ETERNAL MEMORY! VIČNAJA PAMJAT’! ALL SOULS SATURDAY “The Holy Fathers were convinced that the commemoration of the departed by alms and sacrifices (Divine Liturgies) brings great comfort and benefit to them.” (SYNAXARION FOR MEAT-FARE SATURDAY) O Church, equally observed in … Continue reading
Official Appointments by Metropolitan Archbishop William
Archbishop William has made the following appointments: Effective Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Monsignor Raymond A. Balta relieved as pastor of Saint Mary Church, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and retired from active ministry. Father Regis J. Dusecina relieved as pastor of Saint Nicholas Church, … Continue reading
Reverend Father Teodor Matsapula I.V.E. (Institute of the Incarnate Word) appointed Bishop of Eparchy of Mukachevo
The Vatican announced today the appointment of Reverend Father Teodor Matsapula I.V.E. (Institute of the Incarnate Word) as Bishop of our Eparchy of Mukachevo. Bishop Nil Luschak O.F.M. has been serving as the Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy since shortly … Continue reading
November 2024 and issues of The Byzantine Catholic World
Cantor Participation Form 2025
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“Come and See!” Weekend 2025
Men 18 to 35 invited to Nov. 8 to 10 retreat at Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Pittsburgh, Pa. By The Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius To be a priest … … Continue reading
“Theotokos: Our Rock, Our Refuge and Our Strength”
90th annual Pilgrimage in Honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at Mount St. Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. By David Mayernik Jr., Editor Sister Elaine Kisinko, OSBM, told those gathered for the annual Children’s Procession during the 90th annual Pilgrimage … Continue reading
Byzantine Ruthenian Metropolitan Church to host Jubilee Year of Hope Pilgrimage
Archbishop William C. Skurla, Bishop Kurt R. Burnette, and Bishop Robert M. Pipta invite the people of the Byzantine Ruthenian Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh to join them on a Pilgrimage to Italy from May 5 to 15, 2025, to celebrate … Continue reading
A year blessed with ordinations to the priesthood
By Sister Elaine Kisinko, OSBM Secretary to the Archbishop When I was a teenager many years ago, my sweet immigrant grandmother and I enacted a ritual before every Christmas and Easter holiday time. Since she spoke little English and could … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS (Catholic News Service)
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- Missouri attorney general defends pro-life abortion laws amid legal fight over new amendment
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- New Bible curriculum in Texas public schools faces scrutiny
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- The conflict between the Carmelite nuns of Arlington and the bishop of Fort Worth: a timeline
