assistance to displaced persons. - Інтерв'ю з парохом о. Ігорем Головком  з парафії  Української Греко-католицької Церкви, що у Перту. Мова найперше - про роль Церкви у Західній Австралії та виклики війни в Україні, про допомогу переміщеним особам та набагато більше...

A royal count who became a laywer who found his calling as a priest and became the head of his church at the age of 35! This was Metroplitan Andrey Sheptytsky - who came from a mixed Polish-Ukrainian family who valued the youth and Ukrainian national-consciousness. He was a man that didn't give the Vatican a dime of money but put it all back to his flock: by creating orphanages, hospitals and schools. He was admired as he was feared by imperialists, he openly condemned the killings that occurred on all sides of the Second World War and instigated a network of priests and nuns who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. And this episode is all about him - a man who followed the principle of the law of love in his teachings and leadership of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Facebook & Instagram: Wanderedgeukraine For more episodes, sources and extras, please visit: wanderingtheedge.net

What is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and how did it come about? Who were the main characters who made it happen, who sort-of lost his mind in the process and how was it received? This Union wasn't the first attempt to unify the Eastern and Western Christian churches but it made a great impact on Ukraine's religious history. We'll take a look at the beginnings of the Uniate Church (another name for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church) and why they're (still) perceived as a threat to Moscow's Orthodoxy. Facebook & Instagram: Wanderedgeukraine For more episodes, sources and extras, please visit: wanderingtheedge.net

Olga Bertelsen's timely book, In the Labyrinth of the KGB: Ukraine's Intelligentsia in the 1960s-1970s (Lexington Books, 2022), focuses on the generation of the sixties and seventies in Kharkiv, Soviet Ukraine—a milieu of writers who lived through the Thaw and the processes of de-Stalinization and re-Stalinization. Special attention is paid to KGB “active measures” against what came to be known as the dissident milieu, and the interaction of Ukrainians, Jews, and Russians in the movement, their personal friendships, formal and informal interactions, and how they dealt with repression and arrests. Her book demonstrates that the KGB unintentionally facilitated the transnational and intercultural links among the multi-ethnic community of writers and their mutual enrichment. Post-Khrushchev Kharkiv is analyzed as a political space and a place of state violence aimed at combating Ukrainian nationalism and Zionism, two major targets in the 1960s–1970s. Bertelsen shows that, in the face of intense KGB operations, Kharkivite writers and intellectuals attempted to survive in the state's “labyrinth” with their integrity, creativity, and human relationships intact. This book sheds light on the history of Soviet intelligence tactics and the creative intelligentsia, and helps explain the legacies of Soviet/Russian state violence that are erupting once more in Ukraine. Olga Bertelsen is an Associate Professor of Global Security and Intelligence at Tiffin University's School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences in Ohio, USA. Anna Bisikalo is a PhD candidate in history at Harvard University. She is writing a dissertation on the social history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Western Ukraine from 1945 to the early post-Soviet period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Olga Bertelsen's timely book, In the Labyrinth of the KGB: Ukraine's Intelligentsia in the 1960s-1970s (Lexington Books, 2022), focuses on the generation of the sixties and seventies in Kharkiv, Soviet Ukraine—a milieu of writers who lived through the Thaw and the processes of de-Stalinization and re-Stalinization. Special attention is paid to KGB “active measures” against what came to be known as the dissident milieu, and the interaction of Ukrainians, Jews, and Russians in the movement, their personal friendships, formal and informal interactions, and how they dealt with repression and arrests. Her book demonstrates that the KGB unintentionally facilitated the transnational and intercultural links among the multi-ethnic community of writers and their mutual enrichment. Post-Khrushchev Kharkiv is analyzed as a political space and a place of state violence aimed at combating Ukrainian nationalism and Zionism, two major targets in the 1960s–1970s. Bertelsen shows that, in the face of intense KGB operations, Kharkivite writers and intellectuals attempted to survive in the state's “labyrinth” with their integrity, creativity, and human relationships intact. This book sheds light on the history of Soviet intelligence tactics and the creative intelligentsia, and helps explain the legacies of Soviet/Russian state violence that are erupting once more in Ukraine. Olga Bertelsen is an Associate Professor of Global Security and Intelligence at Tiffin University's School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences in Ohio, USA. Anna Bisikalo is a PhD candidate in history at Harvard University. She is writing a dissertation on the social history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Western Ukraine from 1945 to the early post-Soviet period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Olga Bertelsen's timely book, In the Labyrinth of the KGB: Ukraine's Intelligentsia in the 1960s-1970s (Lexington Books, 2022), focuses on the generation of the sixties and seventies in Kharkiv, Soviet Ukraine—a milieu of writers who lived through the Thaw and the processes of de-Stalinization and re-Stalinization. Special attention is paid to KGB “active measures” against what came to be known as the dissident milieu, and the interaction of Ukrainians, Jews, and Russians in the movement, their personal friendships, formal and informal interactions, and how they dealt with repression and arrests. Her book demonstrates that the KGB unintentionally facilitated the transnational and intercultural links among the multi-ethnic community of writers and their mutual enrichment. Post-Khrushchev Kharkiv is analyzed as a political space and a place of state violence aimed at combating Ukrainian nationalism and Zionism, two major targets in the 1960s–1970s. Bertelsen shows that, in the face of intense KGB operations, Kharkivite writers and intellectuals attempted to survive in the state's “labyrinth” with their integrity, creativity, and human relationships intact. This book sheds light on the history of Soviet intelligence tactics and the creative intelligentsia, and helps explain the legacies of Soviet/Russian state violence that are erupting once more in Ukraine. Olga Bertelsen is an Associate Professor of Global Security and Intelligence at Tiffin University's School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences in Ohio, USA. Anna Bisikalo is a PhD candidate in history at Harvard University. She is writing a dissertation on the social history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Western Ukraine from 1945 to the early post-Soviet period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

Olga Bertelsen's timely book, In the Labyrinth of the KGB: Ukraine's Intelligentsia in the 1960s-1970s (Lexington Books, 2022), focuses on the generation of the sixties and seventies in Kharkiv, Soviet Ukraine—a milieu of writers who lived through the Thaw and the processes of de-Stalinization and re-Stalinization. Special attention is paid to KGB “active measures” against what came to be known as the dissident milieu, and the interaction of Ukrainians, Jews, and Russians in the movement, their personal friendships, formal and informal interactions, and how they dealt with repression and arrests. Her book demonstrates that the KGB unintentionally facilitated the transnational and intercultural links among the multi-ethnic community of writers and their mutual enrichment. Post-Khrushchev Kharkiv is analyzed as a political space and a place of state violence aimed at combating Ukrainian nationalism and Zionism, two major targets in the 1960s–1970s. Bertelsen shows that, in the face of intense KGB operations, Kharkivite writers and intellectuals attempted to survive in the state's “labyrinth” with their integrity, creativity, and human relationships intact. This book sheds light on the history of Soviet intelligence tactics and the creative intelligentsia, and helps explain the legacies of Soviet/Russian state violence that are erupting once more in Ukraine. Olga Bertelsen is an Associate Professor of Global Security and Intelligence at Tiffin University's School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences in Ohio, USA. Anna Bisikalo is a PhD candidate in history at Harvard University. She is writing a dissertation on the social history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Western Ukraine from 1945 to the early post-Soviet period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Olga Bertelsen's timely book, In the Labyrinth of the KGB: Ukraine's Intelligentsia in the 1960s-1970s (Lexington Books, 2022), focuses on the generation of the sixties and seventies in Kharkiv, Soviet Ukraine—a milieu of writers who lived through the Thaw and the processes of de-Stalinization and re-Stalinization. Special attention is paid to KGB “active measures” against what came to be known as the dissident milieu, and the interaction of Ukrainians, Jews, and Russians in the movement, their personal friendships, formal and informal interactions, and how they dealt with repression and arrests. Her book demonstrates that the KGB unintentionally facilitated the transnational and intercultural links among the multi-ethnic community of writers and their mutual enrichment. Post-Khrushchev Kharkiv is analyzed as a political space and a place of state violence aimed at combating Ukrainian nationalism and Zionism, two major targets in the 1960s–1970s. Bertelsen shows that, in the face of intense KGB operations, Kharkivite writers and intellectuals attempted to survive in the state's “labyrinth” with their integrity, creativity, and human relationships intact. This book sheds light on the history of Soviet intelligence tactics and the creative intelligentsia, and helps explain the legacies of Soviet/Russian state violence that are erupting once more in Ukraine. Olga Bertelsen is an Associate Professor of Global Security and Intelligence at Tiffin University's School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences in Ohio, USA. Anna Bisikalo is a PhD candidate in history at Harvard University. She is writing a dissertation on the social history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Western Ukraine from 1945 to the early post-Soviet period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

