Sviatoslav Shevchuk
His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) was born on May 5, 1970, in the town of Stryi, Lviv region. He received his education in Argentina and at the Lviv Theological Seminary of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, where he later served as prefect, vice-rector, and rector. He was also the personal secretary to the previous head of the UGCC, Patriarch Lubomyr Husar.
On March 23, 2011, the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church elected Bishop Sviatoslav as the new head of the Church by more than a two-thirds majority. His enthronement as Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych took place on March 27 at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv.

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In recent years, tensions in Polish-Ukrainian relations have noticeably increased and radicalized within Polish politics and society, driven by mutual historical wounds from World War II. There are many reasons and explanations for this, but the result is clear: reconciliation and forgiveness—pursued for decades by political, civic, and church leaders on both sides—are once again slipping out of reach.