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Representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-MP Participated in Festivities of the 196th Anniversary of Shevchenko | 11 March 2010, 14:07 | UOC (MP)
Evidence of Pseudo-Synod of UGCC of 1946 Presented | 11 March 2010, 09:24 | UGCC |
Exhibit of Shevchenko Valuables Opens to Mark the Poet’s 196th Birthday | 10 March 2010, 11:05 | Religion and culture |
Head of UGCC Meets Mayor of Odesa | 10 March 2010, 10:21 | Church-state relations |
Delegation of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the USA Visited Patriarchal Cathedral | 10 March 2010, 08:58 | UGCC |
Culture
11 March 2010, 09:24 | UGCC |
Evidence of Pseudo-Synod of UGCC of 1946 Presented
March 10, 2010, marked the 64th anniversary of the end of the pseudo-synod of 1946 where by decree the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was liquidated in the USSR.
10 March 2010, 11:05 | Religion and culture |
Exhibit of Shevchenko Valuables Opens to Mark the Poet’s 196th Birthday
On March 9, 2010, the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate donated a sample of the facsimile edition of the Peresopnytsia Gospels and nine rare editions to the Taras Shevchenko National Museum
9 March 2010, 11:57 | Theology and religious education |
Ostrih Academy Announces its All-Ukrainian Olympiad “Young Bible Students”
The Ostrih Academy National University invites pupils of grades 1-11 who won at the regional Olympiads and study spiritual-moral subjects and all interested persons to the All-Ukrainian Olympiad “Young Bible Students.”
9 March 2010, 10:50 | Religion and culture |
Metropolitan Volodymyr is going to donate a facsimile copy of the Peresopnytsia Gospels along with several rarities from his Shevchenko collection to the museum.
5 March 2010, 15:16 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
Roman Shukhevych Remembered in Ternopil
In churches of the western Ukrainian Ternopil region, on February 5, 2010, memorial services for the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Roman Shukhevych, were conducted.
5 March 2010, 13:29 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
By Summer the Patriarchal Pilgrimage Center will Share its Routes
From the 44 pilgrimage places of the UGCC that have been visited by the monitoring group of the Patriarchal Pilgrimage Center, around 10 percent of the pilgrimage objects are ready for pilgrims.
5 March 2010, 10:54 | Religion in MASS-MEDIA |
RISU Conducts Training Seminar “External Communication for Religious Organizations”
On March 5-6, 2010, at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU), a specialized training seminar “External communication for religious organizations” is being held.
4 March 2010, 16:28 | History, archaeology |
Orthodox Brotherhoods Ask to Revive Memory of Prince Askold’s Baptism of Rus
Youth Orthodox Brotherhoods of Ukraine addressed the head of the UOC-MP with a request to support the celebration of the anniversary of the campaign of Prince Askold of Kyiv against Constantinople in 860 and his conversion to Orthodox.
4 March 2010, 09:47 | Sacral art |
Metropolitan Volodymyr Visits Italy
On March 2, 2010, the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate left for Italy to take part in opening of exhibition Golden Age of the Ukrainian Icon of the XVI-XVIII Centuries.
1 March 2010, 10:49 | Scandals, crime |
An Antique Book of the Lviv Orthodox Stauropegion Brotherhood Discovered By Custom Officers
During a custom examination of a parcel sent by a resident of Kyiv to Poland, the workers of the Lviv Customs found a unique antique book.
23 February 2010, 15:17 | UOC (MP) |
Request of Metropolitan Volodymyr for Bringing the Icon of Theotokos of Bethlehem to Kyiv Granted
Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem Replied to Request of the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Volodymyr for Bringing the Icon of Theotokos of Bethlehem to Kyiv.
22 February 2010, 17:44 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Ukrainian Orthodox Procession Conducted in Lviv for First Time in 300 Years
On the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, February 21, 2010, the faithful of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church organized a religious procession in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
16 February 2010, 10:48 | Religion and culture |
Kyiv Synagogue Refuses to Return Torah Scrolls to State Archives
Representatives of the State Committee on Archives of Ukraine state that the Jewish community of Kyiv refuses to return Torah scrolls passed to the Jewish community for temporary use.
15 February 2010, 14:34 | National religious question |
Organizing Committee for Preparation of 1025th Anniversary of Baptism of Kyivan Rus Established
The Cabinet of Ministers established an Organizing Committee for the preparation and marking of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus planned for July 2013.
15 February 2010, 12:18 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
UGCC Pilgrimage Center Improves Pilgrimage Map
The monitoring group of the Patriarchal Pilgrimage Center of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is improving the map for pilgrimages.
12 February 2010, 12:48 | Land and property problems |
“Churches were simply returned to its owner” – the UGCC Points to Historical Facts
“Allegations that the Greek Catholics violently took away Orthodox churches are absolutely untrue. They simply returned them to its owner," stressed Patriarch Lubomyr.
8 February 2010, 12:38 | Religious holidays and traditions |
UOC-MP Primate Opened This Year’s Cheesefare Week Festivities
On Sunday, January 7, 2010, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan (UOC-MP) Volodymyr opened this year’s Cheesefare Week festivities at Soborna Gallery.
27 January 2010, 11:14 | History, archaeology |
Yad Vashem and Israeli Politicians Provide No Proof of Shukhevych’s Collaboration with Nazis
The head of the Association of Jewish Communities and Organizations of Ukraine, Vaad Yosyp Zisels, voiced his opinion on the figure of the commander in chief of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Roman Shukhevych.
25 January 2010, 11:34 | UGCC |
On January 24, 2010, in Kyiv, in the St. Basil the Great Church, the Institute of Church History of the Ukrainian Catholic University presented the exhibition “Toward the Light of Resurrection through the Thorns of Catacombs.”
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.