Olga Bertelsen's timely book, In the Labyrinth of the KGB: Ukraine's Intelligentsia in the 1960s-1970s (Lexington Books, 2022), focuses on the generation of the sixties and seventies in Kharkiv, Soviet Ukraine—a milieu of writers who lived through the Thaw and the processes of de-Stalinization and re-Stalinization. Special attention is paid to KGB “active measures” against what came to be known as the dissident milieu, and the interaction of Ukrainians, Jews, and Russians in the movement, their personal friendships, formal and informal interactions, and how they dealt with repression and arrests. Her book demonstrates that the KGB unintentionally facilitated the transnational and intercultural links among the multi-ethnic community of writers and their mutual enrichment. Post-Khrushchev Kharkiv is analyzed as a political space and a place of state violence aimed at combating Ukrainian nationalism and Zionism, two major targets in the 1960s–1970s. Bertelsen shows that, in the face of intense KGB operations, Kharkivite writers and intellectuals attempted to survive in the state's “labyrinth” with their integrity, creativity, and human relationships intact. This book sheds light on the history of Soviet intelligence tactics and the creative intelligentsia, and helps explain the legacies of Soviet/Russian state violence that are erupting once more in Ukraine. Olga Bertelsen is an Associate Professor of Global Security and Intelligence at Tiffin University's School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences in Ohio, USA. Anna Bisikalo is a PhD candidate in history at Harvard University. She is writing a dissertation on the social history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Western Ukraine from 1945 to the early post-Soviet period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The US Catholic bishops appealed on Monday for “an honest dialogue rooted in Christ” about the “persistent evil of racism” after two mass shootings. The bishops spoke out after a gunman killed 10 people and injured three others on May 14 at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and a shooter killed one person and wounded five others on May 15 at a church in Laguna Woods, California. Authorities called the mass shooting in Buffalo a racially motivated hate crime and said that the gunman specifically targeted the store because it is located in a predominantly Black neighborhood. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251260/us-catholic-bishops-call-for-honest-dialogue-on-persistent-evil-of-racism-after-mass-shootings The two branches of the Catholic charity, Caritas, in Ukraine say they have helped almost 1.5 million people since Russia's full-scale invasion. Caritas Ukraine, which offers humanitarian assistance through the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, oversees an office in the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol where seven people were killed under Russian tank fire. The country's other Caritas organization is Caritas-Spes, the charitable mission of Ukraine's Latin Rite bishops.Caritas groups are also active in neighboring countries, where more than six million Ukrainians have fled since February 24. In Poland, which has welcomed over three million Ukrainian refugees, Caritas' diocesan network has delivered over 1.5 million meals to more than 500,000 people. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251253/this-is-going-to-be-a-long-haul-caritas-groups-help-almost-15-million-ukrainians-amid-war Christian leaders of the Holy Land on Monday condemned recent violence at the funeral of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, saying the “tragic episode” has “deeply wounded” the Christian community. Abu Akleh was a Melkite Greek Catholic and a Palestinian American who was killed while covering an Israeli raid on a refugee camp in the West Bank May 11. The BBC reported that during her funeral procession on May 13, Abu Akleh's coffin “almost fell” as police waded into the crowd brandishing batons and using stun grenades. The Christian leaders called the police' actions at the funeral, which took place in the parking compound of St. Joseph's Hospital in Jerusalem, a “violent intrusion.” On May 12, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem called “for a thorough and urgent investigation of all the circumstances of Abu Akleh's killing and for bringing those responsible to justice.” catholicnewsagency.com/news/251256/christian-leaders-condemn-violence-at-funeral-of-palestinian-journalist-shireen-abu-akleh Today, the Church celebrates Saint Pascal Baylon, a 16th-century lay brother amongst the Franciscan friars of the Alcantarine Reform. His charity to the poor and afflicted, and his unfailing courtesy were remarkable. Although poorly educated, his counsel was sought for by people of every station in life, and he was on terms of closest friendship with personages of eminent sanctity. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-pascal-baylon-240

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The personal secretary of Pope Emeritus Benedict the sixteenth has been in isolation for the past ten days after testing positive for COVID-19, according to German media. Archbishop Georg Gänswein has been in isolation since April 11, a time period that included all of the Easter Triduum and Benedict's 95th birthday. Benedict has tested negative for COVID-19, according to Gänswein, as have all other residents of the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, the retired pope's residence inside of Vatican City. Both Benedict and Gänswein have received three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251023/benedict-xvis-secretary-in-isolation-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19 Pope Francis has joined the head of the United Nations and the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in a call for a four-day truce in Ukraine for the Triduum and Easter. The Eastern Orthodox churches and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church follow the Julian calendar, meaning they will celebrate Easter on April 24 this year. The Vatican announced on April 21 that Pope Francis had joined the UN chief's appeal, after the pope had called for an Easter truce in Ukraine during Palm Sunday Mass on April 10. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251024/pope-francis-joins-un-chief-s-appeal-for-ukraine-war-easter-truce A West Virginia priest is speaking publicly about his role in providing a funeral Mass and dignified burial for more than 100 aborted babies that pro-life activists say they rescued outside of a Washington, DC, abortion clinic in March. Father Bill Kuchinsky, 62, a longtime advocate for the unborn who also runs the Catholic prison ministry for the entire state of West Virginia, declined to disclose the burial location other than to say it was in a private cemetery. CNA also found that Kuchinsky's bishop, Bishop Mark Brennan of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, fully supports the actions Kuchinsky took to ensure the babies' remains were treated respectfully. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251015/priest-funeral-mass-burial-dc-aborted-babies Vicki Thorn, Catholic pro-life pioneer, international speaker, author, and a member of the Pontifical Academy of Life, died Tuesday, April 20 at age 72. Thorn founded Project Rachel, a groundbreaking post-abortion healing ministry that started in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and has since spread to dioceses across the US and around the world. As a certified trauma counselor and spiritual director who earned a degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota, Thorn launched Project Rachel in 1984. The ministry was staffed by a team of specially trained priests, spiritual directors, and other caregivers, and received an immediate response from both women and men who had been wounded by the experience of abortion. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251025/vicki-thorn-pro-life-project-rachel-abortion-healing Today the Church celebrates Saint Anselm, the 11th and 12th-century Benedictine monk and archbishop best known for his writings on Christ's atonement and the existence of God. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-anselm-443

Most media coverage of war overlooks an important aspect of military service: the spiritual needs of soldiers. Father Andriy Zelinskyy, SJ, the chief military chaplain of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, sits down with Benedict Mayaki to discuss how Catholic priests are ministering to Ukraine's troops, some of whom seen their lives change from being electricians to facing down bullets and rockets. Listen to other Vatican Radio podcasts here: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast.html

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The Vatican adapted Pope Francis' Way of the Cross on Good Friday after an outcry in Ukraine over a Station involving Ukrainian and Russian families. The meditation for the 13th Station, “Jesus dies on the Cross,” was written by members of a Ukrainian and a Russian family. During the event, that meditation was not read out. The Way of the Cross was held at Rome's Colosseum on April 15. The original plan for the Via Crucis was strongly criticized by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, who described it as “untimely, incoherent, and offensive.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250997/vatican-adapts-via-crucis-after-outcry-in-ukraine In his Urbi et Orbi blessing on Easter 2022, Pope Francis lamented an “Easter of War” as he prayed for peace in Ukraine and around the world. Pope Francis gave the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing following Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square. Local authorities estimate that 100,000 people were present at the Vatican and in the surrounding area for the blessing. In addition to Ukraine, Pope Francis named Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa as three countries in particular need of prayers due to violence, and humanitarian and environmental crises. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251004/urbi-et-orbi-2022-pope-francis-laments-easter-of-war-in-ukraine-and-world Today the Church celebrates Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin, a Canadian woman who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Anne. Though she was the founder and superior, Sister Marie-Anne faced much oppression from the congregation's chaplain, who eventually had her removed from her position, and she was prohibited from holding any administrative roles for the rest of her life. She spent her last 32 years without complaining, working in the order's laundry and ironing room. Despite her demotion, her order continued to grow and spread across Canada and the United States. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/blessed-marie-anne-blondin-440

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on Sunday denounced “horrific war crimes” reportedly committed by Russian forces in a city near Kyiv. In his daily video message on April 3, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk referred to images from the city of Bucha, around 15 miles northwest of the Ukrainian capital, and other newly liberated areas. News organizations reported that at least 20 bodies dressed in civilian clothing were found in a single street when Ukrainian forces retook the city of Bucha following the withdrawal of Russian combatants. catholicnewsagency.com/news/250879/ukrainian-catholic-leader-denounces-horrific-war-crimes-in-bucha Speaking to journalists on his return flight from Malta, Pope Francis confirmed that he was considering a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, which has faced bombardment since the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24. Pope Francis also told journalists that he was considering a face-to-face summit with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250875/will-pope-francis-go-to-kyiv-will-he-call-out-putin-by-name-here-s-what-he-told-the-media On Saturday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed 49-year-old Cincinnati pastor, Father Earl Fernandes, to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. Fernandes is the first Indian-American to head a U.S. Roman Catholic diocese. His episcopal ordination and installation is scheduled for May 31. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250867/father-earl-fernandes-son-of-immigrants-from-india-named-next-bishop-of-columbus-ohio Today the Church celebrates Saint Isidore of Seville, a bishop and scholar who helped the Church preserve its own traditions, and the heritage of western civilization, in the early middle ages. A Doctor of the Church, he was more recently proposed as a patron saint of Internet users, because of his determination to use the world's accumulated knowledge for the service of God's glory. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-isidore-of-seville-425

