This week, a delegation of the Catholic Church from the United States came to visit us. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has a separate office to assist the Church in Eastern Europe. This Office received a new chairman, Bishop Gerald Vincke of the Diocese of Salina, Kansas. His very first decision was to travel to Ukraine with his team, specifically to Kyiv and our Patriarchal Cathedral. His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said this in his traditional video address on the 161 st week of the full-scale invasion of peaceful Ukrainian land by Russian occupiers.
“This act of transatlantic solidarity between American and Ukrainian Catholics,” emphasized the Head of the UGCC, “creates a space for life and serves as an example for politicians, diplomats, and statesmen on how to support Ukraine and build peace. That is why today we declare once again from the heart of our homeland, from the golden city of Kyiv: Ukraine stands, Ukraine fights, Ukraine prays!”
The Primate noted that this week will likely go down in history as a week in the search of peace for Ukraine at the highest international level. However, the aggressor responded to all international efforts with further escalation, launching new attacks not only along the front line but also on peaceful towns and villages across Ukraine.
