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.
Temples, church property
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.
1 December 2011, 12:00 | Islam |
The Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Ukraine has organized a press tour around the new Ar-Rakhma Mosque in Kyiv.
30 November 2011, 10:48 | Temples, church property |
Synagogue At Grave of Rabbi Nakhman To Be Transfered to Jewish Community
The Uman Synagogue, which was once attended by Rabbi Nakhman, will be returned to the ownership of the local Jewish community.
25 November 2011, 11:16 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Head of Kyiv City Administration Promises to Conserve Foundation of Tithe Church This Year
Work on the conservation of the foundation of the Tithe Church will be executed this year.
17 November 2011, 10:09 | Church-state relations |
Jews in Chernivtsi Will Have Synagogue
The head of the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration, Mykhailo Papiev, promised the Jewish religious community Ruzhyn Sandhora that they will have a synagogue.
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.
12 October 2011, 09:33 | Church-state relations |
Metropolitan Volodymyr Calls President and Parliament to Support Renewal of Tithe Church
The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Metropolitan Volodymyr, sent the following open letters to Ukraine’s president, the head of the presidential administration, and heads of factions in the Supreme Council of Ukraine regarding the renewal of the Tithe Church.
23 September 2011, 10:47 | Temples, church property |
Committee of Supreme Council Does Not Support Privatization of Pochaiv Monastery
A special committee of the Supreme Council did not support the draft resolution to exclude the Pochaiv Monastery from the list of objects which are not subject to privatization.
22 September 2011, 10:39 | Temples, church property |
Metropolitan Volodymyr Issues Address on 1000th Anniversary of St. Sophia Cathedral
The press service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate published an address of its head, Metropolitan Volodymyr, on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of the St. Sophia Cathedral.
19 September 2011, 18:28 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Eight wooden Ukrainian churches included in UNESCO list in 2013
Eight wooden Ukrainian churches, four in Lviv region, two in Ivano-Frankivsk region, and two in Transcarpathian region, have been chosen to be put on the UNESCO World Heritage list, a the leading researcher of the Ukrzakhidproectrestavratsia Institute in Lviv, Vasyl Slobodian, has told the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia newspaper.