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - A Ukrainian Catholic leader on Tuesday gave an emotional description of the situation in the capital Kyiv, where he and other Catholics have been under Russian bombardment for over a month. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said that on the day of the invasion, they welcomed nearly 500 people in need of shelter. He noted the grave destruction that Russian forces are causing to the cities, destroying even monuments and churches. Two churches are destroyed every day in Ukraine, he said, and priests are being killed, and other innocent blood is being shed. Shevchuk thanked Pope Francis for the March 25 consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for which he said both Catholics and Orthodox were grateful. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250829/i-m-sorry-for-the-tears-says-ukrainian-catholic-leader-as-he-details-life-under-bombardment A politician in Finland has been cleared of all charges related to the sharing of a Bible verse on social media. Finland's Prosecutor General had charged Päivi Räsänen, a physician and mother of five, with incitement against a minority group, arguing that her online statements were “likely to cause intolerance, contempt, and hatred towards homosexuals.” Räsänen is an active member of the Finnish Lutheran Church, but she questioned her church's sponsorship of an LGBT pride event in 2019. A group of US Senators had warned that a conviction “could open the door for prosecution of other devout Christians, Muslims, Jews and adherents of other faiths for publicly stating their religious beliefs.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250833/verdict-in-finland-s-bible-tweet-trial-announced On Wednesday, Pope Francis named a new bishop of the French Catholic diocese that is home to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, one of the world's most-visited Marian shrines. Monsignor Jean-Marc Micas was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes on March 30. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes has been known as a refuge for the sick for more than a century. The shrine contains a spring through which miraculous healings have been documented. The Catholic Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes traces its roots back for centuries before the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurred in the town of Lourdes in 1858. The earliest record of a bishop of Tarbes was in 394 AD. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250836/pope-francis-appoints-new-catholic-bishop-of-lourdes Today the Church celebrates Saint John Climacus, a 6th-century Palestinian monk who became abbot of all the religious in the region of Mount Sinai. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-john-climacus-192

On this weeks podcast John and Shane explore an often over looked element to the Russian war against Ukraine - the impact of the ideology of "Ruskii Mir" (Russain World) which underlines the Russian political and religious justifications of the current conflict. We have a discussion about  the various Christian communities in Ukraine especially the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of MaryPope Francis consecrates Russia, Ukraine to Immaculate Heart of Mary - CruxPope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine. What's that mean? - The PillarTheological significance of Act of Consecration explained - Vatican NewsReligious element of Russian war in UkraineHow the Catholic Church is (and is not) “Latin” and “Roman” Vatican News Ukraine tag listUkrainian Greek Catholics in their "borderland" homelandPutin is after more than land — he wants the religious soul of Ukraine - RNSPatriarch Kirill and Vladimir Putins Two Wars - Pubic Orthodoxy'Russkiy Mir' - The 'Russian world' meets Ukrainian politics and Vatican diplomacy - The PillarA Declaration on the Russian World ("Russkii Mir") TeachingWith war in Ukraine, the global religious landscape is destined to shift  - CruxPutin's spiritual destiny - UnHerd Russia's President Putin Casts Himself as Protector of the Faith - TimePutin and the Orthodox Church: how his faith shapes his politics - Theos Think Tank

On this weeks podcast John and Shane explore an often over looked element to the Russian war against Ukraine - the impact of the ideology of "Ruskii Mir" (Russain World) which underlines the Russian political and religious justifications of the current conflict. We have a discussion about  the various Christian communities in Ukraine especially the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.We also look at the work being done by the Redemptorists in Ukraine including a few words from Fr Seamus Enright and the financial support which can be given HERE.We have our regular run through the saints of the week and of course a reflection on this weeks gospel - the Parable of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15:11-32. Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of MaryPope Francis consecrates Russia, Ukraine to Immaculate Heart of Mary - CruxPope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine. What's that mean? - The PillarTheological significance of Act of Consecration explained - Vatican NewsReligious element of Russian war in UkraineHow the Catholic Church is (and is not) “Latin” and “Roman” Vatican News Ukraine tag listUkrainian Greek Catholics in their "borderland" homelandPutin is after more than land — he wants the religious soul of Ukraine - RNSPatriarch Kirill and Vladimir Putins Two Wars - Pubic Orthodoxy'Russkiy Mir' - The 'Russian world' meets Ukrainian politics and Vatican diplomacy - The PillarA Declaration on the Russian World ("Russkii Mir") Teaching With war in Ukraine, the global religious landscape is destined to shift  - CruxPutin's spiritual destiny - UnHerd Russia's President Putin Casts Himself as Protector of the Faith - TimePutin and the Orthodox Church: how his faith shapes his politics - Theos Think Tank

Ukrainian history expert Nicholas Rudnytzky of Manor College shares with Gina Christian why Russian president Vladimir Putin's version of the past is not only discredited, but deadly -- not just for Ukraine as a nation, but for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and for freedom itself.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church accused Russian forces on Monday of committing “genocide” in the besieged city of Mariupol. In his video message on Monday, major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said: “Real crimes against humanity are happening in the temporarily occupied territories. Every day we receive news about a real humanitarian catastrophe, about murders, looting, rape.” He also said nearly 44 churches and religious buildings have been destroyed so far. Ukrainian government officials have accused Russia of engaging in genocide since the full-scale invasion launched on February 24. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250740/ukrainian-catholic-leader-accuses-russia-of-genocide-in-beseiged-city-of-mariupol Pope Francis on Saturday issued a reform of the structure of the Roman Curia, the administration at the Vatican that assists the pope in governing the Catholic Church. Among the many changes, the new reform changes the name and structure of the Vatican's departments, and gives evangelization and charitable giving a more central role in the Vatican's structure. Check out catholic news agency dot com for a full analysis of the changes. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250733/how-praedicate-evangelium-changes-the-vatican-s-dicasteries-a-cna-explainer On Friday, Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, meaning he will entrust the nations to Mary's help and protection. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI plans to privately join in praying for the consecration of Russia and Ukraine on March 25. Bishops around the world have announced that they will join in praying for the consecration, with many inviting the public to Masses or prayer services on Friday. Check out the list at catholic news agency dot com to see if your diocese is participating. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250730/is-your-diocese-participating-in-pope-francis-consecration-of-russia-and-ukraine-find-out-here https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250738/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-consecration-russia-ukraine Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Nicholas of Flue. During his lifetime, the Swiss saint had 10 children, became a hermit and later prevented a civil war. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-nicholas-of-flue-184

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said on Thursday that women are becoming the “first victims” of the occupation of Ukraine, and warned that some women are becoming victims of violence and rape. More than 3 million people, mainly women and children, have left Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250704/ukrainian-catholic-leader-women-are-becoming-the-first-victims-of-the-occupation Three aid workers for a Catholic charity operating in Ukraine sustained head injuries last week when the van they were riding in was hit by artillery fire. The men were delivering food and supplies close to the Russian lines to Ukrainians trapped by the fighting, and planned to evacuate a group of children on the return trip. After leaving the hospital, the two men who were less seriously hurt said they were ready to rejoin the humanitarian effort. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250698/catholic-aid-group-van-struck-artillery-ukraine-jason-jones A new survey of Black Catholics in the United States has found that Black Catholics are significantly less likely than other Catholics — and also less likely than Black Protestants — to attend a church where most of the other parishioners are of the same race or ethnicity they are. About 6% of the Black population in the U.S. — around 3 million total people — is Catholic, compared with some 66% who are Protestant. Black Catholic communities in the U.S. include not only African-Americans, but also African and Caribbean immigrants. They make up about 4% of all Catholic adults. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250700/black-catholic-worship-pew-survey Today, the Church celebrates Saint Patrick. He was captured and brought as a slave to Ireland before escaping back to Britain, but later returned to Ireland as a bishop to minister to the small Christian communities. Using the traditions and symbols of the Celtic people, he explained Christianity in a way that made sense to the Irish and was thus very successful in converting the natives. He remains one of the most beloved Saints of Ireland. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-patrick-of-ireland-180

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - In a video message issued on March 10, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, lamented what he described as the “mass murder” of Ukrainians following Russia's full-scale invasion. He said the city of Mariupol, which was founded by the Greek community as the ‘City of Mary,' has been transformed into a cemetery for tens of thousands of people. He went on: “Yesterday we saw horrific scenes of the bombarding of a maternity ward as well as scenes of mass graves, common burials, where hundreds of lifeless bodies are laid to rest.” The U.N. human rights office reported on March 9 that it had recorded 1,424 civilian casualties in Ukraine, including over 500 deaths, with the actual figures likely much higher. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250630/ukrainian-catholic-leader-mariupol-the-city-of-mary-has-been-turned-into-a-cemetery The former residence of St. John Paul II in the Polish city of Kraków has opened its doors to Ukrainian refugees. The Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków said on March 9 that Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski had welcomed people fleeing the Ukraine war to the city's Bishop's Palace. Karol Wojtyła, the future John Paul II, lived at residence from 1958 to 1978 when he was archbishop of Kraków. According to the U.N. refugee agency, more than 2.1 million people had fled Ukraine as of March 8, and almost 1.3 million of them have traveled to Poland. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250621/ukraine-war-st-john-paul-ii-s-former-residence-in-krakow-poland-opens-doors-to-ukrainian-refugees Four men were convicted on Wednesday of terrorist conspiracy, in the 2016 murder of French Catholic priest Father Jacques Hamel. The 85-year-old priest was killed in a terrorist attack while he offered Mass in the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, in the northern French archdiocese of Rouen, on July 26, 2016. Three of the men convicted received between eight and 13 years in prison, and one received a life sentence in absentia. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250629/father-jacques-hamel-murder-catholic-archbishop-says-justice-is-done-as-4-are-convicted Today, the church celebrates Saint John Ogilvie, a 16th- and 17th-century Scotsman who converted from Protestantism to Catholicism, served as a Jesuit priest, and died as a martyr after refusing to accept King James I's claim of supremacy over the Church. He is the only post-Reformation Scottish saint. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-john-ogilvie-173

