Category Archives: The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church

Eastern Catholics: Our Special Duty The Catholic Church holds in high esteem the institutions, liturgical rites, ecclesiastical traditions and the established standards of the Christian life of the Eastern Churches, for in them, distinguished as they are for their venerable … Continue reading →

Anamnesis not Amnesia The Healing of Memories and the Problem of Uniatism 21st Kelly Lecture, University of St. Michael’s College Toronto, Canada 1 December 2000 The Very Rev. Archimandrite Robert F. Taft, S.J. Vice-Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute in … Continue reading →

Major Archeparch or Patriarch? The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church is the largest of the Eastern Catholic Churches. It was the first among the Orthodox to assert continued communion with Rome. Our faithful surround the globe, from Argentina to Canada, to Germany … Continue reading →

Are You Under the Pope? This visual should help you to understand the relationship St. Sophia has with the pope, with whom we are in full mutual communion.  

The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church’s Name The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (the UGCC) is the largest Eastern Catholic Church. Different groups of people have used different names throughout the history of the church to identify us. The term most frequently used in … Continue reading →

UGCC Leaders in the 20th Century The 20th century was a difficult period for the Greek-Catholic Church. Thanks to divine providence, it was led during this period by some of the most prominent figures of Ukrainian history: Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky … Continue reading →

The Underground Church in Ukraine Under Polish and Austrian rule in western Ukraine from the 17th to the 20th centuries, the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church had great authority among the Ukrainian people. Consequently, after the Soviet occupation Stalin acted quickly to abolish the Church. … Continue reading →

The History of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Ukraine has a long Christian tradition dating back to the 10th century. Today, there are more than 22,000 religious communities in Ukraine from approximately 80 different Christian denominations, in addition to other religions; … Continue reading →

How the Good News went from Jerusalem to Texas Christianity started in Jerusalem. From there, the apostles and their disciples spread out preaching the Good News, bringing Christ into the local cultures and transforming them with the message of Christ’s death … Continue reading →

Introduction to Eastern Catholicism You’ve heard of the Roman Catholics, the Greek Orthodox, the SSPX, the Anglicans who call themselves Anglo-Catholics and the Mel Gibson church that calls itself Catholic even though they’re not in communion with Rome, but you … Continue reading →