Metropolitan Borys Gudziak Participates in Gala Evening Supporting the Saint Gabriel Institute in Washington

“I am very proud of these 12 people because they truly became one community. They came together. They created a community,” Metropolitan Borys said, speaking about the current fellows of the program.

Only three days after arriving in the United States, the newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio, Gabriele Giordano Caccia, attended his first gala evening in Washington. “My name is also Gabriel, just like this Institute. The role of Gabriel is to bring news and carry a message. I am happy to see the energy with which the Institute is growing and the mission it carries,” the Archbishop said.

The event brought together program fellows, representatives of the Ukrainian community, clergy, diplomats, and other distinguished guests. Among those in attendance were Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States; Denys Senik, Deputy Chief of Mission of Ukraine to the United States; and Bishop Bryan Bayda of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada.

The Saint Gabriel Institute operates at St. Josaphat Seminary, where fellows reside and study during the program. The initiative seeks to form a new generation of Church communicators, diplomats, and leaders for service to the Church and Ukraine in the fields of international relations, media, and public communication.