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Two Catholic cardinals sent by Pope Francis to Ukraine met on Tuesday with the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the head of Ukraine's Latin Rite bishops' conference. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, was pictured in Lviv, western Ukraine, with Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk and Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki. During the meeting the three men spoke directly with the pope via telephone. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250616/papal-envoy-meets-catholic-leaders-in-ukraine Major Archbishop Shevchuk said that “priests are being killed” amid fighting in the north, south, and east of Ukraine following Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24. “Our spiritual heritage is being destroyed by bombing,” he said. “Churches, our spiritual values, cultural treasures.” The major archbishop stressed the unity among religious bodies in Ukraine, a country with a population of 44 million people before the war. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250618/ukraine-war-our-aspiritual-heritage-is-being-destroyed-by-bombing-says-catholic-leader Pope Francis has announced his prayer intention for March. The pope is praying that bioethical issues will be approached with respect for human life and dignity. The pope's prayer video, released March 8, included images of a pregnant woman, a sonogram of a preborn child, an infant soon after birth, and an elderly woman in the hospital. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250607/this-is-pope-francis-prayer-intention-for-march-2022 In President Joe Biden's statement Tuesday in observance of International Women's Day, the president detailed his administration's efforts intended to improve the status of women, including the launch of “a whole-of-government effort to protect reproductive rights.” In contrast, pro-life groups, such as the March for Life, stressed that abortion harms women. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250613/biden-promotes-abortion-policies-on-international-womens-day Today, the church celebrates St. Frances of Rome, who from an early age felt called to religious life, but was forced into marriage at age thirteen. Despite her situation, Frances gave up all her wealth to the sick and poor, and began to go door to door raising money to aid the sick and poor. She eventually founded a charitable society of women to continue her work. She is the patron of widows and motorists, because according to legend, an angel always lit her path. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-frances-of-rome-415

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said on Tuesday that Ukraine's ongoing resistance to a full-scale Russian invasion is a “miracle.” In a video message recorded on March 8 in the besieged Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk compared the war to the 1920 “Miracle on the Vistula,” when outnumbered Polish forces defeated Russia's Red Army. Shevchuk recorded his latest video message as Russian forces continued to advance on Kyiv, where he is sheltering with others under the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250604/ukraine-s-resistance-to-russian-invasion-a-miracle-says-catholic-leader The Vatican's secretary of state “conveyed Pope Francis' deep concern about the ongoing war in Ukraine” during a call with Russia's foreign minister on the morning of March 8. Cardinal Pietro Parolin reportedly called “for an end to armed attacks, for the securing of humanitarian corridors for civilians and rescuers, and for the replacement of gun violence with negotiation.” The Russian ministry said that both parties expressed hope that another round of negotiation talks between Russia and Ukraine's leaders would take place soon. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250605/cardinal-parolin-urges-end-to-attacks-in-call-with-russia-s-foreign-minister The Alexandria, Virginia City Council will no longer be considering a resolution to honor abortionists, after the city's mayor pulled the item from the agenda for the March 8 meeting. The City Council proposal would have designated March 10 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.” Alexandria's Catholic community had immediately spoken out against the proposed proclamation. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250593/northern-virginia-city-pulls-consideration-of-abortion-provider-appreciation-day-from-agenda Today, the Church celebrates Saint John of God. Born in Portugal in 1495, John lived through decades of sin and suffering before a profound conversion that led him to embrace poverty, humility and charity. St. John of God was canonized in 1690, and has become the patron of hospitals and the dying. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-john-of-god-confessor-171

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church warned Saturday that Russian bombardments have left some people in Ukraine without heat in freezing temperatures. In a video message on March 5, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk urged the international community to do everything possible so that humanitarian convoys can access cities where Russian shelling has cut off power and water to residential districts. The major archbishop expressed concern that “a humanitarian catastrophe is beginning” in Ukrainian cities that have been surrounded by Russian forces. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250583/ukrainian-archbishop-warns-that-bombings-have-left-people-without-heat-in-freezing-temperatures Pope Francis condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and expressed his solidarity with the country on Sunday, lamenting that, quote, “rivers of blood and tears are flowing in Ukraine.” The pope announced his desire to help the Ukrainian people achieve peace, and repeated his call from the previous week for humanitarian corridors to provide relief to Ukrainians. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250585/pope-francis-sends-cardinals-to-ukraine-where-rivers-of-blood-and-tears-flow The US Supreme Court on Friiday reinstated the death penalty to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted of killing four people in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, after a lower court had overturned it in 2020. In a 6-3 decision, with Justices Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor dissenting, the court found that Tsarnaev had received a fair trial in 2015 and had been justly sentenced to death. Although the past three presidential administrations have sought to execute Tsarnaev, the Archdiocese of Boston has called for his sentence to be commuted to life without parole, citing Catholic teaching on the death penalty. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250577/supreme-court-reinstates-death-penalty-for-boston-marathon-bomber Today, the Church celebrates Saints Perpetua and Felicity, young martyrs who died for the faith around the year 203. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-perpetua-and-felicity-and-their-companions-169

ARCHBISHOP BORYS GUDZIAK, of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church talks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the condition of the Ukrainian faithful. STEVEN MOSHER, president of the Population Research Institute joins us with analysis of how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being viewed by other countries around the world including China, and the NATO/US response.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said on Friday that the war risks creating an ecological disaster as well as a humanitarian catastrophe, as Russian forces seized a major Ukrainian nuclear plant overnight. Sviatoslav Shevchuk recorded his latest video message as Russian forces continued to advance on the capital Kyiv, where the major archbishop is sheltering with others under the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250567/ukraine-conflict-major-archbishop-says-war-risks-creating-ecological-disaster-as-well-as-humanitarian-catastrophe Archbishop Shevchuk had said the previous day that Kyiv is “being transformed into the spiritual capital of the world” following Wednesday's global day of prayer for fasting and peace. The U.N. refugee agency said on March 3 that more than a million people had fled Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion on Feb. 24. More than half of them have found refuge in Poland, which shares a 332-mile border with the country. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250559/ukrainian-catholic-leader-kyiv-is-being-transformed-into-the-spiritual-capital-of-the-world The World War II martyr Titus Brandsma and two other blesseds will be declared saints at a canonization Mass on May 15, Pope Francis said Friday. The May 15 Mass at the Vatican was already scheduled for the canonization of Blessed Charles de Foucauld and six other blesseds. The Mass will now celebrate a total of 10 people the Catholic Church has recognized as saints, after miracles were confirmed to have taken place through their intercession. The ceremony will be the Catholic Church's first canonization Mass since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250566/wwii-martyr-titus-brandsma-to-be-canonized-with-charles-de-foucauld-in-may Today, the Church celebrates Saint Casimir Jagiellon of Poland, a 15th-century prince whose life of service to God has made him a patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, and young people. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-casimir-of-poland-167

Four million Christians in western Ukraine belong to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which since the end of the 16th century has adhered to a Byzantine rite while recognising the authority of the Pope. For this reason these Ukrainian Catholics are despised by the Russian Orthodox and its political masters: Stalin tried to force them to become Orthodox again and threw their leader, Cardinal Slipyi, into jail, where he remained from 1945 until 1963.  And how was his heroism rewarded? Pope Paul VI denied him the title of Patriarch and, after Vatican II, the Catholic Church set about Westernising their traditions – for example, discouraging them from having married priests. Rome saw Greek-rite Catholics as an obstacle to reunion with Eastern Orthodoxy, and in 2016 Pope Francis met Putin's stooge Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Havana, of all places, to issue a declaration that undermined the spiritual identity of this brave community. Does that sound familiar? It must ring a bell with underground Catholics in China. They were betrayed even more cynically by the Vatican's secret 2018 pact with Beijing, which herded them into the quasi-Christian services of the CCP's "Catholic" Church.  The comparison between Rome's treatment of Ukrainian and Chinese Catholics is now inescapable, and in this week's Holy Smoke I discuss them with Fr Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org, a leading advocate for persecuted Christians. Will the Pope boost the morale of Ukrainian Catholics by making their current leader, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, a cardinal like his predecessors? (Francis loves to withhold red hats from archbishops of major sees who don't sign up to his incoherent progressive agenda.) More importantly, will he grant Shevchuk the title of Patriarch? Given that Francis refused to join Western leaders in denouncing Russia's invasion of a sovereign state, just as he has kept silent about Chinese atrocities, I wouldn't hold your breath.

