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Magazine for blind children presented in Lviv


The editorial staff of the children's publication Land of Little Angels on December 7 presented in Lviv the first Ukrainian magazine for blind children of a very young age. Little Angel in Braille will appear each month in the form of an inlay in the relief-dot script as an edition of the national Ukrainian children's magazines Little Angel and Little Angel's Schooling.

One in five Ukrainians would like to live life differently


Almost one in five Ukrainians (17%) would have lived life differently if it were possible to start life again, according to a survey conducted by the sociological group Rating on October 4-11, 2010, the Kyiv Post reports.

World Youth Day official website now in Ukrainian


Due to the initiative of the Youth Commission of the Ukrainain Greek Catholic Church, there is now a Ukrainian version of the official website of World Youth Day. Ukrainian youth will easily find out how to join the meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in Madrid in 2011.

A new religiosity of the Ukrainian youth


The book "Modern religiosity. In that and how youth in Ukaine believes", which was recently published in Germany, shows the pecularities of the religiosity of students of secular and religious schools.

Countries across the world hold events to commemorate victims of the Holodomor


From November 25-28,holodomor_w.jpg 11 countries will hold events to commemorate the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-33. This, as informed the Ukrainian News, was reorted by the press service of the Liberation Movement Research Center.

Lviv still to decide how a monument to Andrey Sheptyckyy will look like


Members of jury of Ukrainian Open Contest for the best idea of the monument to Andrey Sheptytskyy in Lviv had not yet made a final decision. During the discussion turned out that none of the sculptures taking part in the contest is good enough. That's why the winner hadn't been chosen.

Birth rate increasing in all regions of Ukraine


The birth rate in the third quarter of 2010 increased in all regions of Ukraine apart from Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts, Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych has said with reference to data from relevant agencies, the Kyiv Post reports.

World Celebrates Blessed Teresa of Calcutta


Mother Teresa of Calcutta is an "inestimable gift for the Church and the world", said Pope Benedict XVI Thursday in a message to the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Blessed's birth.

Mother Teresa never celebrated birthday, 100 years marked for God's glory


The day of her baptism was actually more important to Mother Teresa than her birthday. Although she may not have celebrated her 100th birthday herself, the day was marked by her order in Rome, and many other places, "to give honor and glory to God."

Young people finding creative ways to raise money for WYD Madrid


With World Youth Day Madrid less than a year away, young people from various countries in Latin America are coming up with creative ways to raise the money needed to attend the event.

Susan Boyle's chance to sing for Benedict XVI is 'greatest dream come true'


Susan Boyle said in an interview on Wednesday that she is "honored and humbled" for the invitation to sing for the Pope in her homeland of Scotland next month. The performances she will make during the Pope's visit are "her greatest dream come true."

Cardinal Comastri recounts how Mother Teresa saved his priesthood


The Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica remembered at Mass on Thursday how a promise he made to Mother Teresa 40 years ago preserved his vocation. She taught him that without prayer, charity cannot exist.

Our Lady and Dogmas: Pondering the Assumption


"The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." -- "Munificentissimus Deus"

Author of the Catholic bestseller to visit Lviv


The Polish Capuchin Father Ksawery Knotz, author of the bestseller book "Sex as You Don't Know It," is to visit the Lviv Publishers Forum.

Eighteen language-specific Facebook pages help expand World Youth Day's reach


World Youth Day (WYD) Madrid has opened four more language-specific pages on Facebook, bringing its total Facebook pages to 18. The pages were created thanks to young volunteers who see the importance of having WYD information available in their own language.

Feminine beauty created for 'spousal love,' says Catholic professor


Crestview Hills, Ky., Aug 7, 2010 / 08:02 am (CNA).- Writing for this week's edition of the Thomas More College journal, Catholic professor Mary Shivanandan addressed the topic of feminine beauty, explaining that a woman's physical and spiritual attributes find their fullest expression in "spousal love," whether in motherhood or consecrated celibacy.

Film ‘UGCC: The Unknown Chronicle’ shown in commemoration of Fr. Voronovskyi


To commemorate the late Fr. Vasyliy Voronovskyi, the documentary film "UGCC: The Unknown Chronicle" was screened at the Lontskyi Street Prison museum in memory of victims of totalitarianism.

Sounds of silence: Restored Vatican Library ready for scholarly hush


VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In late July, a young woman was removing books from shelves in the Vatican Library and vacuuming the dust off of them, one by one.

Soccer at Sunday lunch is an 'invasion': Vatican


The Vatican has denounced a 12:30pm Sunday fixture in the upcoming Serie A Italian football season as an invasion into private family time.

Polish, Ukrainian and Israeli Youth: Neighbors for better or for worse responsible for the future


The Arc-2010 International Interreligious Youth Seminar is taking place in the Univ Studite Monastery (Western Ukraine). It is the 5th such meeting where young people from different parts of Ukraine, Poland, and Israel come together,

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