Expert thought
20 May 2012, 15:18 | Andrew Sorokowski's column
On March 30, 2012 Party of Regions deputy Vadym Kolesnychenko introduced a bill in the Ukrainian parliament prohibiting homosexual “propaganda” aimed at minors.
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23 May 2012, 00:04 |
2 April 2012, 21:53 |
Blog of Spiritual Seminary in Drohobych
Київське християнство у світлі Декрету Глави УГКЦ про заснування трьох нових митрополій в Україні
29 March 2012, 14:41 |
Оксана умерла. Можем ли мы сделать хоть что-то для еще живых?
Exclusive
29 February 2012, 16:40 | Journalistic investigations |
Jewish Community Asks Ternopil Authorities to Return Prayer House
Our RISU correspondent talked to the Head of the Ternopil town and regional Jewish organizations, Ihor Banzeruk.
Monitoring
God, the Gulag and the atheist | 15 May 2012, 15:09 | Society-digest |
Privatization Targets Culture | 2 May 2012, 15:55 | Society-digest |
Major archbishop calls predecessor a hero during Nazi Holocaust | 30 April 2012, 12:29 | Society-digest |
Religious Studies
23 November 2011, 17:09 | Religious studies |
FOUR ISLAMIC LIONS ON THE CRIMEAN SAVANNA
A Review of Trends in Contemporary Islam in the Crimea
MATERIALS OF RESEARCHES AND CONFERENCES
1 December 2011, 14:11 | Materials of conferences |
We address to the appropriate authorities of Ukraine with request to promote implementation of the written above, that will contribute to the moral upbringing of children, adolescents, youth, and therefore will ensure a stable and worthy development and future of Ukraine.
Moscow Patriarchy
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.
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.
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.
21 March 2012, 11:53 | UOC (MP) |
Committee of Ukrainian Orthodox Church Bring Its Statutes in Line with Statutes of Russian Church
The main task of the Committee on Preparation of Alterations and Addenda to the Statutes of Government of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is to bring its Statutes in line with the law in force and the Statutes of the Russian Orthodox Church and the latest decisions of the hierarchical and local councils, Metropolitan Ilarion of Donetsk and Mariupol said with respect to the results of the first session of the committee.
14 March 2012, 10:30 | Interchurch relations |
Rep of Russian Church Explained When Meeting Between Patriarch and Pope Can Take Place
The Head of the Department of External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Ilarion of Volokolamsk said in answer to a question of a correspondent of the “Rain” TV Channel that the meeting between the Russian Patriarch and the Roman Pope will take place but the timing will depend on the readiness of the two sides to a productive dialogue.
1 March 2012, 13:54 | UOC (MP) |
Rep of Russian Church Considers Issue of Ukrainian Autocephaly Exaggerated
Representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate view the hullabaloo regarding the possible autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as artificial, Vladimir Legoida, head of the Information Department of the Russian Orthodox Church, said in an article published in the Ogoniek magazine.
29 February 2012, 09:58 | UOC (MP) |
Political Scientist: Crises Within UOC-MP May Spread to Russia
Russian political scientist Andrii Okara said in an interview to Rosbalt.ru that the crises within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) can indirectly affect Russia.
2 February 2012, 11:34 | Moscow Patriarchy |
Metropolitan Volodymyr Greets Patriarch Kirill of Moscow On Anniversary of Enthronement
On 1 February, the third anniversary of enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow was marked.
2 February 2012, 11:19 | UOC (MP) |
Patriarch Kirill Awards Bishops of UOC-MP
On 1 February, on the third anniversary of his enthronement, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow presented high Church awards to bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate.
30 January 2012, 15:59 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Kirill says his meeting with Pope is not possible yet
"I still believe conflicts need to be resolved more energetically, if not fully, in order for this meeting to be successful," the Patriarch said in an interview with the Serb newspaper Vecherniye Novosti.
5 January 2012, 13:36 | World news |
Patriarch Kirill urges Nigerian govt to resolutely crack down on terror
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent condolences to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan following the death of dozens of people as a result of terrorist attacks targeting Christian churches on Christmas Day.
29 December 2011, 09:27 | Interchurch relations |
Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church are concerned over the statements of Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) that believers of the Kyivan Patriarchate are “the main Orthodox brethren” of the Ukrainian Greek Catholics.
22 December 2011, 19:21 | UOC KP |
Patriarch Filaret: Authorities Legalized Revival of UAOC to Prevent Revival of Greek Catholic Church
Patriarch Filaret associates the third revival of the autocephalous Church at the time of USSR only with efforts to oppose the UGCC.
6 December 2011, 10:37 | Moscow Patriarchy |
Rep of Russian Church Can See Good Changes in Ukraine Under Rule of Yanukovych
The head of the External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Ilarion (Alfeiev) of Volokolamsk, commented on the religious situation in Ukraine after the replacement of the “orange” regime by Viktor Yanukovych.
21 November 2011, 09:38 | Church-state relations |
Ukraine's President Greets Patriarch Kirill On His Birthday Anniversary
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych sent a greeting to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on occasion of his birthday.
11 November 2011, 14:15 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Kirill States That Relations Between Orthodox and Greek Catholics Improved
Patriarch Kirill spoke about the relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church in his address to the hearers of courses of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
10 November 2011, 10:24 | Interchurch relations |
Russian Church Concerned Over Establishment of New Metropolitanates by Greek Catholics
According to representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate, the recent establishment of three new metropolitanates of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will complicate the Orthodox-Catholic dialogue in Ukraine.
2 November 2011, 10:47 | Church-state relations |
The head of the Supreme Council of Ukraine, Volodymyr Lytvyn, stated that Church hierarchs, particularly, Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, are responsible for the existing divide of the Ukrainian Orthodoxy.
26 October 2011, 11:39 | Moscow Patriarchy |
The Russian-orthdoxe church is planning a new catechism.
18 October 2011, 10:43 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Sviatoslav: Moscow Patriarchate Not Ready for Dialogue
According to Patriarch Sviatoslav, Moscow Patriarchate now shows “complete unpreparedness for such meetings.”