As all eyes are on the situation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Church is playing an important role, rooted in its long and diverse history. Unlike in Russia, Ukraine's religious life is characterized by freedom and pluralism, with various Christian denominations and prominent Jewish and Muslim communities. In this dark hour, faith leaders are serving their country in unique ways. On this week's episode of Resuming Debate, I speak with Fr. Deacon Andrew Bennett. Fr. Deacon Andrew is a Senior Fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI) in Washington, DC - an independent think-tank committed to achieving broad acceptance of religious liberty as a fundamental human right. He served as Canada's ambassador for religious freedom and is now an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Fr. Deacon Andrew and I discuss the ongoing conflict, the history of Ukraine and of religious belief in Ukraine, the role played by church leaders in the Ukrainian response to the invasion, and the possible implications for religious freedom. To never miss another episode, follow Resuming Debate on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and don't forget to leave a review.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com Here's the latest on the Ukraine crisis. Pope Francis told the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on Friday that he would do everything he can to help end the Ukraine conflict. The pope called Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, who is based in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, in the late afternoon on Feb. 25, according to the Secretariat of the Major Archbishop in Rome. “During the phone call, Pope Francis was concerned about the situation in the city of Kyiv and in general throughout Ukraine. Pope Francis told His Beatitude: ‘I will do everything I can,'” the secretariat said. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250497/ukraine-conflict-pope-francis-to-ukrainian-catholic-leader-i-will-do-everything-i-can-to-help-end-war No one can afford to be silent in the face of the bloodshed happening in Ukraine, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, said in a video message on Saturday. The major archbishop is based in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where, he said on Feb. 26, the sun has risen after another difficult night. “It rises above the Ukrainian Kyiv, Kyiv that wins. Above the city of Kyiv that has passed another night, difficult but blessed by God,” Shevchuk said, according to the Secretariat of the Major Archbishop in Rome. In his message, Shevchuk thanked all those who have been speaking up in support of Ukraine after Russia launched a full-scale attack on the country on the morning of Feb. 24. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250503/ukraine-conflict-ukrainian-catholic-leader-no-one-has-the-right-to-stay-silent In other news, messages from around the world have flooded Twitter as the beloved “Digitalnun,” Sister Catherine Wybourne, died of cancer Feb. 24, at the age of 68. Wybourne took to Twitter in 2009 and became known as the “Digitalnun.” With over 28,000 followers, she tweeted about life as a nun and the happenings of the world. Her daily tweets requesting to know the prayer intentions of her “tweeps” and her prayers for the world were unending. She also ran a blog. In one of her last blog posts, after receiving this news, she wrote, “Catholicism can be a hard religion to live by but is a beautiful religion in which to die.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250498/beloved-social-media-nun-dies Today, the Church celebrates Blessed Villana de'Botti, a wife and a Third Order Dominican. She was born in Florence in 1332. She became a Dominican tertiary, concentrated on her vocation of married life, and spent her free time praying and reading Scripture and the lives of the saints. She was given to religious ecstasies at Mass, visions of Our Lady and the saints, and had the gift of prophecy.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Breaking: Russia has invaded Ukraine, drawing strong condemnation and pleas for peace from Catholics around the world. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, supported Ukraine's right to defend its independence as Russia attacked Ukrainian military targets on the morning of February 24. Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, the president of the Polish bishops' conference, condemned Russia's attack and assured Ukrainians of Poland's “closeness, prayer and availability to help.” The Vatican's Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said, quote, “There is still time for good will, there is still room for negotiation, there is still room for the exercise of a wisdom that prevents the prevalence of partisan interests, protects the legitimate aspirations of each and spares the world from madness and saves the world from the folly and horrors of war.” Go to catholicnewsagency.com for the latest on the Ukraine crisis. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250468/ukraine-major-archbishop-responds-to-russian-invasion-the-lord-is-with-us https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250469/catholics-in-europe-react-to-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250470/vatican-laments-tragic-invasion-of-ukraine-by-russia The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next week, February 28, on a piece of legislation that one pro-life group warns would “effectively enshrine an unlimited abortion ‘right' in federal law.” The Biden administration has repeatedly expressed support for the bill, which would override states' pro-life laws and remove restrictions on abortion up to the point of birth in some cases. While the act is not expected to pass, the vote itself on legislation to enshrine abortion rights in federal law is the first of its kind. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250462/us-senate-to-vote-on-pro-abortion-women-s-health-protection-act The president of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, spoke out against the Constitutional Court's decision to decriminalize abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. The president, who describes himself as a pro-life person, warned that the court's decision could lead to "abortion in Colombia becoming a means of contraception." https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250465/colombian-president-bishops-condemn-courts-decriminalization-of-abortion The Vatican released Pope Francis' Lenten message on Thursday, in which the pope recommended that Lent 2022 can be a time to put down the smartphone and encounter those in need face to face. The pope encouraged ‘authentic encounters,' face to face and in person.” The liturgical season of Lent begins on March 2 with Ash Wednesday. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250467/pope-francis-lent-2022-message-addiction-to-digital-media-can-hurt-human-relationships Today, the Church celebrates Blessed Thomas Maria Fusco, a 19th-century Italian priest who was known for preaching spiritual retreats and missions, teaching catechism to youth and organizing prayer for young people and adults at his parish. He worked to build a strong devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus among the people he served. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/blessed-thomas-maria-fusco-157

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Pope Francis has called for people to fast for peace on March 2, Ash Wednesday, amid mounting tensions in Ukraine and the threat of war. The pope said, quote, “I would like all those who have the political responsibility to make a serious examination of conscience before God, who is the God of peace and not of war … He wants us to be brothers and not enemies. I pray that all parties involved will refrain from any action that will cause even more suffering for people, destabilizing coexistence among nations and undermining international law.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250456/ukraine-crisis-pope-francis-calls-for-global-day-of-fasting-for-peace-on-ash-wednesday The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said on Tuesday that “all of humanity has been placed in danger” by Russia's decision to recognize the breakaway Ukrainian regions of Lugansk and Donetsk as independent entities. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk denounced Russia's move as creating, quote, “serious challenges and threats for the entire international community and for international law.” Shevchuk appealed to people of goodwill “not ignore the suffering of the Ukrainian people, brought on by Russian military aggression.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250457/major-archbishop-russia-s-east-ukraine-move-places-all-of-humanity-in-danger Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta has denied all charges of alleged sexual abuse of two former seminarians, during the first hearing of his civil trial. The Argentine bishop was, in 2017, appointed by Pope Francis to a specially created position overseeing the Vatican's real estate holdings and other sovereign assets. In addition to the charges of sexual abuse, Bishop Zanchetta has been charged with financial misconduct. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250452/bishop-zanchetta-pleads-not-guilty-at-civil-trial-for-sex-abuse-in-argentina Today, the Church celebrates Saint Polycarp of Smyrna, a disciple of the apostle and evangelist St. John. Polycarp is celebrated on the same date by Eastern Orthodox Christians, who also honor him as a Saint. According to tradition, Polycarp was martyred by Roman authorities by being stabbed to death, but only after no flames touched his body during an attempt to burn him alive. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-polycarp-of-smyrna-156

God the Father loved us so much He sent us his only son. Martha Fernandes-Sardina tells us that Jesus loved us so much that He left us a shepherd, a successor to lead us through the Chair of Peter.   We have the pleasure of having the  Archbishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Archbishop Borys Gudziak to talk about the rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

Known as the “Pastor of Majdanek, Fr. Omelian Kovch defended and harboured Jews in Nazi occupied Ukraine until he was himself arrested by the Nazis.He was imprisoned and tortured in the notorious Majdanek Nazi death camp. There he answered God's call to minister to fellow prisoners. He perished just three months before the camp was liberated. On January 9th, 1999 The Jewish Council of Ukraine proclaimed him a “Righteous of Ukraine.” On April 24 2009 the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church solemnly proclaimed Blessed Priest-martyr Omelian Kovch “Patron of Priests” of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.For full transcript click here. Support the show on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Pope Francis presided Monday over a consistory, or meeting, of cardinals, during which the cardinals voted to approve the canonizations of seven people. Among the blesseds who will soon be canonized is Devasahayam Pillai, the first lay Catholic in India to be declared a saint. The dates and locations of the seven canonizations have not yet been announced. May third would have been the thirtieth birthday of Blessed Carlo Acutis, and Catholics across the world are celebrating Carlo's birthday. Carlo, who died in 2006 at age 15, had a love for the Eucharist and was good with computers. Carlo became the first millennial to be declared blessed by the Catholic Church, in October 2020. President Joe Biden has raised the refugee admissions cap for the current fiscal year, from 15,000 to 62,500. The chair of the U.S. bishops' migration committee had said last month that the cap of 15,000 was, quote, far short of what we can do as a country. The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church says they are hoping for a visit from Pope Francis, despite the ongoing challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. Pope Francis has repeatedly appealed for peace in Ukraine, where Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed in the east of the country since February 2014. Today the Church celebrates the English Carthusian Martyrs, who were monks put to death in England under King Henry VIII in the sixteenth century for maintaining their allegiance to the Pope.

Bishop David met with Father Andreas, the parish pastor at St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Edmonton on 124 street. Father Andreas has been serving in Edmonton since August of 2018. In this episode, we examine the historic routes of the Greek Orthodox Church and learn how the history of the Ukrainian Catholic Church connects. We also discuss how much both churches share in common and how we can work together. Show Highlights · Our common routes historically and liturgically · Bishop David shares a story about Metropolitan Sotirios · Our shared traditions but our unique emphasis · What's up with the calendars? · Why is it called the Ukrainian “Greek” Catholic Church in some parts of the world? · How have the churches adapted to ministering to North America · Fr. Andreas explains the unique ministry of the Greek Orthodox situation in North America · How have both churches adapted to the COVID-19 Pandemic · How can we work together as Christians?

