On the ninth day of the war in Ukraine, His Beatitude, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk - the Head and Father of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - offers this video-message from the "holy, golden-domed" city of Kyiv. (Message in Ukrainian with English sub-titles) | Vatican News

Sviatoslav Richter, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, had a fascinating early life that shaped his extraordinary career. Here’s an overview of his youth: Birth and Early Childhood • Born: March 20, 1915, in Zhytomyr, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire). • Family Background: His father, Teofil Richter, was a German pianist, organist, and composer, while his mother, Anna Pavlovna, was of Russian origin. Music was a natural part of his upbringing. Richter showed remarkable mus