Moscow Patriarchyhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/moscow_patriarchyhttp://risu.org.ua/php_uploads/images/sitecontent/ContentFileLogo_EN_5.gifRISUhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/moscow_patriarchy16984http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/orthodox_relations/48189/Tue, 22 May 2012 09:28:59 +0300Patriarch Filaret: UOC-MP Keeps Faithful By DeceitDuring 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/moscow_patriarchy/48098/Mon, 14 May 2012 13:55:05 +0300Patriarch Kirill to Visit Ukraine AgainPatriarch 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/orthodox/uoc/48055/Thu, 10 May 2012 09:51:13 +0300Patriarch Kirill Confirms Metropolitan Volodymyr Comes Back to Full-Fledged Service as PrimateOn 8 May, a telephone conversation was held between Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/47398/Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:53:51 +0300Committee of Ukrainian Orthodox Church Bring Its Statutes in Line with Statutes of Russian ChurchThe 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.UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/interchurch_relations/47287/Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:30:54 +0300Rep of Russian Church Explained When Meeting Between Patriarch and Pope Can Take PlaceThe 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.Interchurch relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/47083/Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:54:56 +0300Rep of Russian Church Considers Issue of Ukrainian Autocephaly ExaggeratedRepresentatives 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.UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/47063/Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:58:10 +0300Political Scientist: Crises Within UOC-MP May Spread to RussiaRussian 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.UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/moscow_patriarchy/46610/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34:10 +0300Metropolitan Volodymyr Greets Patriarch Kirill of Moscow On Anniversary of EnthronementOn 1 February, the third anniversary of enthronement of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow was marked.Moscow Patriarchyhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc/46609/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:19:19 +0300Patriarch Kirill Awards Bishops of UOC-MPOn 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.UOC (MP)http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/interchurch_relations/46561/Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:59:43 +0300Patriarch 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.Interchurch relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/world_news/46237/Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:36:21 +0300Patriarch Kirill urges Nigerian govt to resolutely crack down on terrorPatriarch 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.World newshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/interchurch_relations/46132/Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:27:47 +0300Russian Church Unhappy About Good Relations Between Ukrainian Greek Catholics and Kyivan PatriarchateRepresentatives 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.Interchurch relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/uoc_kp/46036/Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:21:00 +0300Patriarch Filaret: Authorities Legalized Revival of UAOC to Prevent Revival of Greek Catholic ChurchPatriarch Filaret associates the third revival of the autocephalous Church at the time of USSR only with efforts to oppose the UGCC.UOC KPhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/moscow_patriarchy/45801/Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:37:01 +0300Rep of Russian Church Can See Good Changes in Ukraine Under Rule of YanukovychThe 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.Moscow Patriarchyhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/45529/Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:38:36 +0300Ukraine's President Greets Patriarch Kirill On His Birthday AnniversaryUkraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych sent a greeting to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on occasion of his birthday.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/interchurch_relations/45373/Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:15:00 +0300Patriarch Kirill States That Relations Between Orthodox and Greek Catholics ImprovedPatriarch 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.Interchurch relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/interchurch_relations/45339/Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:24:00 +0300Russian Church Concerned Over Establishment of New Metropolitanates by Greek CatholicsAccording 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.Interchurch relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/45191/Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:47:01 +0300Ukrainian Parliament's Speaker says that aggressive position of Patriarch Kirill hinders dialogue between Orthodox ChurchesThe 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.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/orthodox/moscow_patriarchy/45068/Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:39:00 +0300The new Catechism of the Moscow Patriarchate can change the attitude to the question of the primacy of the Bishop of Rome, suggests a German expert on OrthodoxyThe Russian-orthdoxe church is planning a new catechism.Moscow Patriarchyhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/interchurch_relations/44916/Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:43:00 +0300Patriarch Sviatoslav: Moscow Patriarchate Not Ready for DialogueAccording to Patriarch Sviatoslav, Moscow Patriarchate now shows “complete unpreparedness for such meetings.”Interchurch relations