Ukrainian Archbishop: Witness to the joy of Christmas amid the pandemic
Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, sends a message urging Christians to witness the joy of Christmas in the midst of fear for the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Lisa Zengarini
The head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, has called on the faithful to celebrate this unusual Christmas so to bear witness, even in the Covid-19 pandemic, “to the most important truth of human history: that we are not alone or abandoned”.
In his Christmas Message, the Archbishop Major of Kyiv-Halič stresses that the Nativity of Jesus is a “ray of hope and joy in the midst of today’s dark fear and confusion.”