Cardinal Parolin to travel to Ukraine in July
The Vatican Secretary of State will represent the Pope at the end of a pilgrimage of Ukrainian Catholics of the Latin rite to Ukraine.
By Vatican News
Pope Francis has named Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin as papal legate for a celebration taking place during the annual pilgrimage of Latin-rite Ukrainian Catholics to the national shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Berdychiv.
According to a press release published by the Press Room of the Holy See, Cardinal Parolin will preside over the final celebration of the pilgrimage on Sunday July 21, 2024.
The Berdychiv Sanctuary
Every year, about 4,000 pilgrims come to the Berdychiv shrine in the Zhytomyr region, the largest Latin-rite Catholic shrine in Ukraine, to honor the icon of the Mother of God.
The Discalced Carmelite Fathers are responsible for the management and maintenance of the Sanctuary and the monastery. They carried out numerous works on this historic site, founded in the 17th century, to repair the damage from the Soviet era.
The lower church is part of a crypt and the Carmelite Fathers opened it to serve as a bomb shelter for the local population during bombings.
