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Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli Visits Ukrainian Catholic University | 24 May 2012, 12:32 | Religion in mass media |
Greek Catholic Chapel Attacked in Odesa Region | 24 May 2012, 10:41 | Scandals, crime |
Ascension Day Celebrated Today According to Julian Calendar
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24 May 2012, 09:03 | Religious holidays and traditions | Parliament To Consider Introduction of Dual Registration of Religious Organizations | 23 May 2012, 13:49 | Legislation |
Vatican Rep Inquires About Activity of Orthodox Media | 23 May 2012, 12:43 | Religion in mass media |
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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.
Expert opinions
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.
11 May 2012, 15:27 | Analysis |
Fr. Omelian Kovch died 25 March 1944, three months before the liberation of the Majdanek camp 23 July 1944. Some 80,000 people were killed in the camp over 34 months including about 59,000 Jews. Blessed Omelian Kovch was for many prisoners their pastor. Today he bears the title “Pastor of Majdanek.” 9 January 1999 The Jewish Council of Ukraine proclaimed him a “Righteous of Ukraine.”
22 April 2012, 11:09 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
On Tuesday, April 10 – in the midst of the Eastern Christian Holy Week leading up to Easter – five members of the women’s group FEMEN suspended a seven-meter-long banner reading “Stop” from the belfry of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. The messagesignified their opposition to draft law No. 10170, which would overturn Ukraine’s rather permissive law on abortion and substitute a more restrictive one. The letter “t” in the English word “Stop” was written in the form of an Eastern Christian cross.
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 |
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3 February 2012, 14:55 | Freedom of Conscience |
Evangelical Protestant Leaders To Discuss Media Campaign Against Their Churches
On February 7, 2012, a meeting of the heads of the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine regarding the campaign of mass media against Evangelical Churches will be held.
19 December 2011, 16:35 | Religion in mass media |
| Association of Catholic Media Workers of Ukraine Established
On December 17, 2011, in Kyiv, in the Monastery of St. Basil the Great (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church), a meeting of the community of Catholic journalists was held.
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.
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.
3 May 2011, 12:54 | Announcements |
Media Conference of Religious Journalists and PR Experts to Be Held in Odesa
A two-day media conference “The Church in the Information Society" is to be held on May 20-21 in Odesa.
30 March 2011, 19:27 | Announcements |
Conference 'Church in Information Society' to be held in Odesa
On May 20-21, 2011, in Odesa, a two-day media conference “The Church in the Information Society” will be held. The event will include parallel sections in public relations, religious journalism, Internet journalism and blogging.
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.
16 November 2010, 14:09 | Reports |
Media Mobolization Gathered Christian Journalists from All Over Ukraine
The Media Mobilization conference of journalists, bloggers, Internet activists, and workers of church press services has come to an end. The number of participants was twofold of what the organizers’ expected: instead of 120 delegates, over 200 people came to the conference. And not only Ukrainians showed interested in this event – participants from Russia, Germany, and Kazakhstan joined the conference.
25 October 2010, 14:10 | Religion in mass media |
Christians Will Learn to Witness Effectively
On November 13-14, in Irpin of the Kyiv region, a Christian conference MediaMobilization of journalists, bloggers, Internet activists, workers of church press centers, and leaders of Christian ministries will be held.
21 May 2010, 09:52 | Religion and science |
Ukrainian Catholic University to Start Master’s Program in Journalism
The first Ukrainian non-governmental higher educational institute prepares to start a master’s degree program in journalism. Students with a bachelor’s degree in any field can participate in the program.
22 April 2010, 09:34 | Religion in mass media |
Eastern European School of Media Management to Open at Ukrainian Catholic University
The Foundation Press Center for Central-Eastern Europe (Warsaw) and the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv) announced they are now accepting applications for the six-month module program "Eastern European School of Media Management."
18 March 2010, 01:05 | Editorial news |
The Church and Mass Media: From Confrontation to Cooperation
How we broke stereotypes and learned to be friends with journalists
16 February 2010, 17:07 | Editorial news |
RISU Organizes Training Seminar “External Communication for Religious Organizations”
On March 5-6, 2010, at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU), a specialized training seminar “External communication for religious organizations” will be held. The course is organized by RISU.
8 February 2010, 14:04 | Interview |
February 1 marked 9 years of existence of the Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU). Today it is one of the main sources of information about religious life in Ukraine.
5 May 2009, 18:09 | Interview |
Interview with Bohdan BATRUKH, director of B&H Film Distribution and Consulting, official distributor of United International Pictures, Paramount, Dream Works, Walt Dіsney, owner of Kinopalats network.
28 May 2008, 13:39 | Interview |
Interview with Vasyl Anisimov, the head of the press service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP).
1 May 2008, 10:42 | Interview |
Interview with Fr. Artur KOLODZIEJCZYK SJ, media programs director of the European Center of Communication and Culture (Warsaw, Poland).