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  • 16 May 2012, 09:17 | History, archaeology | 

    Kyiv Patriarchate Considers Canonization of Prince Askold

    On 15 May, 2012, in the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate, an all-Ukrainian scholarly theological and historic conference on the 1150th anniversary of establishment of the Kyivan Metropolitanate and the Baptism of the Kyivan state under Prince Askold was held.

  • 11 May 2012, 09:04 | UGCC | 

    Monument to Holy Martyr Omelian Kovch to Be Unveiled in Lviv Region Today

    The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church invites the clergy and faithful to participate in a nationwide pilgrimage dedicated to the Holy Martyr Omelian Kovch.

  • 8 May 2012, 09:37 | History, archaeology | 

    Committee of UGCC and Union of Officers of Ukraine Call on President to Recognize UPA's Participation in War

    As part of the national Day of Remembrance on May 7, 2012, in the information agency UNIAN, a roundtable “Models of Reconciliation and Attitude Toward the Past” was held.

  • 30 April 2012, 13:28 | History, archaeology | 

    Unique Frescos of 17th Century Discovered in Transcarpathian Region

    In one of the halls of the bishop’s residence, which was used by the library of the Uzhhorod National University until recently, old wall paintings have been discoevered.

  • 22 March 2012, 16:11 | Church-state relations | 

    Patriarch Josyf Slipyj to Be Honoured at State Level

    On March 22, the Supreme Council of Ukraine passed a resolution to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj.

  • 9 March 2012, 09:34 | UGCC | 

    New Collection of Soviet Documents Regarding Patriarch Josyf Slipyj Presented at UCU

    A two-volume book entitled Patriarch Josyf Slipyj in Soviet Security Services Documents (1939-1987) was presented on March 7 at the Ukrainian Catholic University.

  • 21 February 2012, 17:14 | Religion and science | 

    Slavic Bible Commentary to be published in 2015

    The fourth working meeting of the editorial board of Bible Commentary: The Modern Evangelical Perspective was held in Jerusalem’s AMI Center for Biblical Study and Research on February 7-18, 2012. This meeting ended a nearly two-year period of writing the bible commentary.

  • 9 February 2012, 16:42 | UGCC | 

    Institute of Church History as part of international project ‘Memory of the Nations’ to present information on UGCC underground

    The Institute of Church History has joined the international project “Memory of the Nations” This Internet portal is creating archives of testimonies of survivors of the Communist and Nazi totalitarian regimes. The institute has posted four interviews on the portal to present various aspects of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the underground.

  • 11 January 2012, 17:24 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

    One Million Visitors for Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in 2011

    Ukraine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site Kyiv Pechersk Lavra attracted over a million tourists in 2011, reports the press service of the museum. One of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine is popular due to the ancient cultural heritage carried by the buildings and decorations of the national reserve that date back to the beginning of the previous millennium.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 21 September 2011, 10:14 | Religion and culture | 

    Week of Sophia of Kyiv Begins

    On 21 September, the week of the Cathedral of the Holy Sophia of Kyiv, dedicated to its 1000th anniversary, begins. So reported the General Director of the National Reserve Sophia of Kyiv, Nelia Kukovalska at a press-conference on 19 September in Kyiv.

  • 25 August 2011, 13:44 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance

    Lviv treasures restored by joint Polish-Ukrainian endeavour

    A Polish-Ukrainian heritage committee will be assessing the fruits of joint conservation initiatives today, reflecting an increasingly fruitful spirit of cooperation between the two countries.

  • 5 August 2011, 12:18 | History, archaeology | 

    Unique 12th Century Icons Discovered Near Rivne

    Near the former capital of the Peresopnytsia Principality, in Rivne Region, archeologists discovered two small icons of the 12th century which were worn on the neck.

  • 20 Jule 2011, 17:55 | Catholic world | 

    Testimony on communist persecution of UGCC clergy given at Catholic congress in Hungary

    A delegation of seven people representing the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is taking part in the International Congress of Eastern and Western Catholic Churches of Europe, which is being held from July 17-22 in the Hungarian city of Ny?regyh?za. In view of the congress’s topic, “The Parish – A Place of Hope,” the preservation of the church and faith through hope was discussed.

  • 19 Jule 2011, 12:46 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

    15th-century wooden church in Lviv region missing roof, frescos being ruined

    For more than a month a unique wooden church in Drohobych, Lviv region, the 15th-century St. George’s Church, has been without a roof. Rain has been falling on the walls and the 17th-century frescos since the roof was damaged from hail.

  • 12 Jule 2011, 07:55 | Church-state relations | 

    UGCC wants to take part in rebuilding Tithe Church in Kyiv

    Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) asks for the UGCC along with other denominations to be allowed to participate in the construction of the Tithe Church, reads a letter from the primate to the head of the Kyiv City State Administration Oleksandr Popov, UNIAN reports.

  • 6 Jule 2011, 11:21 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

    UOC-MP to support any project for developing territory of Tithe Church as long as it has control over future church

    The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) is ready to support any project for developing the territory of the Tithe Church as long as the church belongs to the Moscow Patriarchate, UOC-MP press secretary archpriest Heorhii Kovalenko told Ukrayinskyi Tyzhden.

  • 17 June 2011, 09:22 | History, archaeology | 

    Ukrainian Catholic University to present video materials about collapse of Soviet Union in Kyiv

    On June 21 in Kyiv, the Ukrainian Catholic University will present a web archive of video materials called “The collapse of the Soviet Union: Oral History of Independent Ukraine 1988-1991.” The archive includes 72 interviews with political leaders, dissidents, diplomats, journalists, religious figures, businessmen, scholars, military men – participants or witnesses of arising of the independent Ukraine in 1988-1992.

  • 10 May 2011, 09:57 | History, archaeology | 

    All Churches of UOC-Moscow Patriarchate Served Memorial Services For Repose of Soldiers Killed in WWII

    On the eve of the 66th anniversary of the victory in WWII, on 8 May, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, served a memorial litia for the repose of all the perished fighters and victims of the war at Soborna Square of the Kyivan Cave Monastery.

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