Today, March 8, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros received His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Galicia and Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, for a formal visit to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America headquarters.

After an exchange of gifts, His Eminence and His Beatitude discussed timely issues of concern, including the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Archbishop reiterated his solidarity with the Ukrainian people and his sincere prayers for peace.  Also discussed, were the pastoral challenges facing their respective flocks. In particular, the delegation elaborated on the physical and spiritual needs of the millions of refugees in Poland, Germany, and the United States. They also reflected on the progress of the Orthodox-Catholic dialogues and the fruits of the efforts thereof.

Accompanying His Beatitude were His Grace, Most Rev. Borys Gudziak; His Excellency, Most Rev. Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) Juszczak; His Excellency, Most Rev. Bohdan Dzyurakh; His Excellency, Most Rev. Yosafat Moshchych; and His Excellency, Most Rev. Andriy Khimyak.

Also present at the meeting from the Archdiocese were His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos, V. Rev. Fr. Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Rev. Fr. Panagioti Papazafiropoulos and Rev. Fr. Nicholas Anton.

Photos: GOARCH/Dimitrios Panagos