Patriarch of UGCC Makes Pilgrimage to Constantinople

On April 19, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, and the head of the Department of Foreign Relations of UGCC, Bishop Borys Gudziak, set off for a pilgrimage to Constantinople.

On April 19, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, and the head of the Department of Foreign Relations of UGCC, Bishop Borys Gudziak, set off for a pilgrimage to Constantinople. The trip is organized in the context of the celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine and will end on April 22.    

During the pilgrimage, the delegation of the UGCC will meet with Patriarch Bartholomew I. According to Patriarch Sviatoslav, “it is a courtesy visit to the Mother Church of the Christians of the Kyivan tradition.”

The delegation will also visit the Cathedral of the Holy Sophia, the Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity, and other shrines, the Information Department of UGCC reported.