Father Volodymyr Malchyn is the Vice-Chancellor of the Curia of the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, and the Head of The Development and Communications Office. He has experience living in the United States, in the Vatican City State (Holy See), as well as in Ukraine. He received a Licentiate Degree with a Summa Cum Laude distinction from the Pontifical Gregorian University, and has an extensive experience as a Professor of Dogmatic Theology. He is now serving the people of Ukraine and the world through his role at the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Official UGCC Website: http://news.ugcc.ua/en/ On Cardinal Josyf Slipyj (PDF): https://cutt.ly/9kvZDSg His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/volodymyr-malchyn/

Feast of the Immaculate Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos, December 9, 2020. According to Byzantine Tradition the Prayer Rule of the Theotokos (150 Hail Mary's separated into decades by recitation of Our Fathers, while meditating on the life of the Theotokos) was prayed in the East as far back as the 6th century. Upon entering into Reunion with Rome, the Ruthenian (modern day Ukrainian Greek Catholic) Church rediscovered this ancient Eastern devotion through it's Western form, the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This devotion was particularly spread in Western Canada by the workings of the first ever Byzantine Redemptorist missionary priests, who also brought with them the devotion to The Theotokos of the Passion or Our Mother of Perpetual Help icon. In this video, The Byzantine Life family prays together the Hopeful Mysteries (Promise of a Saviour, Immaculate Conception, Nativity of Mary, Presentation in the Temple and Betrothal to St. Joseph). This 5th set of mysteries has been adapted to modern Rosary traditions with Ecclesiastical Approval. These mysteries were part of the ancient Prayer Rule devotion and begin with short reflections from the Book of Genesis and the Protoevangelion of St. James. F or more Byzantine faith resources go to: https://thebyzantinelife.com. Text of "The Rosary: The Prayer Rule of the Mother of God in the Ukrainian Catholic Church" copyright of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton. All rights reserved. Intro theme, At the Beauty (Hymn to the Theotokos): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQjqPjcY0rg Outro theme, З нами Бог, розумійте народи

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide Catholic Church. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church, second only to the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Francis has appointed Redemptorist Fr Mykola Bychok CSsR the third Eparch of Sts Peter and Paul of Melbourne for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. The election by the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church and the confirmation by the Holy Father was a great surprise not only for Fr Mykola… - SBS Ukrainian інтерв'ю. Це сталося 15 січня 2020 року у Ватикані. Св. Отець Папа Франциск задовільнив вибір Синоду УГКЦ і поблагословив нового главу Мельбурнської єпархії Свв. Верх. Апп. Петра і Павла УГКЦ в Австралії, Новій Зеландії та країнах Океанії. Отець-редемпторист Микола Бичок, якому лише 40 років, був на той час душпастирем-сотрудником у Парафії Святого Івана Хрестителя в Ньюарку, США…

Pope Francis has appointed Redemptorist Fr Mykola Bychok CSsR the third Eparch of Sts Peter and Paul of Melbourne for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. The election by the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church and the confirmation by the Holy Father was a great surprise not only for Fr Mykola… - SBS Ukrainian інтерв'ю. Це сталося 15 січня 2020 року у Ватикані. Св. Отець Папа Франциск задовільнив вибір Синоду УГКЦ і поблагословив нового главу Мельбурнської єпархії Свв. Верх. Апп. Петра і Павла УГКЦ в Австралії, Новій Зеландії та країнах Океанії. Отець-редемпторист Микола Бичок, якому лише 40 років, був на той час душпастирем-сотрудником у Парафії Святого Івана Хрестителя в Ньюарку, США…

Bogdan Rudnytski interviewed Fr Andriy Mykytyuk from the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Australia, Parish of Dormition of the Mother of God, Ardeer… - Богдан Рудницький веде розмову із парохом Парафії Успення Пресвятої Богородиці УГКЦ в Ардір-Саншайні, Вікторія, Всеч. о. Андрієм Микитюком...

The 70th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Victoria - the Divine Liturgy at St. Augustine's, Melbourne. …It was a walk down memory lane for Victoria’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic community when they returned to St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church at 631 Bourke Street, Melbourne on Sunday ­– 9 February 2020 after 57 years. The first Ukrainian Catholic church services were held here after Ukrainians arrived as displaced persons to Australia in 1949. Not having their own place of worship, the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Melbourne allowed services to be held at St Augustine’s. The community returned to remember those early days. Many who were Christened, took First Communion and married in this church in the 1950s and 1960s returned to their starting point. It was an emotional experience. Principal celebrants were His Grace Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Eparch for Ukrainians in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and the Archbishop of Melbourne, His Grace Peter Comensoli. It was a truly spiritual event where Eastern and Western Catholic rites came together at the Altar of God. (Further information Stefan Romaniw 0419 531255 - Eugene Hawryszko 0412 475 470)His Grace Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Eparch for Ukrainians in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania… - The 70th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Victoria - the Divine Liturgy at St. Augustine's, Melbourne. …It was a walk down memory lane for Victoria’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic community when they returned to St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church at 631 Bourke Street, Melbourne on Sunday ­– 9 February 2020 after 57 years. The first Ukrainian Catholic church services were held here after Ukrainians arrived as displaced persons to Australia in 1949. Not having their own place of worship, the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Melbourne allowed services to be held at St Augustine’s. The community returned to remember those early days. Many who were Christened, took First Communion and married in this church in the 1950s and 1960s returned to their starting point. It was an emotional experience. Principal celebrants were His Grace Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Eparch for Ukrainians in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and the Archbishop of Melbourne, His Grace Peter Comensoli. It was a truly spiritual event where Eastern and Western Catholic rites came together at the Altar of God. (Further information Stefan Romaniw 0419 531255 - Eugene Hawryszko 0412 475 470)His Grace Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Eparch for Ukrainians in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania…

The 70th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Victoria - the Divine Liturgy at St. Augustine's, Melbourne. …It was a walk down memory lane for Victoria’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic community when they returned to St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church at 631 Bourke Street, Melbourne on Sunday ­– 9 February 2020 after 57 years. The first Ukrainian Catholic church services were held here after Ukrainians arrived as displaced persons to Australia in 1949. Not having their own place of worship, the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Melbourne allowed services to be held at St Augustine’s. The community returned to remember those early days. Many who were Christened, took First Communion and married in this church in the 1950s and 1960s returned to their starting point. It was an emotional experience. Principal celebrants were His Grace Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Eparch for Ukrainians in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and the Archbishop of Melbourne, His Grace Peter Comensoli. It was a truly spiritual event where Eastern and Western Catholic rites came together at the Altar of God. (Further information Stefan Romaniw 0419 531255 - Eugene Hawryszko 0412 475 470) His Grace Peter Comensoli, Archbishop of Melbourne... - The 70th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Victoria - the Divine Liturgy at St. Augustine's, Melbourne. …It was a walk down memory lane for Victoria’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic community when they returned to St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church at 631 Bourke Street, Melbourne on Sunday ­– 9 February 2020 after 57 years. The first Ukrainian Catholic church services were held here after Ukrainians arrived as displaced persons to Australia in 1949. Not having their own place of worship, the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Melbourne allowed services to be held at St Augustine’s. The community returned to remember those early days. Many who were Christened, took First Communion and married in this church in the 1950s and 1960s returned to their starting point. It was an emotional experience. Principal celebrants were His Grace Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Eparch for Ukrainians in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and the Archbishop of Melbourne, His Grace Peter Comensoli. It was a truly spiritual event where Eastern and Western Catholic rites came together at the Altar of God. (Further information Stefan Romaniw 0419 531255 - Eugene Hawryszko 0412 475 470) His Grace Peter Comensoli, Archbishop of Melbourne...

The 70th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Victoria - the Divine Liturgy at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, Melbourne.…It was a walk down memory lane for Victoria’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic community when they returned to St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church at 631 Bourke Street, Melbourne on Sunday ­– 9 February 2020 after 57 years. The first Ukrainian Catholic church services were held here after Ukrainians arrived as displaced persons to Australia in 1949. Not having their own place of worship, the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Melbourne allowed services to be held at St Augustine’s. The community returned to remember those early days. Many who were Christened, took First Communion and married in this church in the 1950s and 1960s returned to their starting point. It was an emotional experience. Principal celebrants were His Grace Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Eparch for Ukrainians in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and the Archbishop of Melbourne, His Grace Peter Comensoli. It was a truly spiritual event where Eastern and Western Catholic rites came together at the Altar of God. (Further information Stefan Romaniw 0419 531255 - Eugene Hawryszko 0412 475 470) - Кілька важливих акцентів та штрихів до історії Української Греко-Католицької Церкви в Австралії, що пройшла 70-літній шлях від Церкви міґрантської до повноправної та рівнозначної австралійської серед усіх віровизнань в Австралії, Новій Зеландії та країнах Океанії...

