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UGCC Head Will Remind President About Equality of Churches | 12 March 2010, 12:46 | Church-state relations |
Greek Catholic Community of Russian City Omsk Honored Memory of Taras Shevchenko | 12 March 2010, 12:24 | UGCC
Supreme Court of Ukraine Obligated UOC-MP to Remove “Field Chapel” in Chernihiv
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11 March 2010, 17:04 | Land and property problems | Ukrainian Bible Society Discusses Possible Modernization of Ivan Ohienko's Translation of the Bible
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11 March 2010, 16:02 | Bible, Bible sociaty | Representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-MP Participated in Festivities of the 196th Anniversary of Shevchenko | 11 March 2010, 14:07 | UOC (MP)
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4 March 2010, 17:37 | Religion and society |
Gay Forum Addressed Ukraine President
Representatives of the gay movement ask Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych to ensure in Ukraine civil equality for sexual minorities.
3 March 2010, 09:10 | Church-state relations |
On February 25, 2010, a regular session of the Secretariat of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations was held on the premises of Caritas-Spes.
1 February 2010, 14:26 | Religion and policy |
All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations Calls Not to Vote “Against All”
The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO) published an address to the Ukrainian nation on the occasion of the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine.
29 January 2010, 10:18 | Interchurch relations |
Ecumenical Prayer for Christian Unity Held in Kherson
On January 27, 2010, in the Roman Catholic Holiest Christ’s Heart Church (Kherson), as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, believers from different Christian communities gathered together for a joint prayer.
25 January 2010, 16:16 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
UOC-KP Criticizes Proposals of Inter-Orthodox Preparatory Committee on Autocephaly
On January 23, 2010, in the Kyiv residence of the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP), a meeting of its synod was held.
22 January 2010, 18:12 | Interchurch relations |
Apostolic Nuncio: Meeting of Patriarch of Moscow and Pope Could Become Icon of 21st Century
Archbishop Ivan Jurkovich stressed that a possible meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is very important as it will be the first one in history.
21 January 2010, 19:43 | Interchurch relations |
| Interdenominational Prayer Held in Lviv Catholic University as Part of International Prayer Week
As part of the International Prayer Week of January 18-25, 2010, in the chapel of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, an interdenominational prayer was held on January 21.
21 January 2010, 13:38 | VRCIRO, interconfessional advices |
Head of AUCCRO requested Ukrainian authorities to take into account the position of the Ukrainian public regarding the introduction of initiatives propagating homosexuality and attempts to legalize same sex relations.
15 January 2010, 16:52 | Land and property problems |
Musorivtsi Village Council to Pass Land under Disputed Church to Kyivan Patriarchate
On January 14, 2010, the session of the village council of Musorivtsi, Ternopil Region, decided to pass the land on which a disputed church is built to the community of the UOC-KP.
11 January 2010, 13:40 | UOC (MP)
Text of report of Archbishop Serhiy of Ternopil and Kremenets to Metropolitan Volodymyr about another attempt to seize the Holy Protection Church in Musorivtsi by representatives of the UOC-KP.
5 January 2010, 16:22 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
Conflict over Church between Orthodox Denominations in Musorivtsi Continues
Representatives of the UOC-KP and UOC-MP, who are at variance with each other, in the village of Musorivtsi in Ternopil Region agreed to a temporary “truce” and alternate services in the church during the Christmas season.
24 December 2009, 10:55 | UOC KP |
Representatives of the Kyivan Patriarchate comment on the letter of the Moscow Patriarchate's Synodal Department on Relations Between the Church and Society to Prime Minister Tymoshenko regarding St. Catherine’s Church in Chernihiv.
24 December 2009, 10:45 | International relations |
Head of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate on Relations Between the Church and Society sent a letter to Prime Minster Tymoshenko asking for help to return St. Catherine’s Church to the UOC-MP.
21 December 2009, 14:22 | Religion and policy |
All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations Calls Citizens to Vote
The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations on December 21, 2009, published an address to the Ukrainian nation on the occasion of the presidential elections.
16 December 2009, 12:20 | Interconfessional |
UGCC Synod Proposes Model of Unity of Churches of St. Volodymyr’s Baptism
Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church explained the UGCC’s vision of the possibility of uniting the Kyivan Church and presented the Address of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC of 2009 to the journalists and the public.
15 December 2009, 09:57 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
According to an Interfax report, Archbishop Mark of Berlin, Germany, and Great Britain says the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad wants autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church even less than the Church in Russia.
14 December 2009, 12:24 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
UOC-Kyivan Patriarchate’s Synod Sees No Obstacles in Preparing Dialogue with UOC-Moscow Patriarchate
The UOC-KP sees no obstacles in the process of preparing the dialogue with the UOC-MP and calls the faithful to “assist in all ways to establish peaceful relations between the believers of the two Churches.”
9 December 2009, 12:17 | News |
8 December 2009, 15:20 | Interchurch relations |
Russian Church Wants "Concrete Steps" From Vatican to Solve Interdenominational Tension
The Russian Orthodox Church is not against a meeting between its head, Patriarch Kirill, and Pope Benedict XVI but expects the Vatican to "take "concrete steps to show that there is a desire to be cooperative".
8 December 2009, 15:18 | UOC KP |
UOC-Kyivan Patriarchate Responds to Questioning of Its Apostolic Succession of Ordinations
“Whoever denies the validity of the sacrament of ordinations administered by Patriarch Filaret thereby questions the validity of the episcopal ordination of the present leadership of the ROC and the UOC-MP”
