The church, a minority faith in largely Orthodox Ukraine, has a long history of guarding the country's identity and independence.
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Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk takes part in his enthronement ceremony as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Kyiv on March 27, 2011.