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Becoming a More Welcoming Parish: Letter on the Survey Results
Thank you to all who responded to the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton’s “Becoming a More Welcoming Parish” survey. The Eparchial Pastoral...
To the Bishops of Ukraine: Indicate the Values that Bind Ukrainian Society
Source: VIS Vatican City, 20 February 2015 (VIS) - “I welcome you to this house, which is also yours. And you are well aware of this, as the...
Ukrainian bishops seek to be heard over the din of rhetoric
By Laura Ieraci Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the Ukrainian Catholic bishops met in a private audience with Pope Francis Feb. 20,...
Ukrainian bishops to tell pope of 'aggression of our neighbor'
Source: Catholic Herald by Laura Ieraci Ukrainian Catholic bishops have come to Rome to tell Pope Francis “the truth” about the war in their country...
Pilgrimage Icon of Blessed Josaphata: Journeying through the Eparchy of Edmonton
The Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate will be celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the founding of their religious congregation in 2017. Sr....
Short History of the SSMI
Source: ssmi.org The Birth of Our Congregation As a young woman of Lviv, Ukraine, Michaelina Hordashevska experienced a call to the religious life...
Publication of the Homiletic Directory
Vatican City, 10 February 2015 (VIS) – The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments today published the Homiletic...
Declaration of the director of the Holy See Press Office on the situation in Ukraine
Vatican City, 10 February 2015 (VIS) - “The Holy See is following attentively the situations of crisis in various parts of the world, including the...
Publication of the Homiletic Directory
Vatican City, 10 February 2015 (VIS) – The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments today published the Homiletic...
God Alone is the Arbiter of Life
COLF Reaction to Supreme Court Decision in the Carter Case February 6, 2015 is a sad day for our country. Today, Canadians are confronted with the...
CCCB: Statement on Physician-Assisted Suicide
Statement on Physician-Assisted Suicide by the Most Reverend Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau and President of the Canadian Conference of...
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...