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.
Interchurch relations
3 February 2012, 14:55 | Freedom of Conscience |
Evangelical Protestant Leaders To Discuss Media Campaign Against Their Churches
On February 7, 2012, a meeting of the heads of the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine regarding the campaign of mass media against Evangelical Churches will be held.
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.
25 January 2012, 15:31 | Interchurch relations |
Interdenominational Prayer Meeting Held in Zaporizhia
On January 21, in the eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, in the Church of St. Paul of the Roman Catholic Church, an interdenominational prayer meeting was held as part of the World Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
25 January 2012, 13:16 | Interchurch relations |
Reps of Different Denominations Pray for Christian Unity in Lviv
Representatives of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), Roman Catholic Church (RCC), Armenian Apostolic Church and the Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith participated in an interdenominational prayer for unity held on January 24 in the chapel of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU).
23 January 2012, 14:29 | Interchurch relations |
Different Denominations Pray Together for Unity in Kyiv
On January 22, representatives of Christian Churches of Ukraine jointly prayed for the unity of Christianity in the Church of St. Basil the Great of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Kyiv.
21 January 2012, 11:11 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
Ecumenical Prayer for Unity of Christians to Be Held on January 22 in Kyiv
Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) initiated an ecumenical prayer to be held at 6 p.m., on January 22, in the Church of St. Basil the Great of the UGCC.
18 January 2012, 18:44 | Interchurch relations |
Lutheran and Catholic bishops addressed Metropolitan Ahafangel (Savin) of Odesa and Izmail of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate with an open letter.
17 January 2012, 10:26 | Interchurch relations |
Christians of Odesa To Hold Joint Prayer For Unity and Reconciliation
On 18 January, in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, the Week of Prayers for the unity of Christians and reconciliation between people, nations and communities will begin .
11 January 2012, 10:57 | Religion and society |
Christian Organizations Call on Ukrainians to Conduct National Prayer on January 22
A number of Christian organizations addressed Ukrainians with a call to conduct a joint national Prayer at 2 pm, on 22 January, at the main squares of the towns and villages of Ukraine.
29 December 2011, 09:27 | Interchurch relations |
Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church are concerned over the statements of Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) that believers of the Kyivan Patriarchate are “the main Orthodox brethren” of the Ukrainian Greek Catholics.
27 December 2011, 12:40 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Bishops of Three Denominations in Odesa Address Residents on Christmas
Bishops of three Christian denominations of Odesa, Bishop Bronislav Bernatskyi of Odesa and Simferopol of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop Vasyl (Ivasiuk) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Bishop Uland Schpalinger of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine jointly addressed the residents of Odesa and all people of good will on occasion of Christmas.
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, 10:29 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Sviatoslav: Interdenominational Conflicts in Ukraine Are Part of History Now
Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church stated that the interdenominational conflicts at the national level are now part of history.
6 December 2011, 09:45 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Sviatoslav Denies Accusations of Proselytism
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) denied accusations of proselytism made by a local representative of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate after his visit to Kirovohrad.
15 November 2011, 11:04 | Interchurch relations |
Bishop of Kyivan Patriarchate Comments on Establishment of New Greek Catholic Metropolitanates
The establishment of three new metropolitanates of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will not influence the relations with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate.
12 November 2011, 12:31 | Religion and science |
Conference on Academic Theology Held at Ukrainian Catholic University
Over twenty European scholars and theologians from Romania, Greece, Poland, Belarus, the Netherlands, Russia and Ukraine participated in an international conference “Academic Theology in the Postsecular Age” organized by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of UCU.
11 November 2011, 14:15 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Kirill States That Relations Between Orthodox and Greek Catholics Improved
Patriarch Kirill spoke about the relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church in his address to the hearers of courses of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
10 November 2011, 14:02 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
Strangers No Longer: Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox in US remember the Holodomor
Huffington Ecumenical Institute will hold an evening of liturgy and discussion centered on the famine in Ukraine of 1932-1933. An ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the Holodomor will be followed by reflections on the way in which memorializing the genocide has brought together Ukrainians of different faith traditions in the United States.
10 November 2011, 10:24 | Interchurch relations |
Russian Church Concerned Over Establishment of New Metropolitanates by Greek Catholics
According to representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate, the recent establishment of three new metropolitanates of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will complicate the Orthodox-Catholic dialogue in Ukraine.
2 November 2011, 14:14 | Interchurch relations |
Reconciliation Association of Christian Churches Established in Odesa
The association is to become the ecumenical platform for the cooperation of the churches of Odesa.