Expert thought
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.
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23 May 2012, 00:04 |
2 April 2012, 21:53 |
Blog of Spiritual Seminary in Drohobych
Київське християнство у світлі Декрету Глави УГКЦ про заснування трьох нових митрополій в Україні
29 March 2012, 14:41 |
Оксана умерла. Можем ли мы сделать хоть что-то для еще живых?
Exclusive
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.
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 |
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.
Conferences, seminars, researches
16 May 2012, 09:17 | History, archaeology |
Kyiv Patriarchate Considers Canonization of Prince Askold
On 15 May, 2012, in the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate, an all-Ukrainian scholarly theological and historic conference on the 1150th anniversary of establishment of the Kyivan Metropolitanate and the Baptism of the Kyivan state under Prince Askold was held.
25 April 2012, 10:37 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
Representatives of Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism Meet in Kyiv
A two-day interdenominational forum “Toward Changes: Importance of Religion in the Modern World: Religion in Conditions of Democracy and Secular Society” began on April 25, in Kyiv, with the participation of well-known religious leaders from various countries representing Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism in order to discuss the role and place of religion in the modern world.
15 March 2012, 13:28 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
In St. Nicholas’ Assembly Hall of the Uzhhorod Ukrainian Theological Academy of St. Cyril and Methodius of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) and Avhustyn Voloshyn’s Carpathian University, on March 14, scholarly readings were held on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the proclamation of Carpathian Ukraine.
24 November 2011, 14:19 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
Greek Catholic Scholars Discuss Status and Prospects of Theology in Church
Greek Catholic theologians from the leading Ukrainian spiritual institutions gathered in Lviv for a scholarly conference “UGCC: 20 years after the underground. The achievements, difficulties and prospects of the establishment of the spiritual-theological identity.”
23 November 2011, 15:37 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
Churches of Central and Eastern Europe share experiences in social services to needy
An international interdenominational conference "Churches in the Service to the Needy: Possibilities of Cooperation with Secular Organizations" was held in J. Rau Minsk International Education Center (Belarus) from November 16 to 19, 2011, reports the Institute for Religious Freedom.
16 November 2011, 11:20 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
Ukrainian Catholic University Scholars Consider Practical Application of Papal Encyclicals
At the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, a seminar was held presenting social encyclicals of the Roman Popes to the faithful in the last and the beginning of this century.
12 November 2011, 12:31 | Religion and science |
Conference on Academic Theology Held at Ukrainian Catholic University
Over twenty European scholars and theologians from Romania, Greece, Poland, Belarus, the Netherlands, Russia and Ukraine participated in an international conference “Academic Theology in the Postsecular Age” organized by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of UCU.
10 November 2011, 14:02 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
Strangers No Longer: Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox in US remember the Holodomor
Huffington Ecumenical Institute will hold an evening of liturgy and discussion centered on the famine in Ukraine of 1932-1933. An ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the Holodomor will be followed by reflections on the way in which memorializing the genocide has brought together Ukrainians of different faith traditions in the United States.
10 November 2011, 11:41 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
Conference calls on Romania to acknowledge WWII war crimes in Ukraine and Moldova
A conference focusing on Romania's Holocaust-era war crimes in Ukraine and Moldova called on Romania to acknowledge and apologize for the murder of hundreds of thousands of Jews.
31 August 2011, 15:27 | Religion and culture |
Book Fair Forum Marketsquare Europe – 2011 to Be Held in Ukraine
The European Forum of Christian Book Publishers and Distributors MarketsquareEurope – 2011 will be held in Ukraine this year. The forum is organized by the Christian Trade Organization International and Association of Christian Publishers of Ukraine.
25 August 2011, 17:01 | Announcements |
Pre-Frankfurt Rights Show: ChristianTrade’s Marketsquare Europe To Take Place in Kyiv
ChristianTrade Association International is organizing a two-day translation rights show in Kiev, Ukraine. The event, 7 – 8 October, will take place just before the Frankfurt International Book Fair.
8 Jule 2011, 11:25 | Christians of Evangelical Faith |
Several thousand Pentecostals take part in national youth congress in Zhytomyr region
The opening ceremony of the 14th national congress of young Ukrainian evangelical Christians took place on July 6, 2011, in the Zhytomyr Oblast. Traditionally, 3 to 6 thousand Christians from all regions of Ukraine gather at the youth forum. This year there are delegates from Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Germany, USA, and other countries.
25 May 2011, 10:01 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
On May 24, an international Conference “St. Clement of Rome in the Context of the Missions of Saints Cyril and Methodius” was held on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of the discovery by Cyril and Methodius of the relics of St. Clement of Rome in the Crimea.
20 May 2011, 11:02 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
The 7th International Scholarly Conference “Byzantine-Slavonic Hymnography and Church Monody” was held at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv on May 17-19.
20 May 2011, 10:52 | Religious mass media and Internet |
Media Conference on Church in Information Society Held in Odesa
Journalists, church leaders, representatives of church press services, Christian publications, and church TV studios and websites, as well as Christian bloggers, participate in the media conference “The Church in the Information Society" held on May 20-21 in Odesa.
16 May 2011, 16:52 | Religion and society |
Brotherhood of St. Andrew the First-Called of UAOC Makes Statement on Events of May 9
On May 14, in Kaniv, a traditional meeting of the All-Ukrainian Brotherhood of St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle was held. It was attended by representatives of the regional brotherhoods from Lviv, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Cherkasy.
13 May 2011, 09:06 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
Conference on Religion and Goverment Held at Ukrainian Catholic University
On May 13-14, at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv, the 14th National Academic Conference “Religion and Authorities in Ukraine: Cultural Tradition, Modern Experience and Prospects” will be held.
4 March 2011, 03:00 | Announcements |
Training 'Church and Mass Media: Effective Cooperation' to be held in southern Ukraine
On March 11-12, the Religious Information Service of Ukraine jointly with the Koch Foundation, the Board of Churches of the Southern Region of the Union "Church of God of Ukraine," and Christian Churches of the Kherson Oblast will hold a two-day training seminar "Church and the Mass Media: Effective Cooperation."
10 January 2011, 14:50 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
30 historians from across Ukraine to discuss new history textbook
On Jan. 14-15 Ukrainian historians will meet to discuss a new history textbook. The meeting is organized by the New Time Association of Teachers and the Petro Jacyk program for studying contemporary Ukraine and will be held at the Lviv-based Ukrainian Catholic University.
23 December 2010, 12:32 | Community |
Ukrainian Population Shrinks to 45.8 Million in October
The population of Ukraine totaled 45.8 million as of Nov. 1, 2010, according to a posting on the website of the State Statistics Committee.