The city of Kyiv is the center of Ukrainian culture. Up to 2014 more than 20 million foreigners visited Ukraine annually. But since 2014 this has lowered to about 10 -14 million. Having survived the Mongol Empire, WWII, Chernobyl, and Soviet rule, Kyiv is the proud capital of Ukraine...Natalia Patrikeeva,Bogdan Rudnytski and Andriy Dorosh spoke about the heritage tours of Ukraine, virtual tour, genealogy research in Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia, private tour guide in Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia…................10 FACTS ABOUT UKRAINE, ITS HISTORY, AND ITS PEOPLE1. Ukraine is home to the first constitution in the modern world. In 1710, Ukrainian Cossack leader Pylyp Orlyk authored a constitution establishing three branches of government and legally underscored the importance of equality and human rights for citizens under Cossack rule, including a guarantee for free elections. Orlyk’s government predates the United States Constitution by 77 years. 2. Ukraine is the largest country in Europe. At 233,013 square miles, Ukraine is 2,000 square miles larger than mainland France, 50,000 square miles larger than Spain, and 200,000 square miles larger than Germany3.Ukraine’s ties to Western Europe span more than a 1,000 years. The daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav, Anna, became the Queen Consort of France in 1051. Anna was highly educated and introduced Eastern culture to the Franks, paving the way for relationships between medieval Ukraine and Western Europe for centuries. 4.Ukrainian civilizations date back to 4800 B.C. The Trypillian and Scythian civilizations thrived in the land where Ukraine is today. At their peak in the 7th century B.C., the Scythians actively traded with civilizations in lands as far away as China, Persia, Egypt, and Greece. 5. Ukrainian leaders shielded thousands of Jews during WWII. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church for 45 years, was honored by the Anti-Defamation League in 2013 for saving thousands of Jews during WWII. He and other civic and Church leaders hid Jews in their homes and monasteries during the Nazi invasion. A common criticism of Ukrainians is anti-Semitism, but figures like Metropolitan Sheptytsky, dispel such accusations. 6. Ukrainians were subject to one of the worst genocides in history. As many as ten million Ukrainians were killed when they were denied food between 1932-1933. The act, which is widely considered to be genocide on the part of the Soviet Union, is known as the Holodomor. Entire villages where Ukrainians had died were repopulated by ethnic Russians in order to create ethnic homogeny in the Soviet Union.7. Most Ukrainians want to join the European Union. According to the most recent public opinion poll by Deutsche Welle, 73% of Ukrainians want to join the European Union, and the Gorshenin Institute showed that 53% of Ukrainians want to join NATO.8. The official language of Ukraine is Ukrainian. In most countries, the official language is that of the predominant ethnicity – for which many countries are named. Although many ethnic Ukrainians speak Russian and do business in the Russian language, Article 10 of Ukraine’s constitution requires all official activity of the central government to be conducted in Ukrainian. However, the constitution guarantees protections for minority languages, including Russian. Some local governments have adopted Russian, Moldovan, Romanian, and Hungarian as secondary official languages, and are encouraged to use those languages to govern locally, though not nationally. 9. Ukraine has paid off $14 billion USD of its debts in recent months. As Ukraine teeters on the edge of a national default, recent months have proven that it can still live up to its word and pay its international debts. Since Chicagoan Natalie Jaresko took over as Finance Minister in December, Ukraine has paid international creditors $14 billion USD. 10. Ukraine is home to 45.49 million people. According to the World Bank, Ukraine was home to 45.49 million people in 2013 – that’s just short of the population of the entire American West Coast at the last federal census. Ukraine fell victim to massive population loss after independence in 1991, as more than 7 million Ukrainians left their homeland to find work in the United States, Western Europe, and the Middle East. (Ukrainian Magazine® http://ukrainianchi.com/ - Подорожі Україною. Київ - центр української культури. І всі дороги ведуть до славної столиці. А в Україну до 2014 року щорічно прибувало понад 20 млн. туристів звідусіль. З того часу потік відвідувачів зменшився майже на половину, але поволі число гостей більшає...Наталія Патрикієва, Богдан Рудницький, Ірина Журавель і Андрій Дорош говорять про подорожі Україною, підприємництво у сфері подорожній (Dorosh Heritage Tours) місцями спадщини на Волині, на інших землях Західної України, у столиці України та мандрівки Польщею і Словаччиною... https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/ukrainian/uk/audiotrack/andriy-dorosh-pro-ukrayinu-ukrayinciv-ta-mandrivki-miscyami-ukrayinskoyi-spadshchini-i?language=uk ................10 FACTS ABOUT UKRAINE, ITS HISTORY, AND ITS PEOPLE1. Ukraine is home to the first constitution in the modern world. In 1710, Ukrainian Cossack leader Pylyp Orlyk authored a constitution establishing three branches of government and legally underscored the importance of equality and human rights for citizens under Cossack rule, including a guarantee for free elections. Orlyk’s government predates the United States Constitution by 77 years. 2. Ukraine is the largest country in Europe. At 233,013 square miles, Ukraine is 2,000 square miles larger than mainland France, 50,000 square miles larger than Spain, and 200,000 square miles larger than Germany3.Ukraine’s ties to Western Europe span more than a 1,000 years. The daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav, Anna, became the Queen Consort of France in 1051. Anna was highly educated and introduced Eastern culture to the Franks, paving the way for relationships between medieval Ukraine and Western Europe for centuries. 4.Ukrainian civilizations date back to 4800 B.C. The Trypillian and Scythian civilizations thrived in the land where Ukraine is today. At their peak in the 7th century B.C., the Scythians actively traded with civilizations in lands as far away as China, Persia, Egypt, and Greece. 5. Ukrainian leaders shielded thousands of Jews during WWII. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church for 45 years, was honored by the Anti-Defamation League in 2013 for saving thousands of Jews during WWII. He and other civic and Church leaders hid Jews in their homes and monasteries during the Nazi invasion. A common criticism of Ukrainians is anti-Semitism, but figures like Metropolitan Sheptytsky, dispel such accusations. 6. Ukrainians were subject to one of the worst genocides in history. As many as ten million Ukrainians were killed when they were denied food between 1932-1933. The act, which is widely considered to be genocide on the part of the Soviet Union, is known as the Holodomor. Entire villages where Ukrainians had died were repopulated by ethnic Russians in order to create ethnic homogeny in the Soviet Union.7. Most Ukrainians want to join the European Union. According to the most recent public opinion poll by Deutsche Welle, 73% of Ukrainians want to join the European Union, and the Gorshenin Institute showed that 53% of Ukrainians want to join NATO.8. The official language of Ukraine is Ukrainian. In most countries, the official language is that of the predominant ethnicity – for which many countries are named. Although many ethnic Ukrainians speak Russian and do business in the Russian language, Article 10 of Ukraine’s constitution requires all official activity of the central government to be conducted in Ukrainian. However, the constitution guarantees protections for minority languages, including Russian. Some local governments have adopted Russian, Moldovan, Romanian, and Hungarian as secondary official languages, and are encouraged to use those languages to govern locally, though not nationally. 9. Ukraine has paid off $14 billion USD of its debts in recent months. As Ukraine teeters on the edge of a national default, recent months have proven that it can still live up to its word and pay its international debts. Since Chicagoan Natalie Jaresko took over as Finance Minister in December, Ukraine has paid international creditors $14 billion USD. 10. Ukraine is home to 45.49 million people. According to the World Bank, Ukraine was home to 45.49 million people in 2013 – that’s just short of the population of the entire American West Coast at the last federal census. Ukraine fell victim to massive population loss after independence in 1991, as more than 7 million Ukrainians left their homeland to find work in the United States, Western Europe, and the Middle East. (Ukrainian Magazine® http://ukrainianchi.com/

