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  • 23 May 2012, 12:43 | Religion in mass media | 

    Vatican Rep Inquires About Activity of Orthodox Media

    The Administrator of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Archbishop Antonii (Pakanych) on 22 May met with President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli during his official visit to Ukraine.

  • 23 May 2012, 10:23 | Religion and society | 

    Participants of Interreligious Roundtable Support Optional Religious Education Classes

    On 22 May, as part of the International Family Week, upon an initiative of the Association of Large Families of Sevastopol, a unique round table was held with the participation of Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants and Muslims.

  • 22 May 2012, 11:51 | Church-state relations | 

    Patriarch Filaret: Independent Ukraine Not Possible Without Independent Church

    During his recent visit to Bukovyna Region, Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) expressed an opinion that an independent autocephalous Church will be established in Ukraine only when the Ukrainian state becomes strong.

  • 22 May 2012, 09:28 | Inter-Orthodox relations | 

    Patriarch Filaret: UOC-MP Keeps Faithful By Deceit

    During his visit to the Bukovyna region, Patriarch Filaret commented to our RISU correspondent Yurii Chornei that anouncements on the walls of churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) equate people baptized in the Kyivan Patriarchate with people who have committed suicide and thus who are not to be prayed for.

  • 22 May 2012, 09:18 | UOC (MP) | 

    New Bishop of UOC-MP Nominated

    On 21 May, Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate nominated the Superior of the Banchenskyi men’s Monastery in Chernivtsi Region, Archimandrite Lonhyn (Zhar) Bishop of Bancheny.

  • 21 May 2012, 18:04 | Orthodox world | 

    Metropolitan Constantine of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in USA Died

    The Consistory Office of Public Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA published a report about the death of Its Primate, His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine on 21 May.

  • 21 May 2012, 15:42 | Religion and society | 

    Reps of UOC-MP Remember Victims of Political Repressions

    On the third Sunday of May, the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repressions is marked in Ukraine.

  • 19 May 2012, 19:41 | UOC (MP) | 

    Archbishop Oleksandr of UOC-MP Meets with Head of Cretan Orthodox Church

    During a meeting with Archbishop Oleksandr (Drabynko), the head of the Cretan Orthodox Church Archbishop Eirineos inquired about the status of affairs in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and state.

  • 18 May 2012, 09:57 | Inter-Orthodox relations | 

    Patriarch Filaret: Contacts with Ecumenical Patriarch Have Become More Complicated

    During his patriarchal visit to the Bukovyna region on May 17, 2012, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate Patriarch Filaret met with journalists.

  • 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.

  • 15 May 2012, 16:13 | Church-state relations | 

    Archbishop of UOC-KP Complains to Public Prosecutor General Against Ukraine's President

    Archbishop Klement (Kushch) of the Crimea of te Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate addressed the Prosecutor General, Viktor Pshonka with a request to oblige Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych to give a response to the address 443/15228-01 of the faithful of UOC-KP of 16.03.2012.

  • 15 May 2012, 10:59 | UOC (MP) | 

    Expert: Archbishop Antonii Will Be Chancellor of Head of UOC-MP

    In an interview to RISU, a well-known Orthodox publicist and theologian Yurii Chornomorets expressed an opinion that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) has come back to a normal state of government and now has qualitative attributes of a modern church government.

  • 14 May 2012, 13:55 | Moscow Patriarchy | 

    Patriarch Kirill to Visit Ukraine Again

    Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is going to visit Kyiv on 28 July to participate in the celebration of the Day of Baptism of Rus.

  • 14 May 2012, 11:26 | Interchurch relations | 

    Synod of Kyivan Patriarchate Passes Address to Bishops of UOC-MP

    Representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) are convinced that deprivation of the UOC-Moscow Patriarchate’s status of independence and self-government would turn it into a puppet of the Russian Church and state power.

  • 14 May 2012, 09:54 | UOC KP | 

    Synod f UOC-Kyivan Patriarchate Addresses President With Request To Prevent Transfer of Kyiv Cave and Pochaiv Monasteries to UOC-MP

    The Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) of 13 May heard a report of Patriarch Filaret on Bill 9690 “On Making Alterations to Certain laws of Ukraine (regarding transfer of objects of cultural heritage to religious organizations).”

  • 14 May 2012, 08:59 | Religion and policy | 

    Clergymen Participate in Forum of United Opposition in Kyiv

    The Ukrainian opposition leaders held a national forum in St. Michael’s Square in front of St. Michael’s Cathedral.

  • 12 May 2012, 21:56 | UOC (MP) | 

    Musicians Awarded by Metropolitan Volodymyr

    On May 12, Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) in his residence presented Orders of St. Andrew the First-Called of UOC-MP to musicians Oleh Karamazov (Karamazov Brothers band) and Yurii Shevchuk (band DDT).

  • 12 May 2012, 21:06 | News from Ukraine | 

    Archbishop Antonii of Boryspil Appointed First Vicar of Kyiv Metropolitanate

    By his decree of May 8, 2012, Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) appointed the Rector of the Kyiv Spiritual Academy and Seminary of UOC-MP, Archbishop Antonii of Boryspil First Vicar of the Kyiv Metropolitanate of UOC-MP.

  • 11 May 2012, 08:53 | UOC (MP) | 

    Metropolitan Volodymyr Discharged from Hospital

    On May 10, Mertropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate was discharged from the Oberih Hospital in Kyiv where he underwent a rehabilitation course. The Primate’s condition is stable and he is able to come back to his service, participate in church events, meetings, public life.

  • 10 May 2012, 09:51 | UOC (MP) | 

    Patriarch Kirill Confirms Metropolitan Volodymyr Comes Back to Full-Fledged Service as Primate

    On 8 May, a telephone conversation was held between Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

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