Ukrainian Church emphasizes vibrant parishes

August 18, 2015

Stating that some parishes are newborn or mature while others are frozen, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church emphasized the importance of a parish-life initiative.

As the Eastern Catholic church’s patriarchal council prepares to meet in August, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk described the meeting as a “moment of examination of conscience, to respond to ourselves: to what extent we are a living community as a Church.”

 

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Further information:

• The Head of the UGCC: “The Patriarchal Council becomes a moment of examination of conscience” (UGCC)