From the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia – The Ukrainian Catholic Bishops in the United States have issued an appeal to clergy, religious and faithful for meditation and fasting for Ukraine. In their letter, the bishops state “The bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catho

  From Archbishop Kurtz: On Sunday, July 20, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, prayed for peace in all situations of tension and conflict in the world. He mentioned in particular the Middle East and Ukraine, singling out the terrible crisis of Christians in Iraq with these words: “T

Philadelphia, Pa.–A Special Prayer Service for Peace in Ukraine was held Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 5 pm in the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception here. Archbishop Stefan Soroka, of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, and Metropolitan of the

From Metropolitan Stefan Soroka of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia –  Throughout the world, people are watching in horror at the surreal scenes of violence and brutality on the streets of Kyiv and other cities throughout Ukraine.  The images of confrontation and killing, of wide

From Archbishop Chaput: We belong to one Church – a family that spans continents and centuries, bound together by a common faith in Jesus Christ. In that spirit, today I ask all Catholics in the Greater Philadelphia region to pray urgently for the Church in Ukraine and to press

A statement from Archbishop Soroka of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia on the ongoing protests in the Ukraine, and the threats to religious freedom being leveled there: The hierarchy, clergy, religious and faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States of  Ame