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.
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Community
3 February 2012, 14:55 | Freedom of Conscience |
Evangelical Protestant Leaders To Discuss Media Campaign Against Their Churches
On February 7, 2012, a meeting of the heads of the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine regarding the campaign of mass media against Evangelical Churches will be held.
3 February 2012, 10:43 | Religion and society |
First Prison Mosque Opened in Kharkiv Oblast on Eve of Mawlid Al-Nabi
On February 1, in the Kholodnohirska Penitentiary in Kharkiv Oblast, the region’s first prayer room for Muslim convicts has been opened. There are over 30 Muslim convicts in the colony.
2 February 2012, 14:51 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Politician Compares Dismissal of Museum Directors to Purges of 1917
UNP [Ukrainian People’s Party] prepares an address to the Public Prosecutor’s Office and intends to conduct consultations with the Parliamentary factions as to establishing of a temporary investigation committee of the Supreme Council to investigate the reasons of the dismissal of the directors of 5 most outstanding Ukrainian museums.
1 February 2012, 13:44 | Editorial news |
RISU Marks Its 11th Anniversary
Eleven years ago, the editorial office of the Religious Information Service of Ukraine was established.
1 February 2012, 11:11 | Church-state relations
Question of Transfer of Kyiv Cave Reserve to Church May Be Submitted to Public Hearing
According to the Minister of Culture of Ukraine, the question of the transfer of the Kyiv Cave Reserve to the church may be considered at a public hearing.
1 February 2012, 10:55 | Faith and weapon |
Ukrainian Greek Catholics Participate in Conference of Military Chaplains of NATO Countries
On 30 January, in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), the Conference of the Chief Military Chaplains of the NATO Countries was launched.
31 January 2012, 12:12 | Protests and conflicts |
Orthodox Church to Be Built in Place of Former Muslim Cemetery
In Simferopol District in Crimea, the relations between the Muslim community and the administration of the Dobrov Village Council deteriorated as the deputies allowed to allocate a land plot of 25 ares for a church of the Crimean Eparchy in the village of Lozove.
30 January 2012, 15:59 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Kirill says his meeting with Pope is not possible yet
"I still believe conflicts need to be resolved more energetically, if not fully, in order for this meeting to be successful," the Patriarch said in an interview with the Serb newspaper Vecherniye Novosti.
26 January 2012, 13:47 | Scandals, crime |
Experts Comment on Replacement of Heads of Most Significant Cultural Institutions
Experts associate the large-scale replacement of the directors of the most significant cultural institutions with the efforts of the authorities to employ ex-officials who were made redundant due to the reduction of the top section of officials.
23 January 2012, 11:20 | Religion and society |
Ministry of Culture Dismisses Director of Kyiv Cave Monastery
The Minister of Culture, Mykhailo Kulyniak on 20 January signed an order to dismiss the General Director of the Kyiv Cave National Historic and Cultural Reserve, Maryna Hromova.
23 January 2012, 09:53 | Land and property problems |
First 20 Patients of Berezhany Psychoneurological Nursing Home Moved from Former Monastery Building
The first 20 patients of the Berezhany psychoneurological nursing home in Krasnopushcha of Ternopil Oblast were moved from the building of a Basilian Monastery.
20 January 2012, 15:26 | Church-state relations |
Cabinet of Ministers To Pass 20 Hectares of Land to Sviati Hory National Park
The Cabinet of Ministers allowed the National Natural Park Holy Mountains [Sviati Hory] to develop a project of land management to allocate to the park a land plot of 20 Hectares intended for forestry purposes in the Sloviansk District of Donetsk Region.
18 January 2012, 09:45 | Religion and policy |
Patriarch Sviatoslav: UGCC Will Not Support Anyone During Elections
During a visit to the eastern Ukrainian city of Cherkasy, Patriarch Sviatoslav stated that the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is taking measures so that the church is not used by any political party for political purpses.
18 January 2012, 09:16 | Religion and policy |
Svoboda Association Protests Against Transfer of Land in Uman to Chasidim
On January 16, in the town of Uman of Cherkasy Oblast, approximately 300 activists organized a protest “Uman, Rise Against Corruption and Invasion.”
17 January 2012, 19:02 | Charity, social service |
| Ukrainian Pastor Launches Missionary Trip to Kenya
The pastor of the Church of Good Changes from Mariupol, Director of the Republic Pilgrim Charitable Foundation, Hennadii Mokhnenko with a group of volunteers launched a missionary trip to Kenya, Africa on 16 January.
17 January 2012, 14:49 | Children young people and religion |
Patriarch Sviatoslav Shares Secrets of Work with Youth
Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), said that the church has no special tactic for engaging young people in the church.
17 January 2012, 13:09 | Charity, social service |
Children's ombudsman sees positive trends in adoption of orphans in Ukraine
There was a positive trend in 2011 regarding the upbringing of orphans in family-type orphans or foster families, the Ukrainian president's commissioner for children's rights, Yuriy Pavlenko, has said, KyivPost informs.
13 January 2012, 12:46 | Judaism |
New Synagogue Opened in Zaporizhia
On January 11, a new synagogue was opened in the eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia. It was given a name Hiimat-Roza in honor of the mother sponsors who financed the construction.
12 January 2012, 17:14 | UOC (MP) |
Metropolitan Sofronii of Cherkasy: Metropolitan Ahafangel Has No Chance To Head UOC-MP
In a commentary to Gazeta.ua, Metropolitan Sofronii (Dmytruk) of Cherkasy and Kaniv expressed an opinion that Metropolitan Ahafangel (Savin) has no chances to head the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate and that a Ukrainian will head the Church.
11 January 2012, 10:57 | Religion and society |
Christian Organizations Call on Ukrainians to Conduct National Prayer on January 22
A number of Christian organizations addressed Ukrainians with a call to conduct a joint national Prayer at 2 pm, on 22 January, at the main squares of the towns and villages of Ukraine.