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The culture and way of life of Slovaks and their descendants living in Canada (in the more than one hundred and fifty years of its existence on the American continent) has undergone several changes due to cultural changes (acculturation and assimilation) and the influence of globalization (and the presence of multiculturalism). These reasons are manifested by unique cultural elements and manifestations of the culture of Slovaks living outside the territory of the mother state. The paper maps and analyses the cultural potential of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Cyril and Methodius in Mississauga in the context of preserving and maintaining the culture and identity of Slovaks in this parish. It deals tangible and intangible cultural heritage, cultural organizations, institutions – associations, events and human resources. There are a number of Slovak institutions in Canada, which play a key role in maintaining the culture and identity of Slovaks. The results of the research can be the basis for further research and represent the status of activity and functioning of the Slovak community in Mississauga – a Roman Catholic Parish as an institution based on ethnic principle. The research material was obtained through short-term field research in April 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper focuses on the year 1948, a year of great significance marked by a number of changes pertaining to the status of the Greek Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia. The paper aims to introduce and describe the measures used by the Communist Party with the purpose to subordinate the individual institutions within the Catholic Church that was at first perceived as a potential ally of the newly established regime. When the initial plan had not worked out, the Communist administration decided to adopt several laws, governmental regulations and norms intended to curtail the position of the Greek Catholic Church and its links to the Vatican. The paper examines selected facts and phenomena of the said historical period that can serve as a lesson from which we can learn so that we do not fall prey to any other modern system that might endanger our current society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]