http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodoxhttp://risu.org.ua/php_uploads/images/sitecontent/ContentFileLogo_EN_5.gifhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox16984http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/culture/religion_in_massmedia/48206/Wed, 23 May 2012 12:43:09 +0300The 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.Religion in mass mediahttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/religion_and_society/48203/Wed, 23 May 2012 10:23:41 +0300On 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.Religion and societyhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/48193/Tue, 22 May 2012 11:51:24 +0300During 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.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/orthodox_relations/48189/Tue, 22 May 2012 09:28:59 +0300During 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.Inter-Orthodox relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/48188/Tue, 22 May 2012 09:18:01 +0300On 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.UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/orthodox_world/48186/Mon, 21 May 2012 18:04:06 +0300The 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.Orthodox worldhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/religion_and_society/48184/Mon, 21 May 2012 15:42:45 +0300On the third Sunday of May, the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repressions is marked in Ukraine.Religion and societyhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/48170/Sat, 19 May 2012 19:41:04 +0300During 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.UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/orthodox_relations/48161/Fri, 18 May 2012 09:57:07 +0300During 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.Inter-Orthodox relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/culture/history/48127/Wed, 16 May 2012 09:17:07 +0300On 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.History, archaeologyhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/48121/Tue, 15 May 2012 16:13:27 +0300Archbishop 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.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/48111/Tue, 15 May 2012 10:59:40 +0300In 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.UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/moscow_patriarchy/48098/Mon, 14 May 2012 13:55:05 +0300Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is going to visit Kyiv on 28 July to participate in the celebration of the Day of Baptism of Rus.Moscow Patriarchyhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/interchurch_relations/48095/Mon, 14 May 2012 11:26:04 +0300Representatives 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.Interchurch relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc_kp/48089/Mon, 14 May 2012 09:54:05 +0300The 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).”UOC KPhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/religion_and_policy/48087/Mon, 14 May 2012 08:59:13 +0300The Ukrainian opposition leaders held a national forum in St. Michael’s Square in front of St. Michael’s Cathedral.Religion and policyhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/48086/Sat, 12 May 2012 21:56:18 +0300On 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).UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/news_ua/48085/Sat, 12 May 2012 21:06:58 +0300By 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.News from Ukrainehttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/48070/Fri, 11 May 2012 08:53:20 +0300On 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.UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/48055/Thu, 10 May 2012 09:51:13 +0300On 8 May, a telephone conversation was held between Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.UOC (MP)