Below is a statement issued by the Ukrainian Catholic Hierarchy of the U.S.A. on the events of January 6.

As Christians, on the Feast of the Theophany, we continue to celebrate and welcome the Emmanuel – “God is with us,” the Prince of Peace, “the Beloved Son of the Father,” who calls us all to be His sisters and brothers in the Father’s house. But as a nation, today, we witness an appalling assault on the central seat and process of American democracy which must stop.