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Representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-MP Participated in Festivities of the 196th Anniversary of Shevchenko | 11 March 2010, 14:07 | UOC (MP)
Evidence of Pseudo-Synod of UGCC of 1946 Presented | 11 March 2010, 09:24 | UGCC |
Exhibit of Shevchenko Valuables Opens to Mark the Poet’s 196th Birthday | 10 March 2010, 11:05 | Religion and culture |
Head of UGCC Meets Mayor of Odesa | 10 March 2010, 10:21 | Church-state relations |
Delegation of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the USA Visited Patriarchal Cathedral | 10 March 2010, 08:58 | UGCC |
State
11 March 2010, 14:07 | UOC (MP)
On March 9, 2010, at the National Opera of Ukraine, with the participation of the president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, festivities dedicated to the 196th anniversary of the Great Kobzar were held.
10 March 2010, 10:21 | Church-state relations |
Head of UGCC Meets Mayor of Odesa
On March 9, 2010, the head of the UGCC met with the mayor of Odesa, Eduard Hurvits. The parties discussed the participation of the UGCC in the spiritual development of the city and the allocation of land for the construction of a cathedral of the UGCC.
9 March 2010, 16:49 | State
Yanukovych Promised Medvedev to Take Away Rank of Hero of Ukraine from Bandera and Shukhevych
President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych promises that by Victory Day he will cancel decrees naming Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych Heroes of Ukraine.
9 March 2010, 15:47 | Religion and society |
Head of the UGCC Calls Faithful to Pray for the State throughout the Whole Year
Patriarch Lubomyr issued an address to the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) and to all people of good will with the appeal to pray for the state throughout the whole year.
9 March 2010, 10:50 | Religion and culture |
Metropolitan Volodymyr is going to donate a facsimile copy of the Peresopnytsia Gospels along with several rarities from his Shevchenko collection to the museum.
8 March 2010, 10:15 | Church-state relations |
Head of State Committee on Nationalities and Religions Awarded by Head of UOC-MP
On March 5, 2010, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) held a meeting in his residence in the Kyiv Cave Monastery with the head of the State Committee on Nationalities and Religions, Yurii Reshetnikov.
6 March 2010, 13:06 | Legislation |
Ensuring Rights of Students of Spiritual Educational Institutions Proposed in Parliament
The Supreme Council of Ukraine has registered a bill on making alterations to the Law of Ukraine “On Freedom of Worship and Religious Organizations” as to the social support of students and teachers of spiritual institutions.
4 March 2010, 17:37 | Religion and society |
Gay Forum Addressed Ukraine President
Representatives of the gay movement ask Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych to ensure in Ukraine civil equality for sexual minorities.
4 March 2010, 14:52 | State
Rep of Tymoshenko’s Block Sees Ominous Sign in President’s Inauguration Blessing
A member of the Yulia Tymoshenko’s Motherland Faction, deputy Volodymyr Yavorivskyi, stresses that the first steps of Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych are aimed at “dismantling the Ukrainian state.”
4 March 2010, 14:49 | Church-state relations
Irregular Inauguration of Newly Elected President of Ukraine
The inauguration of the newly elected President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, was conducted irregularly as far as the participation of the church in inauguration events is concerned, reports the Institute of Religious Freedom.
4 March 2010, 10:59 | Faith and weapon |
Council on Pastoral Care of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Developed Joint Concept
The Council on Pastoral Care of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine made another considerable step toward establishing military chaplaincy in Ukraine.
3 March 2010, 09:10 | Church-state relations |
On February 25, 2010, a regular session of the Secretariat of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations was held on the premises of Caritas-Spes.
2 March 2010, 12:41 | Temples, church property |
Reserve Reluctant to Pass Saint Sophia Cathedral to Church
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv is one of the priority objects, which the Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate have asked President Yanukovych to return to the Church at its last synod.
26 February 2010, 23:17 | State
The web site of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate posted on February 26, 2010, Viktor Yanukovych’s address voiced at the service ahead of the inauguration.
26 February 2010, 18:11 | UOC (MP) |
UOC-MP Synod Addresses New President
On February 27, 2010, the web site of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate posted the address to Viktor Yanukovych, passed by its Synod on February 26.
26 February 2010, 10:12 | Temples, church property |
Ukrainian People’s Party Proposes Alternate Services in Pochayiv Monastery
The Ukrainian People’s Party (UPP) proposes to introduce alternate services of representatives of different denominations, reported the press service of UPP to UNIAN.
25 February 2010, 18:04 | Church-state relations |
Roman Catholic Reps Attend Inauguration of Viktor Yanukovych
The Roman Pope was represented at the ceremony of the inauguration of Viktor Yanukovych on February 25, 2010, by the Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine Archbishop Ivan Jurkovich.
25 February 2010, 15:41 | Church-state relations |
Kyivan Patriarchate’s Head Sends Greeting Address to Viktor Yanukovych for Inauguration
The patriarch expressed hope that the new president will be the guarantor of the observance of civil rights and freedoms, including the freedom of conscience and confession.
25 February 2010, 15:16 | Church-state relations |
Metropolitan Volodymyr Presented to Viktor Yanukovych Seal Ring of Kyivan Prince
On the inauguration day of Viktor Yanukovych, at the Kyiv Cave Monastery, a prayer service led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Metropolitan Volodymyr, was held.
25 February 2010, 14:25 | Church-state relations |
The Government Reduced Tariffs on Public Utilities for Religious Organizations
The Cabinet of Ministers on February 24 accepted a decision, in accordance to which tariffs on centralized heating and the supply of hot and cold water for religious organizations are set at the same level as that for the population.
