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Our Lord Jesus Christ established only one Universal (Catholic) Church, of which He alone is the Head. Our Lord entrusted His Church to His Apostles and their successors, under the primacy of the Apostle Peter. The spiritual father of Christ’s Church on earth today is the Universal Pontiff, Francis, Pope of Rome. He is the direct successor to the Apostle Peter, the chief pastor among all pastors of the Church.
In the image of the Trinity, the one Universal (Catholic) Church exists as a communion (a family) of Particular Churches, which trace their origin to one of the Twelve Apostles. The Catholic Church today is a communion of 23 Particular Churches. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is an autonomous Particular Church within the Catholic Church. It is the Catholic descendent of the Church of Kyiv, born of the Church of Constantinople (the Apostle Andrew), born of the Church of Jerusalem, born of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Day. The head and spiritual father of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church throughout the world is His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk.
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What's the difference between Ukrainian Catholics and Roman Catholics?Learn some of the similarities and differences between the Ukrainian Greek Catholics and Roman Catholics. Fr Bo (Ukrainian Catholic Priest) and Fr Kris (Roman Catholic Priest) sit down to educate us.
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