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29 February 2012, 16:40 | Journalistic investigations |
Jewish Community Asks Ternopil Authorities to Return Prayer House
Our RISU correspondent talked to the Head of the Ternopil town and regional Jewish organizations, Ihor Banzeruk.
Expert opinions
20 May 2012, 15:18 | Andrew Sorokowski's column
On March 30, 2012 Party of Regions deputy Vadym Kolesnychenko introduced a bill in the Ukrainian parliament prohibiting homosexual “propaganda” aimed at minors.
11 May 2012, 15:27 | Analysis |
Fr. Omelian Kovch died 25 March 1944, three months before the liberation of the Majdanek camp 23 July 1944. Some 80,000 people were killed in the camp over 34 months including about 59,000 Jews. Blessed Omelian Kovch was for many prisoners their pastor. Today he bears the title “Pastor of Majdanek.” 9 January 1999 The Jewish Council of Ukraine proclaimed him a “Righteous of Ukraine.”
22 April 2012, 11:09 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
On Tuesday, April 10 – in the midst of the Eastern Christian Holy Week leading up to Easter – five members of the women’s group FEMEN suspended a seven-meter-long banner reading “Stop” from the belfry of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. The messagesignified their opposition to draft law No. 10170, which would overturn Ukraine’s rather permissive law on abortion and substitute a more restrictive one. The letter “t” in the English word “Stop” was written in the form of an Eastern Christian cross.
Monitoring
God, the Gulag and the atheist | 15 May 2012, 15:09 | Society-digest |
Privatization Targets Culture | 2 May 2012, 15:55 | Society-digest |
Major archbishop calls predecessor a hero during Nazi Holocaust | 30 April 2012, 12:29 | Society-digest |
News
24 May 2012, 10:41 | Scandals, crime |
Greek Catholic Chapel Attacked in Odesa Region
In the village of Riasnopil of Berezovka District of Odesa Region, a native of Abkhazia attacked a UGCC chapel, which is being built by local residents, with an axe and broke its windows.
24 May 2012, 09:03 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Ascension Day Celebrated Today According to Julian Calendar
In the Eastern Church this feast was known as analepsis, the taking up, and also as the episozomene, the salvation.
23 May 2012, 13:49 | Legislation |
Parliament To Consider Introduction of Dual Registration of Religious Organizations
On 24 May, the Supreme Council will consider Bill 10221 envisaging assumption by religious organizations of the status of religious persons and introduction of their “dual registration.”
23 May 2012, 12:43 | Religion in mass media |
Vatican Rep Inquires About Activity of Orthodox Media
The Administrator of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Archbishop Antonii (Pakanych) on 22 May met with President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli during his official visit to Ukraine.
23 May 2012, 10:47 | Protests and conflicts
Gay Pride Parade in Kyiv Cancelled
The gay pride parade which, was due to take place in Kyiv last Sunday and was opposed by Ukrainian Churches and public organizations has been canceled over fears for the safety of its participants.
23 May 2012, 10:23 | Religion and society |
Participants of Interreligious Roundtable Support Optional Religious Education Classes
On 22 May, as part of the International Family Week, upon an initiative of the Association of Large Families of Sevastopol, a unique round table was held with the participation of Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants and Muslims.
22 May 2012, 11:51 | Church-state relations |
Patriarch Filaret: Independent Ukraine Not Possible Without Independent Church
During his recent visit to Bukovyna Region, Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) expressed an opinion that an independent autocephalous Church will be established in Ukraine only when the Ukrainian state becomes strong.
22 May 2012, 09:28 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
Patriarch Filaret: UOC-MP Keeps Faithful By Deceit
During his visit to the Bukovyna region, Patriarch Filaret commented to our RISU correspondent Yurii Chornei that anouncements on the walls of churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) equate people baptized in the Kyivan Patriarchate with people who have committed suicide and thus who are not to be prayed for.
22 May 2012, 09:18 | UOC (MP) |
New Bishop of UOC-MP Nominated
On 21 May, Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate nominated the Superior of the Banchenskyi men’s Monastery in Chernivtsi Region, Archimandrite Lonhyn (Zhar) Bishop of Bancheny.
21 May 2012, 18:04 | Orthodox world |
Metropolitan Constantine of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in USA Died
The Consistory Office of Public Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA published a report about the death of Its Primate, His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine on 21 May.
21 May 2012, 15:42 | Religion and society |
Reps of UOC-MP Remember Victims of Political Repressions
On the third Sunday of May, the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repressions is marked in Ukraine.
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21 May 2012, 10:55 | UGCC |
Patriarch Sviatoslav Considers Conclusion of Concordat Between Ukraine and Vatican Possible
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) Patriarch Sviatoslav stated during his visit to the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that the relations between the church and state can be built only on an equal footing.
21 May 2012, 09:00 | Legislation |
Council of Churches Calls on State Not to Make Registartion Procedure More Complicated
The Secretariat of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations is concerned over the information that all religious organizations should confirm their registration in the registry offices.
21 May 2012, 08:53 | Legislation |
Churches Are Not Granted Right To Found Educational Institutions
The Parliamentary Committee on Culture and Spirituality recommended to the Supreme Council to reject Bill №9580 which was to eliminate discrimination against religious organizations regarding their right to found educational institutions.
19 May 2012, 19:41 | UOC (MP) |
Archbishop Oleksandr of UOC-MP Meets with Head of Cretan Orthodox Church
During a meeting with Archbishop Oleksandr (Drabynko), the head of the Cretan Orthodox Church Archbishop Eirineos inquired about the status of affairs in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and state.
18 May 2012, 15:19 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishops from USA participate in visit ad limina apostolorum
Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishops from the USA together with other bishops of Eastern Churches who head archdioceses and dioceses in the USA participate in a visit ad limina apostolorum to Rome.
18 May 2012, 09:57 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
Patriarch Filaret: Contacts with Ecumenical Patriarch Have Become More Complicated
During his patriarchal visit to the Bukovyna region on May 17, 2012, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate Patriarch Filaret met with journalists.
18 May 2012, 08:29 | Ecumenical Patriarchate
Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of USA Released From Hospital
Metropolitan Constantine, the Primate of our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA who was recently hospitalized, underwent a medical treatment and on Thursday, May 17, 2012, was release from the hospital.
17 May 2012, 15:26 | Legislation |
Bill 10221 of the President’s Representative in the Parliament, Yurii Miroshnychenko (Party of Regions) envisages making alterations to the registration articles of the Law of Ukraine “On Freedom of Worship and Religious Organizations.”
17 May 2012, 11:11 | Religious mass media and Internet |
Catholic Channel EWTN to Broadcast Programs in Ukraine
The National Council on TV and Radio Broadcast has extended the list of TV channels adapted for broadcast in Ukraine, representatives of the Council to proIT reported.