Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

13/06/2026

No one can force a person to believe or to go to church. If our heart is filled only with the chase for power, fame, or money, the words of Christ will feel empty. But if we are like the man who found a treasure in a field and sold everything to buy that field — if we are ready to seek the Kingdom with perseverance — then we will receive far more than we expect.

No one can force a person to believe or to go to church. If our heart is filled only with the chase for power, fame, or money, the words of Christ will feel empty. But if we are like the man who found a treasure in a field and sold everything to buy that field — if we are ready to seek the Kingdom...

08/06/2026

On 6–7 June, the All-Australian Eparchial Pilgrimage of the clergy and faithful of the Melbourne Eparchy took place at St Volodymyr’s Church in Canberra. This year’s pilgrimage was held under the theme “Family — our vocation, our daily mission” and brought together participants from across Australia.

On 6–7 June, the All-Australian Eparchial Pilgrimage of the clergy and faithful of the Melbourne Eparchy took place at St Volodymyr’s Church in Canberra. This year’s pilgrimage was held under the theme “Family — our vocation, our daily mission” and brought together participants from acro...

07/06/2026

“The Holy Church of Christ, recognising that marriage and family constitute one of the greatest blessings of humanity, desires to make her voice heard and to offer her assistance both to those who already understand the value of marriage and family life and strive to remain faithful to it in their lives and to those who are uncertain, troubled, and searching for the truth,” said Bishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn during the second day of the Eparchial Pilgrimage in Canberra.

“The Holy Church of Christ, recognising that marriage and family constitute one of the greatest blessings of humanity, desires to make her voice heard and to offer her assistance both to those who already understand the value of marriage and family life and strive to remain faithful to it in their...

07/06/2026

Divine Liturgy - Canberra Pilgrimage

06/06/2026

Today, June 7, 2026, marks the sixth anniversary of the episcopal ordination of Bishop Mykola Cardinal Bychok.
On this day in 2020, in Lviv, He was ordained as the third bishop for Ukrainian Catholics in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania.
Your Eminence, on behalf of all the clergy of the Melbourne Eparchy and all the faithful in Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania, we sincerely congratulate you on this anniversary of your episcopal service.
We thank God for your leadership and dedication, and we pray that you may be granted strength, wisdom, and perseverance in your ministry.
May the words of your spiritual teaching continue to grow in the hearts of the faithful and bear lasting fruit, so that the Church of Christ may be strengthened and flourish.
Εἰς πολλὰ ἔτη, δέσποτα!

06/06/2026

Today let us say, “Lord, I will follow You.” I accept Your invitation to bring the Good News about You to others, wherever I may be, as a great and important mission. I will follow in Your footsteps along Your roads and paths. Lord, You are my life — my past, my present, and my future.

06/06/2026

On Saturday, June 6, the all-Australian pilgrimage of the faithful of the Melbourne Eparchy began in Canberra with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. The service was led by Bishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn, Archbishop and Metropolitan of Ivano-Frankivsk, who is currently on a visit to Australia.

05/06/2026

Today, 5 June, Fr Martin Arnold marks the 43rd anniversary of his priestly ordination.
We give thanks to God for Fr Martin’s many years of faithful priestly ministry and dedicated service to the faithful of our Eparchy. On this special occasion, we wish him good health, joy, and abundant blessings from the Lord for many years to come.
ἄξιος!
Photo by Lux Adams

05/06/2026

“Every time we gather for the Divine Liturgy, something extraordinary happens: Christ does not only unite Himself to each of us individually — He unites us to one another. The Eucharist builds the Church. It forms a people. It creates communion. Here in Punchbowl, you know this well. Your parish is a home for families newly arrived, for those carrying the wounds of war, displacement, and uncertainty, for young people searching for meaning, and for elders who have kept the flame of faith burning through decades of hardship. When you gather around this altar, you are not strangers. You are one Body. You are one family. You are one Church. The Eucharist is the antidote to division, to loneliness, to fear. It is the medicine that heals the fractures of our world.”
Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography

On Thursday, 4 June, His Eminence Mykola Cardinal Bychok, Eparch of Melbourne, took part in the Corpus Christi procession in Sydney. Organised by the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, the procession brought together thousands of faithful and proceeded from St Jerome’...

05/06/2026

From June 1 to 5, the St. Clement’s Retreat and Conference Centre in Galong, New South Wales, hosted a spiritual renewal retreat for the clergy of the Melbourne Eparchy. For five days, priests and deacons from all over Australia had the opportunity to pray, socialise, and grow spiritually together.

From June 1 to 5, the St. Clement’s Retreat and Conference Centre in Galong, New South Wales, hosted a spiritual renewal retreat for the clergy of the Melbourne Eparchy. For five days, priests and deacons from all over Australia had the opportunity to pray, socialise, and grow spiritually together...