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His Holiness John Paul II will make a pastoral visit to Ukraine from June 23-27, 2001, at the invitation of the President of Ukraine and the Bishops of both the Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic Churches.

The principal sites of the visit will be Kyiv, the national capital, and Lviv, the seat of both the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Ukraine is geographically the 2nd largest country in Europe, with a population of 49 million people of different religions.

During his visit, the Pope will recognize the sufferings of the past century by beatifying several martyrs for the Christian faith.

For answers to the most FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about the Papal Visit, click here.

We ask all people of good will to pray for the spiritual renewal of Ukraine and the intentions of the Holy Father.

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Pope Encourages a Plurality of Traditions

Joining hundreds of thousands of Eastern Christians in Kyiv Monday morning, Pope John Paul II emphasized the importance of different traditions within the universal church. “There is a plurality of traditions, rites, canonical disciplines, which far from undermining the unity of the Body of Christ, on the contrary enrich it with the gifts brought by each one.” Read more »»

25.06.2001 (15:20) // Religious Information Service of Ukraine

Latest Headlines:

• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Opens New Website // 25.06.2001 (15:02)

• “I know Lviv, ask me, please” // 25.06.2001 (14:57)

• Pope Praises Exemplary Relations Between Ukrainian Catholic Churches // 25.06.2001 (10:34)

• Interreligious Meeting with Pope Discusses Freedom and Responsibility // 25.06.2001 (10:27)

• Greetings of his Beatitude Cardinal Lubomyr Husar to his Holiness Pope John Paul II at the meeting with the Ukrainian Council of churches and religious organizations // 24.06.2001 (21:41)

• Greetings of his Beatitude Cardinal Lubomyr Husar to his Holiness Pope John Paul II at dinner with the bishops // 24.06.2001 (21:37)

• Pope Celebrates Ukrainian Mass with International Emphasis // 24.06.2001 (17:12)

• Pope Encourages Ukrainian Leaders to Build a Civilization of Love // 23.06.2001 (22:01)