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Throughout 2025, the clergy and faithful of the United Roman-Ruthenian Church served communities across cultures, languages, and nations — often quietly, and often far from public view. What follows is a brief selection of developments and programs from the past year, a snapshot of just some of the key events of the Church’s life and work.
2025 at a Glance
• Strengthened global presence across six continents
• Advanced historic institutions into a new phase of public life and service
• Continued the Church’s mission of faith, charity, and cultural stewardship worldwide
Highlights from the Life and Work of the Church in 2025:
1. We welcomed new church jurisdictions in both historic heartlands and emerging regions, strengthening the Church’s presence and pastoral service across six continents.
2. Broadened the celebration and use of the Church’s distinctive Gallo-Russo-Byzantine liturgy, deepening a shared spiritual language that unites East and West.
3. Expanded the Church’s diplomatic and institutional relationships, strengthening dialogue with religious, cultural, and civic partners worldwide.
4. Witnessed the Roman-Ruthenian Papacy come fully into visible and public life, marking a mature stage in the Church’s long-standing historic development.
5. Took part in international initiatives and events dedicated to history, charity, and humanitarian service, representing the Church’s values in diverse global settings.
6. Through the work of its clergy and faithful, the Church provided practical care, offering shelter, food, healthcare, education, and spiritual guidance to people in need.
7. Established a new curial office dedicated to the spiritual guidance and pastoral care of pilgrims to the Holy Land.
8. Pontifical Georgian College, founded by St. Edwin Caudill as St. George's School of Theology, entered the final phase of its transition to a modern competency-based seminary model, strengthening clergy formation for the future.
9. Established a historic concordat between the Russian and Yugoslavian branches of the Order of St. John, uniting them under a shared Royal Protector and reaffirming the Order’s mission of service to the poor and the sick.
