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.
Blog
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.
Religion and policy
14 May 2012, 08:59 | Religion and policy |
Clergymen Participate in Forum of United Opposition in Kyiv
The Ukrainian opposition leaders held a national forum in St. Michael’s Square in front of St. Michael’s Cathedral.
8 May 2012, 12:00 | Religion and policy |
Patriarch Sviatoslav: UGCC Not to Allow Its Priests to Participate in Election Campaign
At their last Synod, the Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) prepared an address to the voters to be published before the parliamentary election next autumn, Patriarch Sviatoslav of the UGCC stated during his visit to Ivano-Frankivsk Region on May 6.
1 May 2012, 07:12 | Religion and policy |
The Senior Priest of the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Volodymyr in Kyiv, Protopriest Borys Tabachek, addressed Yulia Tymoshenko with a request to stop the hunger strike and find other ways of protest.
20 April 2012, 13:19 | Religion and policy |
Experts: Religious Policy of Yanukovych Has Been Changed
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has reviewed previous views on church-state relations and has returned to the policy pursued by his predecessors. This opinion was expressed by experts.
16 April 2012, 10:03 | Religion and policy |
Patriarch Sviatoslav: One Should Not Sell One's Vote During Election
Before the next parliamentary elections, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will address the believers with a call not to sell their votes in favour of any candidate or party but to make a conscious choice for the sake of implementation of the Christian values.
13 April 2012, 15:39 | Religion and policy |
First Easter Service in Ukraine to Be Broadcast from Moscow
For the first time in the history of independent Ukraine, the Ukrainian state television will broadcast a service from the Moscow Church of Christ the Saviour for an hour.
10 April 2012, 21:07 | Church-state relations |
President Explains Why Tymoshenko Cannot Be Pardoned Now
According Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), Viktor Yanukovych told the hierarchs that their request to pardon Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Lutsenko may be granted only upon the completion of all the trials.
10 April 2012, 09:23 | Church-state relations |
President Invites Heads of Churches to Talk About Tymoshenko
Ukraine’s president invited the heads of the Ukrainian Churches who signed the address requesting to release the ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to meet with him.
3 April 2012, 16:03 | Religion and policy |
Heads of Ukrainian Churches Ask President Yanukovych to Release Tymoshenko
The heads of the Ukrainian Churches addressed President Viktor Yanukovych with a request to release the leader of the opposition, ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
29 March 2012, 11:18 | Religion and policy |
Deputy Kolesnichenko Compelled to Revoke His Vote in Support of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj
Under public pressure, a Ukrainian Deputy representing the Party of Regions, Vadim Kolesnichenko, sent the Speaker of the Parliament an address revoking his vote for the celebration of the 120th anniversary of birth of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj.
22 March 2012, 16:11 | Church-state relations |
Patriarch Josyf Slipyj to Be Honoured at State Level
On March 22, the Supreme Council of Ukraine passed a resolution to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj.
20 March 2012, 11:34 | Scandals, crime |
Suspended Prison Sentence Passed Upon Separatist Priest Dymytrii Sydor
The head of the “Soim of the Carpathian Rusyns,” a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, Dymytrii Sydor was sentenced to three years of imprisonment with a respite of two years for the encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
20 March 2012, 10:21 | Religion and policy |
Politicians Ask Azarov How Embassy of God Pastors Can Be Active Members of Young Regions
One of the leaders of the Motherland party, Mykola Tomenko, and a Ukrainian deputy, Andrii Shkil, sent an address to the head of the Party of the Regions, Mykola Azarov, with a request to explain the position of the party on the membership and activity in the public organization Young Regions of the pastors of the Embassy of God
22 February 2012, 09:58 | Religion and policy |
Expert Comments on Actions of Synod of UOC-MP
Volodymyr Fesenko, the director of the Penta Center for Applied Political Studies, candidate of Philosophical Sciences, commented on the resonant rotations carried out by the Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
13 February 2012, 14:37 | Land and property problems |
Ex-Head of Security Service of Ukraine Calls on UNESCO to Protect Pochayiv Monastery
Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, a public and political figure, ex-head of the Security Services of Ukraine, forwarded an address to Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova with a request to help prevent the exclusion of the Pochayiv Monastery in Ternopil Oblast from the list of buildings which are not subject to privatization and to include the monastery on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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.
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.”
3 January 2012, 15:40 | Religion and policy |
Patriarch Filaret Questions Holiness of President Yanukovych's Mentor
In an interview to RISU, Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate spoke negatively about the former mentor of President Viktor Yanukovych and a very respected person in the Russian Church, Archimandrite Zosima.
27 December 2011, 14:14 | Religion and policy |
Evangelical Bishop: Unpleasant Smell of Dictatorship Is Penetrating Each Area of Life
According to the bishop, many of our misfortunes are caused by the fact that Ukrainians have not learned to appreciate freedom and cannot unite at important moments.