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.
Temples, church property
15 May 2012, 16:13 | Church-state relations |
Archbishop of UOC-KP Complains to Public Prosecutor General Against Ukraine's President
Archbishop Klement (Kushch) of the Crimea of te Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate addressed the Prosecutor General, Viktor Pshonka with a request to oblige Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych to give a response to the address 443/15228-01 of the faithful of UOC-KP of 16.03.2012.
30 April 2012, 09:35 | Temples, church property |
Construction of New Synagogue Started in Sevastopol
Construction of a new synagogue was launched in Sevastopol. UNIAN reported with reference to the press Secretary of the Chief Rabbi of Sevastopol, Borys Nesterenko.
23 April 2012, 10:10 | Temples, church property |
Odesa Eparchy of UOC-MP to Receive Church Building from Authorities at Price of UAH 1.2
The Odesa City Council will sell the building of the Church of All Saints located at 33 Akademika Hlushka Street to the Odesa Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate at a symbolic price of UAH 1.2.
11 April 2012, 13:56 | Temples, church property |
On 10 April, The Lviv Regional Council passed an address to the Supreme Council of Ukraine and the local councils of all the levels as to prevention of the transfer of the national shrines to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate.
28 March 2012, 13:50 | Land and property problems |
Patriarch Sviatoslav: Local Authorities Ignore Legal Rights of Greek Catholics
At a press conference at UNIAN today, Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) said that the state leadership puts no pressure on the UGCC, but the authorities in Ukraine do not observe the principle of equal treatment of all the denominations, especially at the local level.
6 March 2012, 08:59 | Religion and culture |
Official List of Historic Monuments of Kyiv Published
On the instruction of the head of the Kyiv City State Administration, Oleksandr Popov, the list of Kyiv’s historic and architectural monuments of the state and local significance has been published by the web site of the Main Department of Protection of Cultural Heritage.
28 February 2012, 11:38 | Land and property problems |
UOC-MP Already Considers Itself Lawful Owner of Pochayiv Monastery
Vasyl Horbal, a deputy of the Party of Regions, who was the author of Bill 9690 On Restitution of Objects of Cultural Heritage to Religious Organizations registered on January 12, 2012, assured that the bill has a good chance of being passed by the Parliament.
10 February 2012, 12:00 | Temples, church property |
Patriarch Sviatoslav: Privatization of Shrines Is To Be Coordinated With Council of Churches
According to the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav, it is advisable to carry out the restitution of Church property in Ukraine, but it should be done carefully without favoritism with respect to any denomination.
10 February 2012, 09:25 | Temples, church property |
New Director of Kyiv Cave Reserve Promises Modernization
According to the newspaper Segodnia (Number 30 of 9 February), the new General Director of the Kyiv Cave Reserve, Viktoria Lisnycha stated that the service for visitors of the monastery is to be improved considerably.
8 February 2012, 13:43 | Church-state relations |
Patriarch Filaret Addresses President Regarding Possible Privatization of Ukrainian Shrines
Patriarh Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate sent a letter to President Viktor Yanukovych expressing his concern about Bill 9690 “On making alterations to certain laws of Ukraine (regarding the transfer of objects of the cultural heritage to religious organizations).”
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.
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.
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.
10 January 2012, 11:20 | Temples, church property |
Conservation of Tithe Church in Kyiv Completed
On 29 December, 2011, in Kyiv, the temporary conservation of the foundations of the Tithe Church was completed.
5 January 2012, 12:34 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
Million of Tourists Visited Kyiv Cave Reserve Last Year
The number of the visitors of the Kyiv Cave National Historic and Cultural Reserve have grown considerably during the New Year celebration time.
5 January 2012, 11:22 | Church-state relations |
Ternopil Council of Churches Handles Issues of Social Care and Security of Church Buildings
The participants of the session of the Council of Churches of Ternopil Region of 4 January discussed questions of the social care for the needy at the time of Christmas and the need to duly preserve the sacral heritage.
30 December 2011, 09:58 | Land and property problems |
8 Religious Communities Not To Pay for Land in New Year
The Lviv City Council has given a Christmas present to the Church.
10 December 2011, 20:42 | Temples, church property |
Patriarch Sviatoslav Hopes Authorities Of Odesa Will Allocate Land Plot for UGCC Church
On 8 December, Patriarch Sviatoslav met with representatives of the Odesa Regional State Administration and City Council.
7 December 2011, 09:40 | Temples, church property |
Kyiv City Council Refuses to Prohibit Construction Near Holy Sophia
Deputies of the Kyiv City Council refused to cancel the decision to allocate to the Investment Building Group Ltd a land plot in the buffer zone of Sophia of Kyiv for construction.