Bishop Borys Gudziak Archives - Page 3 of 3

With death of Jean Vanier, Catholicism loses a living saint

May 7, 2019

Jean Vanier, who was 90, died from cancer Tuesday morning in a facility in Paris run by the L’Arche community that he founded in 1964.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Ukraine prelate says Eastern take on abuse shaped by war, persecution

Feb 18, 2019

When representatives of Eastern Churches gather this week for a 3-day anti-abuse summit at the Vatican, many will bring with them the experience of living at war for years, an experience one leading Greek Catholic Bishop says increases the risk for abuse.

By Elise Harris

Bishop accuses Russia of ‘ecclesial colonialism’, ‘saber-rattling’ in Ukraine

Feb 15, 2019

A leading Ukrainian bishop has said Russia’s opposition to the recent vote of independence for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is a dangerous game of “ecclesial colonialism” resulting from Soviet influence.

By Elise Harris

George Weigel weathering turbulent times with stouthearted friends

Apr 15, 2018

In George Weigel’s latest book, he’s not reflecting on the Pope Francis era, but the entire global situation over the last quarter-century.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Ukrainian bishop says that with parish visit, Pope is speaking to Putin too

Jan 28, 2018

A leading Ukrainian prelate says that by visiting the onetime mother church of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine today, Pope Francis is sending a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin — “violence and aggression are unacceptable.”

By Inés San Martín

Church that suffered under Soviets and rebounded loses its ‘sage’

May 31, 2017

Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, the former head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, died on Wednesday at the age of 84 after having inherited a church “on its knees” in the post-Soviet period and leading it through a renaissance. Eerily reminiscent of St. Nicholas, the prototype for Santa Claus, Husar is being remembered as a sage and moral hero.

By Inés San Martín