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His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, endorsed the appeal by the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations to proclaim August 24—the day marking the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence—the World Day of Prayer for Peace.
“When despair creeps into my thoughts, when I can’t comprehend how to navigate circumstances beyond my control, it’s important for me to turn to something that involves the people around me. So how can we strengthen our faith? My humble advice: help someone, reach out. Call someone, pay them a visit, check in on someone who needs support and may be feeling lonely. Bring them clothes, prepare a…
ZhyveTV has announced the launch of a church-wide festival of UGCC parish choirs, bringing together choir members both in person and online. The organizers expect hundreds of choir members to participate and aim to set a new Ukrainian record with a joint performance.
On August 17, Metropolitan Borys Gudziak continued his solidarity visit to Ukrainian eparchies, this time traveling to the Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy of the UGCC. The day’s host was Bishop Yaroslav Pryriz, Eparch of Sambir-Drohobych. Accompanying the Metropolitan were Fr. Mark Fesniak, Andrea Kochan Neagle, and Sofia Zacharczuk.
On August 18, the remains of Yevhen Konovalets—a colonel in the Army of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, commander of the Sich Riflemen, founder of the Ukrainian Military Organization, and first head of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists—were reburied at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv. The memorial prayer was led by His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the…
On August 15, the Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, Monsignor Hugues de Woillemont, director general of the French charitable organization “L’Œuvre d’Orient” (The Work of the East), visited the Ukrainian parish of Our Lady of the Three Hands in Estonia. During the meeting, he emphasized the organization’s commitment to continuing its support for Ukraine and cooperation with the…
On 15 August, the Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Bishop Mykola Cardinal Bychok, Eparch of Melbourne, celebrated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, marking the opening of the 25th International Festival of Lemko Culture, “Bells of Lemkivshchyna”, at the Bychova tract near Monastyryska in the Ternopil region.
On August 16, 2026, at the Patriarchal Center of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Kyiv, Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, presented His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, with the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, Fifth Class.
On the Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, Metropolitan Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia led the liturgy in the cathedral of the Lutsk Exarchate, which that same day was also celebrating its own patronal feast.
We endorse the appeal to Pope Leo XIV to declare August 24, Ukraine’s Independence Day, a World Day of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine. This was stated by His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in his traditional video address during the 235th week of the sacrilegious war that the Russian Federation is waging against Ukraine.
On 13 August, a Divine Liturgy and Memorial Service were celebrated at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne to mark the first anniversary of the passing into eternity of Bishop Peter Stasiuk, CSsR, the second Eparch of Melbourne.