ŻYCIE RELIGIJNE KATOLIKÓW OBRZĄDKU ŁACIŃSKIEGO NA UKRAINIE SOWIECKIEJ W LATACH 1964-1991
RELIGIOUS LIFE OF ROMAN CATHOLICS IN UKRAINIAN SSR IN THE PERIOD OF 1964-1991

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to present the religious life of Roman Catholics living in Ukraine in 1964– 1991 and the policy pursued by Soviet authorities in relations to the Roman Catholic Church. The paper addresses six points. Section one discusses the situation of the Latin Church in Ukraine in the light of the socio-political changes in the Soviet state that ensued after Nikita Khrushchev left. Section two presents the specifics of pastoral work in Soviet Ukraine. Section three presents the participation of the faithful in sacramental life; section four is devoted to one of the most important forms of Catholic life in the USSR, so-called liturgies without a priest; the fifth presents the activities of unhabited orders and lay associations. Both, in spite of numerous restrictions imposed by the authorities, tried to heavily influence the maintenance of religious identity and worship, as well as trying to pass on the spirit of the faith to younger generations. Finally, the paper explores the situation of Ukrainian Catholics during the presidency of Mikhail Gorbachev, as well as the impact of the perestroika on the revival of the Church in Ukraine.

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