“I will never tire of speaking about the martyrdom of Ukraine”: Pope Francis to His Beatitude Sviatoslav
His Beatitude Sviatoslav met with the Holy Father Francis as part of the Pontifical Synod held in the Vatican. During the meeting, the Pope assured the Head of the UGCC of his support for Ukraine.
His Beatitude Sviatoslav once again expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis for the meeting with the Synod of the UGCC bishops, which took place on September 6 in the Vatican. “I also thanked His Holiness for the letter he wrote to me after our Synod. He called our meeting a model of true synodality,” said His Beatitude Sviatoslav. The Head of the UGCC asked the Pontiff to continue to make every effort for a just peace in Ukraine. “I will never tire of speaking about the martyrdom of Ukraine,” Pope Francis assured.
It should be added that the XVI Ordinary Assembly of the Pontifical Synod is taking place in the Vatican from September 3 to 29. “For a Synodal Church: communion, participation and mission” is the main theme of the synodal meeting. The UGCC is represented by His Beatitude Sviatoslav and Bishops Bohdan Dziurakh and Theodore Martyniuk.
Secretariat of the Head of the UGCC in Rome
