The medal was personally presented by Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk). Below is the text of the media communication, published on the official website of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

Ambassador would like to thank the Head of the UGCC for his strong support in the context of joint projects in Vatican in the framework of church and classical diplomacy and hopes for further fruitful development of state-church cooperation for the benefit of the people of Ukraine.

 

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