Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk Archives

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk

Ukrainian groups criticise Pope’s comments about negotiations to end war

March 11, 2024

ROME – There has been a significant backlash from both Ukrainian civil and ecclesial authorities in the wake of a recent interview Pope Francis gave in which the pontiff appeared to imply that Ukraine ought to consider the “white flag” option and opening negotiations to end the ongoing war with Russia. Speaking while visiting the

Ukrainian divorce rate hits all-time high as head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church decries human cost of the war

February 17, 2024

ROME – As headlines around the world reverberate to the news of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday, and as the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, Ukraine’s top prelate has condemned the ongoing violence as an attempt to wipe out a nation. Speaking via video connection during

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announces Fiducia Supplicans ‘has no legal force’ for its followers

December 24, 2023

ROME – Amid myriad reactions unleashed by Fiducia Supplicans, a new Vatican document advising on non-liturgical blessings of same-sex couples, Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church has become the first eastern communion to declare explicitly that the document does not apply outside the Latin Church. “On the basis of canon. 1492 of the CCCC this Declaration concerns purely