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Is it too late for Christians in the Middle East?
Vulnerable Christian families are fighting for survival. We will explore the crisis in Syria, Iraq & all the Middle East and if there is still...
FIRST INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND AWARENESS AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita, 8 February 2015 Message by the Most Reverend Paul-André Durocher President, Canadian Conference of Catholic...
Worldwide Religious Freedom Report 2014
Aid to the Church in Need has released its Worldwide Religious Freedom Report 2014. Referring to what it describes as the “silent war” involving the...
NATIVITY GREETING FROM PATRIARCH SVIATOSLAV (2014) – ENG/UKR
CHRISTMAS PASTORAL LETTER OF HIS BEATITUDE SVIATOSLAV Most Reverend Metropolitans, Archbishops and Bishops, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers,...
Pastoral Letter of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada on the Occasion of the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord (2014-2015) (ENG/UKR)
To the Reverend Clergy, Religious Women and Men, Monastics, Seminarians and Laity Christ is Born! Let us Glorify Him! Jesus is born in a family...
Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada – Eparchy of Edmonton donated a one-of-a-kind Nativity Set
The Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada - Eparchy of Edmonton donated a one-of-a-kind Nativity Set to Saint Josaphat Cathedral. The set was a...
Christmas & Theophany Service Schedules 2014
Edmonton Parishes: Dormition Parish - Christmas Schedule Holy Eucharist & Protection of the BVM Parish - Christmas Schedule Holy Cross Parish -...
Alberta Health Services, Catholic Bishops Formalize Collaborative Partnership
By Lorraine Turchansky Director, Communications and Public Relations, Archdiocese of Edmonton Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Catholic Bishops...
PHOTOS: Grande Prairie Parish – New Church Building
On December 5th, the eve of St. Nicholas, Grande Prairie Parish received the gift of a new church building. We are now better able to accommodate...
Permanent Synod Meeting in Kyiv
Picture: Bishop Borys of Paris, Metropolitan & Archbishop Volodymyr of Ivano-Frankivsk, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the...
The WHAT, WHY and HOW of the KISS OF PEACE in the Divine Liturgy
What? The Kiss of Peace was an important part of the early Christian liturgy, before East-West distinctions, as a public expression of...
Ukrainian Bilingual Students and Aboriginal Students Gathered Together
Students of the Ukrainian Bilingual Program at Austin O’Brien Catholic High School and Aboriginal Students from Saint Joseph Catholic High School...
Survey Extended and Now Includes a PDF Printable Copy
Survey – How Welcoming is My Parish? As part of our 25 Year Pastoral Plan, the Eparchy of Edmonton is working towards transforming our parishes...
Photos: Bishop's Meeting in Ohio
On the occasion of the ordination of Bishop Bohdan Danylo – Eparchy of Parma, Ohio, the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of the North America met to...
Bishop Bohdan Danylo: Rite of Ordination and Installation Nov 4, 2014
Bishop Bohdan J Danylo Source: http://stjosaphateparchy.com/ Bohdan J. Danylo, 43, was born May 22, 1971 in Gizycko, Poland, the son of Miroslaw and...
+ Rev. Ron Hollohan Falls Asleep in The Lord
It is with deep sorrow and sadness that we announce the passing of one of our Eparchial Priests - Rev. Ron Hollohan. On October 31, 2014, at 12:30...
CCCB: 50th Anniversary of Unitatis redintegratio, the Decree on Ecumenism of the Second Vatican Council
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles 29 June 2014 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, November 21, 2014, is the 50th anniversary of...
Catholic Bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories: “Sharing the Good News about our Human Nature”
Sharing the Good News about our Human Nature Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Pope Francis is leading our Church into a process of two (2)...
NOV 1: Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky
Source: sheptytskyinstitute.ca Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky was born Count Roman Alexander Maria Sheptytsky in 1865 in the Ukrainian village of...
VIDEO: Greetings for Fr. A. McVay for his book launch
Greetings for Fr. A. McVay for his book launch http://youtu.be/AJYZpsnH0GE?rel=0
Bishop's Names Day Tea
On behalf of the Ukrainian Catholic Council of the Edmonton Eparchy (Tsentralia) and it’s permanent member organizations UCBC, UCWLC, UCYC, EECKC I...
Santa Claus cardinal in Ukraine serves as conscience of the nation
By Inés San Martín Vatican correspondent October 21, 2014 www.cruxnow.com KIEV — When millions of pro-democracy Ukrainians launched what they called...
Vatican's message for Deepavali 2014
(Vatican) As Hindus worldwide celebrate Deepavali or Diwali, the festival of lights, the Vatican has called on Hindus, Christians, followers of...
CCCB: LET US MAKE THIS MONTH A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR THANKSGIVING, REFLECTION, AND PRAYER
LET US MAKE THIS MONTH A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR THANKSGIVING, REFLECTION, AND PRAYER: Message by the Most Reverend Paul-André Durocher Archbishop of...
“Life-Giving Love”: National Campaign in Favour of Palliative Care and Against Euthanasia
In view of the adoption of the Law Concerning End-of-Life Care by the National Assembly of Québec (5 June 2014) and considering the on-going efforts...
Names of New Catholic Schools Announced (Bishop David Motiuk Catholic Elementary)
Source: ecsd.net Great news from Edmonton Catholic Schools! On September 23rd, 2014 at a public Board meeting, the names of three new Catholic...
English Edition of CHRIST OUR PASCHA, the Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Soon to Go to Print
The Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church is the first of the Eastern Catholic Churches to publish its own catechism, Christ our Pascha. The catechism is...
Synodal letter to the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church and to all people of good will regardings the social and political situation in Ukraine on the eve of parlamentary elections (ENG/UKR)
Synodal letter to the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church and to all people of good will regarding the social and political situation in...
UKRAINE IS FLOWING IN BLOOD! Appeal of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
We, the bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church from Ukraine and from countries of Ukrainian settlements in North and South America,...
UGCC Synod of Bishops began its work with a Pontifical Divine Liturgy in Lviv
Source: UGCC Department of Information On September 7th in St. George Cathedral, with a Pontifical Divine Liturgy officially the next session of the...
You are Invited to a Feast of Faith: Sept 14, 2014 Praznyk-Feast of the Monastic Skete of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross
Saturday Evening, September 13th at Monastic Skete: - 7:00 pm Great Vespers – Matins Vigil - Solemn Exaltation of the Cross - First Hour - Festal...
The Vatican II Decree on the Eastern Catholic Churches, Orientalium ecclesiarum, Fifty Years Later
Join us at a free conference organized by the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies: The Vatican II Decree on the...
An appeal for mercy, compassion and justice in the Middle East and throughout the world
An appeal for mercy, compassion and justice in the Middle East and throughout the world The Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of...
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...
Letter from His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, on the very difficult situation in Ukraine
Kyiv, August 21, 2014 Prot. N. 14/370 To the Catholic Episcopal conferences То the World’s Religious and Political Leaders To All People of Good...
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:...