The city of Kyiv is the center of Ukrainian culture. Up to 2014 more than 20 million foreigners visited Ukraine annually. But since 2014 this has lowered to about 10 -14 million. Having survived the Mongol Empire, WWII, Chernobyl, and Soviet rule, Kyiv is the proud capital of Ukraine... 10 FACTS ABOUT UKRAINE, ITS HISTORY, AND ITS PEOPLE1. Ukraine is home to the first constitution in the modern world. In 1710, Ukrainian Cossack leader Pylyp Orlyk authored a constitution establishing three branches of government and legally underscored the importance of equality and human rights for citizens under Cossack rule, including a guarantee for free elections. Orlyk’s government predates the United States Constitution by 77 years. 2. Ukraine is the largest country in Europe. At 233,013 square miles, Ukraine is 2,000 square miles larger than mainland France, 50,000 square miles larger than Spain, and 200,000 square miles larger than Germany3.Ukraine’s ties to Western Europe span more than a 1,000 years. The daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav, Anna, became the Queen Consort of France in 1051. Anna was highly educated and introduced Eastern culture to the Franks, paving the way for relationships between medieval Ukraine and Western Europe for centuries. 4.Ukrainian civilizations date back to 4800 B.C. The Trypillian and Scythian civilizations thrived in the land where Ukraine is today. At their peak in the 7th century B.C., the Scythians actively traded with civilizations in lands as far away as China, Persia, Egypt, and Greece. 5. Ukrainian leaders shielded thousands of Jews during WWII. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church for 45 years, was honored by the Anti-Defamation League in 2013 for saving thousands of Jews during WWII. He and other civic and Church leaders hid Jews in their homes and monasteries during the Nazi invasion. A common criticism of Ukrainians is anti-Semitism, but figures like Metropolitan Sheptytsky, dispel such accusations. 6. Ukrainians were subject to one of the worst genocides in history. As many as ten million Ukrainians were killed when they were denied food between 1932-1933. The act, which is widely considered to be genocide on the part of the Soviet Union, is known as the Holodomor. Entire villages where Ukrainians had died were repopulated by ethnic Russians in order to create ethnic homogeny in the Soviet Union.7. Most Ukrainians want to join the European Union. According to the most recent public opinion poll by Deutsche Welle, 73% of Ukrainians want to join the European Union, and the Gorshenin Institute showed that 53% of Ukrainians want to join NATO.8. The official language of Ukraine is Ukrainian. In most countries, the official language is that of the predominant ethnicity – for which many countries are named. Although many ethnic Ukrainians speak Russian and do business in the Russian language, Article 10 of Ukraine’s constitution requires all official activity of the central government to be conducted in Ukrainian. However, the constitution guarantees protections for minority languages, including Russian. Some local governments have adopted Russian, Moldovan, Romanian, and Hungarian as secondary official languages, and are encouraged to use those languages to govern locally, though not nationally. 9. Ukraine has paid off $14 billion USD of its debts in recent months. As Ukraine teeters on the edge of a national default, recent months have proven that it can still live up to its word and pay its international debts. Since Chicagoan Natalie Jaresko took over as Finance Minister in December, Ukraine has paid international creditors $14 billion USD. 10. Ukraine is home to 45.49 million people. According to the World Bank, Ukraine was home to 45.49 million people in 2013 – that’s just short of the population of the entire American West Coast at the last federal census. Ukraine fell victim to massive population loss after independence in 1991, as more than 7 million Ukrainians left their homeland to find work in the United States, Western Europe, and the Middle East. (Ukrainian Magazine® http://ukrainianchi.com/ - Подорожі Україною. Київ - центр української культури. І всі дороги ведуть до славної столиці. А в Україну до 2014 року щорічно прибувало понад 20 млн. туристів звідусіль. З того часу потік відвідувачів зменшився майже на половину, але поволі число гостей більшає...................10 FACTS ABOUT UKRAINE, ITS HISTORY, AND ITS PEOPLE1. Ukraine is home to the first constitution in the modern world. In 1710, Ukrainian Cossack leader Pylyp Orlyk authored a constitution establishing three branches of government and legally underscored the importance of equality and human rights for citizens under Cossack rule, including a guarantee for free elections. Orlyk’s government predates the United States Constitution by 77 years. 2. Ukraine is the largest country in Europe. At 233,013 square miles, Ukraine is 2,000 square miles larger than mainland France, 50,000 square miles larger than Spain, and 200,000 square miles larger than Germany3.Ukraine’s ties to Western Europe span more than a 1,000 years. The daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav, Anna, became the Queen Consort of France in 1051. Anna was highly educated and introduced Eastern culture to the Franks, paving the way for relationships between medieval Ukraine and Western Europe for centuries. 4.Ukrainian civilizations date back to 4800 B.C. The Trypillian and Scythian civilizations thrived in the land where Ukraine is today. At their peak in the 7th century B.C., the Scythians actively traded with civilizations in lands as far away as China, Persia, Egypt, and Greece. 5. Ukrainian leaders shielded thousands of Jews during WWII. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church for 45 years, was honored by the Anti-Defamation League in 2013 for saving thousands of Jews during WWII. He and other civic and Church leaders hid Jews in their homes and monasteries during the Nazi invasion. A common criticism of Ukrainians is anti-Semitism, but figures like Metropolitan Sheptytsky, dispel such accusations. 6. Ukrainians were subject to one of the worst genocides in history. As many as ten million Ukrainians were killed when they were denied food between 1932-1933. The act, which is widely considered to be genocide on the part of the Soviet Union, is known as the Holodomor. Entire villages where Ukrainians had died were repopulated by ethnic Russians in order to create ethnic homogeny in the Soviet Union.7. Most Ukrainians want to join the European Union. According to the most recent public opinion poll by Deutsche Welle, 73% of Ukrainians want to join the European Union, and the Gorshenin Institute showed that 53% of Ukrainians want to join NATO.8. The official language of Ukraine is Ukrainian. In most countries, the official language is that of the predominant ethnicity – for which many countries are named. Although many ethnic Ukrainians speak Russian and do business in the Russian language, Article 10 of Ukraine’s constitution requires all official activity of the central government to be conducted in Ukrainian. However, the constitution guarantees protections for minority languages, including Russian. Some local governments have adopted Russian, Moldovan, Romanian, and Hungarian as secondary official languages, and are encouraged to use those languages to govern locally, though not nationally. 9. Ukraine has paid off $14 billion USD of its debts in recent months. As Ukraine teeters on the edge of a national default, recent months have proven that it can still live up to its word and pay its international debts. Since Chicagoan Natalie Jaresko took over as Finance Minister in December, Ukraine has paid international creditors $14 billion USD. 10. Ukraine is home to 45.49 million people. According to the World Bank, Ukraine was home to 45.49 million people in 2013 – that’s just short of the population of the entire American West Coast at the last federal census. Ukraine fell victim to massive population loss after independence in 1991, as more than 7 million Ukrainians left their homeland to find work in the United States, Western Europe, and the Middle East. (Ukrainian Magazine® http://ukrainianchi.com/

Hey folks,Here is one of the New Martyrs of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Learn about a man who died for his faith at the hands of the Soviets. Truly an inspiration to the entire church.

In this seminar room, dr. Ihor Vasylyshyn of Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv) gives a presentation is focused on the peculiarities of worship and prayer books used by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church during the period of Soviet persecution 1946-1989. An additional topic is the role of Western media in support of this church. It is also partly a personal memoir of the years of the speaker's childhood and adolescence. This is the second seminar (of four) in the series "The Many Guises of European Catholicism", that the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies is organising with support from the Centre for European Studies at Lund University. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode, or any other episodes of R&T, please write an email to religionochteologi@outlook.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music for R&T is generously provided by the trio Nous (Thomas Hellsten, Tom Tveita, Per Boqvist).

Episode 27: Just Plain Theology from Rome Sweet Rome (July 10, 2017)An interview with Bishop Bohdan Danylo of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Eparchy of Parma. For more about Bishop Danylo and the Eparchy of Parma,

This week, Chris talks with the Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, the Program Director for Cardus Law. He is also an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Diocese of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Andrew and Chris talk about the state of religious freedom in Canada, how Dr. Bennett's organization (Cardus) has addressed some current events, and how these events impact believers in the United States as well.    For more information on Dr. Bennett and Cardus, visit cardus.ca and convivium.ca  For all things Neighborly Faith, visit us at neighborlyfaith.org

Matt Hawkins and Travis Wussow welcome former Canadian Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, the Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett. Their wide-ranging conversation includes religious freedom in the context of diplomacy, Bennett's current projects with Cardus (the only faith-based think tank in Canada), and the Religious Freedom Institute in Washington. Bennett also services as a deacon in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and he provides Matt (a Baptist) with some insight into that tradition. Cardus Law Convivium Magazine Comment Religious Freedom Institute Canadian Supreme Court denies religious freedom to Christian law school iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher | Tune in

Written and narrated by Peter BejgerA quiet village set amidst rolling hills, forests, and ravines.A revered monastery.And four stories of salvation.A compelling article by Oksana Sikorska in the Ukrainian journal Zbruch outlines the remarkable role of the small western Ukraine village of Univ during the horrors of the Second World War and the Holocaust.These are stories of resilience and triumph in the face of daunting odds and incredible danger.In the 1930s Univ had a little over a thousand souls and a village school. And by the time of the German occupation in 1943, a little boy was peering out a window from the attic of the schoolhouse onto the world outside. To leave the attic was to invite disaster. Most of the local Jewish population had already been deported and/or killed. Public signs posted everywhere warned that anyone assisting Jews would be executed.This boy, Roald Hoffman, who was to become the Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, found shelter in the one room schoolhouse, which was also the home of the village schoolteacher Mykola Dyuk and his wife Maria.What is even more astounding is that Roald’s mother, two uncles, and an aunt were also in hiding at the same location. The group of five remained together there for eighteen months until the end of the German occupation. Mykola and Maria Dyuk were conferred the title of Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in Israel.The lonely boy Roald gazed upon the forbidden world outside as his mother lifted his spirits with fantastic stories of overseas adventures. And down the road from the schoolhouse a group of other boys he would never get to meet played freely outside.The boys were from the orphanage of the Holy Dormition Lavra, the mother monastery of the Studite Order of Monks of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Historic documents date the Lavra to the fourteenth century. It became a renowned religious publishing and printing center in the seventeenth century.The Studite monks were—and are—a working and praying order with doors open to everyone. They were self-supporting, lived simply on the verge of poverty, and ran orphanages and workshops where they trained young peasant boys in crafts. Their dynamic leader, the Archimandrite Clement, was the brother of the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Andrei Shteptytsky.Kurt Lewin, the son of a rabbi in Lviv, lived in hiding among the Studites in a number of locations for most the war thanks to the effort of the Sheptytsky brothers. He left a vivid account of their daily lives. He wrote, “At six o’clock the working day was over, with the monks changing into habits and assembling for the evensong. A simple meal in the refectory was followed by the Povecheria, a short night service, consisting of reading psalms…one that I always found especially moving. It beseeched the Lord to take care of travelers on sea or land, to heal the sick, to console the dying in their hour of agony, to protect the oppressed and imprisoned, the soldiers on the battlefield, all people suffering and in mourning, to protect everyone everywhere. The priest pronounced the pleading sentences of the litany and the community answered “Hospody podaj I pomyluj” (O Lord, grant it and have mercy on all). Then the monks approached the superior one by one to be blessed. Each monk approached him, kissed an extended hand and left in silence for the monastery and his cell.”Among the orphans cared for by the Studites at Univ were several Jewish boys. They included the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Adam Daniel Rotfeld, now professor of Warsaw University. There was also Dr. Leon Chameides, also a rabbi’s son, See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.