The Pope expressed his support to Ukrainians

Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine informed the Head of the UGCC, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk.

In a letter dated 10 January 2014 addressed to the head of the UGCC representative of the Holy See in Ukraine Archbishop Gullickson noted that, having received news about the situation in Ukraine , the Holy Father Francis through Archbishop Pietro Parolina, state secretary of the Apostolic See, assured the Ukrainian people in his prayerful support. " Pope Francis says that he prays for peace and harmony among fellow Ukrainians" - reads the letter from the Vatican, Information Department of the UGCC informs.