Religious mass media and Internet

  • 17 May 2012, 11:11 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    Catholic Channel EWTN to Broadcast Programs in Ukraine

    The National Council on TV and Radio Broadcast has extended the list of TV channels adapted for broadcast in Ukraine, representatives of the Council to proIT reported.

  • 4 May 2012, 12:33 | Religion in mass media | 

    Conference 'Church in the Information Society' Held in Lviv

    A conference “Church in the Information Society” has begun at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv.

  • 30 March 2012, 13:42 | Round tables | 

    RISU Holds Second Karol Wojtyla Prize Competition for Ukrainian Journalists

    The editorial staff of the Religious Information Service of Ukraine is holding the second Karol Wojtyla Prize competition for Ukrainian journalists presenting materials on various aspects of religious life in Ukraine and the world, which have been published since January 2011.

  • 1 February 2012, 13:44 | Editorial news | 

    RISU Marks Its 11th Anniversary

    Eleven years ago, the editorial office of the Religious Information Service of Ukraine was established.

  • 12 January 2012, 10:03 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    Association of Catholic Media Workers of Ukraine Publishes Declaration Defining Its Mission, Values and Objectives

    The Association of Catholic Media Workers of Ukraine published a declaration defining its mission, values and objectives.

  • 11 December 2011, 11:53 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    Patriarch Sviatoslav: Development of Church Media Is One of Its Priorities

    According to the head of UGCC, the development of the church media is one of the priority objectives of the church.

  • 9 December 2011, 19:53 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    First Catholic TV Channel Launched in Kyiv

    On December 8, Archbishop Petro Malchuk, Ordinary of the Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, launched the first Catholic TV channel in Kyiv.

  • 20 June 2011, 14:05 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    The first Islamic information agency UMMA appeared in Ukraine

    The first Ukrainian Islamic information agency UMMA aims to unite in the Internet space all those who profess Islam.

  • 20 May 2011, 10:52 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    Media Conference on Church in Information Society Held in Odesa

    Journalists, church leaders, representatives of church press services, Christian publications, and church TV studios and websites, as well as Christian bloggers, participate in the media conference “The Church in the Information Society" held on May 20-21 in Odesa.

  • 3 May 2011, 16:54 | Editorial news | 

    RISU establishes prize of Blessed Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)

    The editorial staff of RISU has established a prize of Blessed Karol Wojtyla to award Ukrainian journalists for the best material or series of materials on various aspects of religious life in Ukraine and the world. The prize is to be annual and nondenominational.

  • 19 April 2011, 15:34 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    RISU blogger to take part in Vatican meeting

    Bogdan Pankevych, one of the first RISU bloggers, was invited to participate in the forum of Catholic bloggers, which will be held on May 2 in Rome.

  • 4 March 2011, 03:00 | Announcements | 

    Training 'Church and Mass Media: Effective Cooperation' to be held in southern Ukraine

    On March 11-12, the Religious Information Service of Ukraine jointly with the Koch Foundation, the Board of Churches of the Southern Region of the Union "Church of God of Ukraine," and Christian Churches of the Kherson Oblast will hold a two-day training seminar "Church and the Mass Media: Effective Cooperation."

  • 1 February 2011, 13:51 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    RISU Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

    Today, the editorial staff of RISU celebrates its 10th anniversary. The activity of RISU is based on the principle of nondenominational objectivity and that is what we try to practice. At the jubilee presentation "10 Years on the Pulse of Religious Life," a lot was said about the increase of significance of RISU in the religious and information space of Ukraine and new projects, which are to be launched, were presented.

  • 20 December 2010, 10:02 | Religion in mass media | 

    Committee of Laity of UGCC Initiates Establishment of Association of Christian Journalists

    The first organizational meeting for establishing the Association of Christian Journalists was held in Lviv on December 16-17. The event was organized by the Committee of Laity of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in cooperation with RISU and the Information Department of the Ukrainian Catholic University.

  • 8 December 2010, 14:04 | Community | 

    Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism and Violence to Be Monitored on Ukrainian Internet

    The monitoring of Internet publications with respect to cases of xenophobia, anti-Semitism and violent content has started in Ukraine at the initiative of President of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee and MP Oleksandr Feldman, the Kyiv Post reports.

  • 7 October 2010, 13:12 | Religion and society | 

    Problems of Trust in Business Discussed During 3rd Ecumenical Social Week

    During Ecumenical Social Week director of the World Bank for Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova, Martin Raiser, noted: "the lack of trust in post-socialist countries is due to the long period of life in stress due to relentless work of KGB and other similar institutions."

  • 6 October 2010, 13:14 | Religious mass media and Internet

    Ukrainians Participate in World Congress of Catholic Press

    The World Congress of the Catholic Press is being held in Rome. The participants discuss the place of the printed media in the world, the threats and possibilities of the Internet, and how to bring the word of truth to modern audiences. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is represented at the congress by the head of the Information Department of UGCC, Fr. Ihor Yatsiv and a journalist, Dmytro Krykun.

  • 5 October 2010, 11:45 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    Third Festival of the Orthodox Mass Media Launched

    From October 7 to 9, in Kyiv, the Third Festival of the Orthodox Mass Media will be held, where the participants will have an opportunity to present the publications of their eparchies.

  • 15 September 2010, 12:33 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    Theology Portal Launched

    On the first day of the liturgical year for the Eastern Christian calendar, 14 September, a new website - a theological portal (www.theology.in.ua), has been launched. It is the joint project of theologians of various Christian denominations.

  • 25 June 2010, 12:27 | Religious mass media and Internet | 

    Ukrainian Greek Сatholic Church to Hold Webinars

    On Tuesday, June 29, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church’s the first webinar will take place.