Expert thought
7 February 2012, 13:24 | Interview
About the financial sustainability and other challenges of theological institutions we speak with the dean of Leadership Development of the Overseas Council Scott Cunningham.
Blog
2 February 2012, 19:14 |
Антисектантская истерия - или хорошо спланированнная акция по дискредитации верующих?
1 February 2012, 10:10 |
Круглый стол в ДХУ: так в чем же заключаются перспективы развития украинского баптизма?
13 January 2012, 10:01 |
Exclusive
5 January 2012, 12:53 | Holidays and Customs |
Ukrainian Christmas traditions
Among the Ukrainians, the most beloved of all festivities is Christmas which covers a cycle of important fest days, centering around family and agricultural modes of life, is very colourful, being the most important part of Christmas.
Monitoring
Chicago area churches hold Prayer Vigil for Life | 26 January 2012, 13:05 | Religious-digest |
Holy New Martyr Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev (+ 1918) | 26 January 2012, 12:51 | Kaleidoscope-digest |
A first for Canada | 23 January 2012, 11:10 | Society-digest |
Religious Studies
23 November 2011, 17:09 | Religious studies |
FOUR ISLAMIC LIONS ON THE CRIMEAN SAVANNA
A Review of Trends in Contemporary Islam in the Crimea
MATERIALS OF RESEARCHES AND CONFERENCES
1 December 2011, 14:11 | Materials of conferences |
We address to the appropriate authorities of Ukraine with request to promote implementation of the written above, that will contribute to the moral upbringing of children, adolescents, youth, and therefore will ensure a stable and worthy development and future of Ukraine.
RCC in Ukraine
1 February 2012, 16:20 | RCC in Ukraine |
| Roman Catholics Celebrate 600th Anniversary of Lviv Metropolitanate
A celebratory mass on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the transfer of the capital of the Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church from Halych to Lviv was held on February 1, in the Latin Cathedral.
25 January 2012, 15:31 | Interchurch relations |
Interdenominational Prayer Meeting Held in Zaporizhia
On January 21, in the eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, in the Church of St. Paul of the Roman Catholic Church, an interdenominational prayer meeting was held as part of the World Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
23 January 2012, 14:29 | Interchurch relations |
Different Denominations Pray Together for Unity in Kyiv
On January 22, representatives of Christian Churches of Ukraine jointly prayed for the unity of Christianity in the Church of St. Basil the Great of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Kyiv.
21 January 2012, 11:11 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
Ecumenical Prayer for Unity of Christians to Be Held on January 22 in Kyiv
Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) initiated an ecumenical prayer to be held at 6 p.m., on January 22, in the Church of St. Basil the Great of the UGCC.
18 January 2012, 18:44 | Interchurch relations |
Lutheran and Catholic bishops addressed Metropolitan Ahafangel (Savin) of Odesa and Izmail of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate with an open letter.
17 January 2012, 10:26 | Interchurch relations |
Christians of Odesa To Hold Joint Prayer For Unity and Reconciliation
On 18 January, in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, the Week of Prayers for the unity of Christians and reconciliation between people, nations and communities will begin .
6 January 2012, 09:17 | Religious holidays and traditions |
| Heads of Christian Churches Address Ukrainians on Christmas
On 28 December, RISU’s Ukrainian-language web page posted Christmas addresses of the heads of Christian Churches to Ukrainians.
30 December 2011, 10:48 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
Berlin Hosts Taize Youth Meeting
The 34th European Meeting of Youth, which is organized annually by the Taize community, will be for the first time held in Berlin from 28 December, 2011 to 1 January, 2012.
27 December 2011, 12:40 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Bishops of Three Denominations in Odesa Address Residents on Christmas
Bishops of three Christian denominations of Odesa, Bishop Bronislav Bernatskyi of Odesa and Simferopol of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop Vasyl (Ivasiuk) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Bishop Uland Schpalinger of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine jointly addressed the residents of Odesa and all people of good will on occasion of Christmas.
25 December 2011, 15:48 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Patriarch Sviatoslav Greets Roman Catholics of Ukraine on Christmas
On December 24, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, participated in the Christmas Mass of the Roman Catholics of Ukraine in the Church of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary in Lviv.
19 December 2011, 16:35 | Religion in mass media |
| Association of Catholic Media Workers of Ukraine Established
On December 17, 2011, in Kyiv, in the Monastery of St. Basil the Great (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church), a meeting of the community of Catholic journalists was held.
19 December 2011, 11:06 | Religious holidays and traditions |
On December 16, the lights were turned on on the Christmas tree which was earlier transported from Ukraine to the Vatican.
14 December 2011, 14:49 | Apostolic Nunciatura |
Apostolic Nuncio Meets with Catholics of Both Rites
The clergymen of the Catholic Church of the two rites organized a traditional pre-Christmas meeting.
9 December 2011, 19:53 | Religious mass media and Internet |
First Catholic TV Channel Launched in Kyiv
On December 8, Archbishop Petro Malchuk, Ordinary of the Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, launched the first Catholic TV channel in Kyiv.
28 November 2011, 09:28 | RCC in Ukraine |
First Catholic Media Monastery
On 24 November, in Kyiv, the first media Catholic men’s Monastery was consecrated.
26 November 2011, 09:00 | Religion and society |
Ukraine's Roman Catholic Head: Lessons of Holodomor Should Not Be Ignored
On the Day of Holodomor, the head of the Conference of Roman Catholic Bishops of Ukraine, Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki, called on the believers to remember in prayers the innocent victims of the catastrophe.
1 November 2011, 13:30 | Religion and society |
Roman and Greek Catholics of Ukraine to Participate in National Day of Prayer for Orphans
The event is aimed to remind the believers of the special love of God for the children left without parents and to provide necessary help to them.
31 October 2011, 10:24 | RCC in Ukraine
Roman Catholics of Ukraine Call Society to Lead Sober Life
The Conference of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine addressed Ukrainians in a document “Encouragement.”
28 October 2011, 16:43 | Interchurch relations |
Greek and Roman Catholic Bishops of Ukraine Demand That Authorities Stop Activity of Dognal's Group
The hierarchs demand that appropriate measures be taken to stop the harmful illegal activity of the sect, which has characteristics similar to those of totalitarian sects.
28 October 2011, 16:30 | RCC in Ukraine |
The monument of the Blessed John Paul II unveiled in Zhytomyr
Hundreds of Zhytomyr residents as well as the Polish Consul General in Vinnytsia Krzysztof Swiderek and other distinguished guests came together at the Castle Square of the city in front of the Roman Catholic St. Sophia Cathedral. The monument, showing the Pope standing on a high pedestal, was erected to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his apostolic visit to Ukraine, informs The Day newspaper.