Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage

  • 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 | 

    Lutherans and Catholics Call On Orthodox Metropolitan Ahafangel to Join Prayer for Unity of Christians

    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 .

  • 13 January 2012, 10:17 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage | 

    Data Base of Shrines of UGCC for Pilgrims Created

    The newly created website of the Patriarchal Pilgrimage Center (PPC) presents information on 83 shrines.

  • 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.

  • 30 December 2011, 10:48 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage | 

    Berlin Hosts Taize Youth Meeting

    The 34th European Meeting of Youth, which is organized annually by the Taize community, will be for the first time held in Berlin from 28 December, 2011 to 1 January, 2012.

  • 20 December 2011, 12:00 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage | 

    Bethlehem Light of Peace Comes to Lviv

    On December 20, Lviv Plast members are to receive from their Polish colleagues the Bethlehem Light of Peace.

  • 14 November 2011, 09:09 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage | view video | 

    Euro Stadium Arena Lviv Consecrated

    The new stadium built in Lviv for Euro 2012 was consecrated on November 13 by representatives of six denominations.

  • 8 November 2011, 09:20 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage | 

    Relic of Saint Demetrios Venerated in Ukraine

    On November 7, with the blessing of the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Metropolitan Volodymyr, the right hand of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius was brought to Ukraine.

  • 3 November 2011, 09:42 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage | 

    UGCC primate calls on 'all the Ukrainian people of God to join pilgrimage to Rome'

    The pilgrimage will take place on the occasion of the blessing of the restored Cathedral of St. Sophia at the feast of the Protection of the Virgin Mary, October 14, 2012. Also, it will celebrate the 120th anniversary since the birth of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj.

  • 1 November 2011, 09:02 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage | 

    Annual Prayer of Ukrainian-Polish Reconciliation Conducted in Lviv

    Joint prayers in the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv at the burial places of the Ukrainian and Polish soldiers, who perished in the Polish-Ukrainian War of 1918-1920, have been conducted on 1 November for ten years.

  • 19 September 2011, 10:26 | UGCC | 

    New Bishop of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Ordained

    The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), on September 18 ordained the Apostolic Administrator of the Buchach Eparchy of UGCC, Fr. Dmytro Hryhorak, eparch of Buchach.

  • 30 August 2011, 09:41 | Islam | 

    Crimean Muslims Celebrate Oraza-Bairam

    Today is the first day of the two main feasts in Islam, Id-al-Fitr. In the Crimea, where Ukraine’s largest Muslim community live, it is called Oraza-Bairam. In the morning, celebratory collective prayers began in all the mosques of the peninsular.

  • 29 August 2011, 18:03 | Religion and society | 

    Luhansk authorities prepare for Patriarch of Moscow's visit

    On September 15, at 9:30 a.m., at the Theatre Square in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow will celebrate a Divine Liturgy.

  • 17 August 2011, 15:37 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage | view photo | 

    Memorial to Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish town defenders unveiled in Sataniv

    On 16 August, in the ancient settlement of Sataniv of Horodok District of Khmelnytskyi region, at the town’s medieval gate, a memorial sign “In memory of all the defenders of Sataniv” has been installed in honor of representatives of the three largest local communities.

  • 16 August 2011, 09:48 | Faith and weapon | 

    UOC-Moscow Patriarchate Organizes Pilgrimage for Military to Holy Land

    With the blessing of the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Metropolitan Volodymyr, the Synodal Department of the UOC-MP on Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Other Military Formations of Ukraine is organizing a pilgrimage for officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the Holy Land to be held from September 25 to October 2 on the occasion of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.

  • 29 Jule 2011, 09:29 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage | 

    Three primates of Orthodox Churches celebrate Divine Liturgy in Kyiv to mark day of Baptism of Kyivan Rus

    On July 28, commemoration of the Holy Prince Volodymyr, Equal to the Apostles, and the 1023rd anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, and Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the square in front of the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Cave Monastery.

  • 29 Jule 2011, 09:07 | National religious question | 

    Kyivan Patriarchate Holds Celebratory Events on Day of Baptism of Rus

    On 27-28 July, in Kyiv, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate held celebratory events and services on occasion of the Day of baptism of Rus-Ukraine and remembrance of Prince Volodymyr the Great.

  • 28 Jule 2011, 13:17 | UOC KP | 

    Synod of Kyivan Patriarchate Held in Kyiv

    On 27 July, in Kyiv, under the chairmanship of Patriarch Filaret, a regular session of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate was held.