Pope St John Paul II named as patron

Monday, March 19th, 2018

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk wants Pope St John Paul II to be the patron the Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation.

Shevchuk, who is the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church says “Ukrainians do not know Poles, their pains, aspirations, ambitions, as well as Poles do not know Ukrainians.

“That is why an exchange and a dialogue is essential. Only by dialoguing with others, we can understand how much we don’t know each other.” Read more

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