His Beatitude Sviatoslav congratulated Pontifical Ukrainian College of St. Josaphat in Rome on its 125th anniversary
The Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav congratulated the Pontifical Ukrainian Collegium of St. Josaphat in Rome on the 125th anniversary of its founding and the 90th anniversary of the settlement on the Janiculum Hill.
“This year marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of the then-Ruthenian Seminary in Rome. Pope Leo XIII wanted our Church and our people to have their seminary here. It was looking for its permanent nest, and our Galician bishops helped her build a nest on the Janiculum Hill,” said the Head of the Church during the sermon at the Liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on November 12, 2022.
His Beatitude Sviatoslav with the community of the Pontifical Ukrainian College of St. Yosaphat, November 10, 2022, photo: Andriy Volyanyuk / College Press Service
The Primate expressed gratitude to the rector of the collegium, Father Louis Kasyan, on behalf of the entire Church.
“We thank God together for those 125 years of study here in Rome. How many saints, martyrs, confessors, great leaders of our Church have become alumni of this seminary,” said the Primate.
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