HEAD OF CHURCH IN UKRAINE APPEALS FOR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT

In a letter directed to Catholic Episcopal Conferences, World Religious and Political Leaders, and to all People of Good Will, issued 21 August 2014, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude + Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major-Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych,...

Caritas Ukraine mobilizes to provide aid amid continued fighting

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Caritas Ukraine and other humanitarian agencies in the country met in mid-August to face two big challenges: helping the thousands of displaced people find adequate shelter for the fall and winter; and, particularly, finding ways...

New US Ukrainian Bishop makes community a priority

Source: Vatican Radio The phone call caught Fr Bohdan Danylo by surprise when he was named by Pope Francis as the new Bishop of the Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma, Ohio on Thursday, August 7. “I got the phone call and the rest was history. I hope that I will be able...