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.
Religion and policy
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.
23 December 2011, 13:14 | Church-state relations |
Patriarch Filaret: Kharkiv Council of 1992 Organized by Security Services
The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate, Patriarch Filaret, is convinced that the Kharkiv Council, which took place nearly 20 years ago, was held by the Ukrainian bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on the initiative of the state security service, on which they totally depended then.
14 December 2011, 09:13 | Church-state relations |
Parliamentary Committee Refuses to Consider Church-State Relations
The parliamentary Committee on Culture and Spirituality changed its position and refused to support the proposal to hold a parliamentary hearing on the “State of Church-State Relations in Ukraine.”
12 December 2011, 13:02 | Religion and policy |
According to press secretary of the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), the church, will support no political party at the coming elections, but it may pay attention to good works of a particular politician.
12 December 2011, 10:13 | Religion and policy |
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Head Disapproves of Involvement of Church in Politics
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic head disapproves of involvement of church representatives in politics.
8 December 2011, 11:24 | Religion and policy |
Patriarch Sviatoslav: We pray for all who suffer including Tymoshenko
When asked by a correspondent of Reviewer if he prays for Yulia Tymoshenko, Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church responded that the church prays for all people who suffer, are in prisons and captivity, including Yulia Tymoshenko.
8 December 2011, 10:55 | Religion and policy |
| ZIK TV Attempts to Prove Oksana Bilozir Involvement in Dognal’s Sect
After carrying out a journalistic investigation, the Lustration program of the Lviv TV channel ZIK TV claims to have established the involvement of Ukrainian Deputy Oksana Bilozir, a member of the Christian Democratic Union, in Dognal’s Sect.
7 December 2011, 10:06 | Religion and policy |
Expert: Authorities Will Unite Denominations Before Elections
Viktor Nebozhenko, the head of the sociological service Ukrainian Barometer, expressed an opinion that in anticipation of the election of 2012, the Ukrainian authorities will reanimate religious and language issues.
6 December 2011, 10:10 | Religion and policy |
Greek Catholic Church Calls on Ukrainians to Take Their Vote Seriously
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Patriarch Sviatoslav, commented on the address of the traditional Churches of Ukraine to the faithful and all people of goodwill on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the referendum on the Act of Declаration of Ukrainian Independence.
2 December 2011, 16:12 | Religion and policy |
Crimean Muftis Defend Mustafa Dzhemilev From Wahabits
The Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Crimea has called on the local Muslims not to support the organizers of the protests against the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People and not to yield to provocations.
1 December 2011, 11:52 | Legislation |
Reps of Churches and Deputies to Demand Moratorium on Privatization of Religious Property
On November 29, a regular session of the working group on the promotion of the activity of religious organizations was held.
16 November 2011, 10:14 | Religion and policy |
Leader of Communists Opposes Honoring 'Traitors' Metropolitan Josyf Slipyj and Hetman Ivan Mazepa
According to the result of the voting in the parliament on November 15, the draft resolution on marking remembrance days and jubilees in 2012 was rejected.
27 October 2011, 10:47 | Religion and policy |
Christian Democrats Demand to Restore Utility Tariff Benefits for Religious Organizations
A group of Ukrainian deputies of the Christian Democratic Union Party sent a letter to Ukraine’s Premier, Mykola Azarov with a request to restore the utility tariff benefits for religious organizations.
27 October 2011, 09:37 | Religious intolerance and vandalism |
Roman Catholics of Sevastopol Ask Public Prosecutor To Call to Account Deputy of City Council
Roman Catholics of Sevastopol demand that the Office of Public Prosecutor should call to account a deputy of the city council, Artem Maltsev for groundless accusations against the Church and disinformation.
24 October 2011, 13:15 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Kyivan Patriarchate Warns That Renewal of Tithe Church Can Cause Religious Confrontation
Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate expressed concern over the possibility of constructing a new church in the place of the Tithe Church in Kyiv and its transfer to the Moscow Patriarchate.
15 October 2011, 15:37 | Church-state relations |
Patriarch Sviatoslav Criticizes Judiciary System in Ukraine
“The present condition of judicial procedure is one of the deepest actual wounds of our state,” said the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) commenting on the recent trials of Y. Tymoshenko and L. Lutsenko in an interview to UNIAN.