http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relationshttp://risu.org.ua/php_uploads/images/sitecontent/ContentFileLogo_EN_5.gifhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations16984http://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/land_and_property_problems/46723/Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:24:06 +0200On February 8, Metropolitan Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate was visited in the hospital by the Superior of the Monastery of the Holy Assumption of Pochayiv, Archbishop Volodymyr of Pochayiv.Land and property problemshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46711/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:43:20 +0200Patriarh Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate sent a letter to President Viktor Yanukovych expressing his concern about Bill 9690 “On making alterations to certain laws of Ukraine (regarding the transfer of objects of the cultural heritage to religious organizations).”Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/culture/inheritance/46688/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:02:04 +0200In Ternopil, Kyiv, Lutsk, Rivne, Lviv, Cherkasy, Sumy and other places of Ukraine, public hearings were held to discuss Bill 9690 which was registered in the Parliament by members of the Party of Regions and Communist Party.Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritancehttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/authorities_religious_affairs/46614/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:41:06 +0200In order to improve the effective laws in the area of inter-ethnic and inter-denominational relations, the Ministry of Culture prepared alterations to the Law of Ukraine “On the Freedom of Worship and Religious Organizations.”Authorities Religious Affairshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46591/Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:11:03 +0200According to the Minister of Culture of Ukraine, the question of the transfer of the Kyiv Cave Reserve to the church may be considered at a public hearing.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46581/Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:28:04 +0200Head of the public association “Ukrainian Center of Development of Museums,” Vladyslav Pioro commented on the recent dismissals of the heads of the Sophia and Kyiv Cave Reserves and possible transfer of these sacral buildings to the use of UOC-MP.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46564/Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:22:33 +0200On January 26, at Chaikovskyi’s National Musical Academy of Ukraine, the constituent assembly of the newly established Public Council of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine was held.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/scandals/46497/Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:47:01 +0200Experts associate the large-scale replacement of the directors of the most significant cultural institutions with the efforts of the authorities to employ ex-officials who were made redundant due to the reduction of the top section of officials.Scandals, crimehttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/authorities_religious_affairs/46457/Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:56:20 +0200The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine transferred the powers of the State Committee on Nationalities and Religions to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. This was established by the government’s Order 27 "On Questions of Ministry of Culture" of January 18, 2012.Authorities Religious Affairshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46454/Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:16:30 +0200The National Committee on Regulating Energy of Ukraine considered the address of Metropolitan Volodymyr to Prime Minister Azarov with the request to restore the utility benefits for religious organizations.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46417/Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:26:01 +0200The Cabinet of Ministers allowed the National Natural Park Holy Mountains [Sviati Hory] to develop a project of land management to allocate to the park a land plot of 20 Hectares intended for forestry purposes in the Sloviansk District of Donetsk Region.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46410/Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:43:23 +0200The deputies of the Supreme Council registered a bill “On restitution of objects of cultural heritage of religious organizations,” said a Ukrainian deputy Vasyl Horbal of the Party of Regions faction.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46372/Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:31:30 +0200The Head of the Department of External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Archbishop Oleksandr (Drabynko) of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi and Vyshneve met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Greece.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46324/Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:25:01 +0200The Supreme Council of Ukraine on January 12 rejected Draft Resolution 9486 on conducting the parliamentary hearings on the state of the church-state relations in Ukraine.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/ukraine_and_world/international_relations/46270/Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:25:48 +0200The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine made alterations to the Rules for Granting Visas to Enter Ukraine and Transit Visas.International relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46227/Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:22:49 +0200The participants of the session of the Council of Churches of Ternopil Region of 4 January discussed questions of the social care for the needy at the time of Christmas and the need to duly preserve the sacral heritage.Church-state relationshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/land_and_property_problems/46149/Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:58:01 +0200The Lviv City Council has given a Christmas present to the Church.Land and property problemshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/legislation/46139/Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:37:02 +0200The Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate addressed President V. Yanukovych in a letter expressing concern over the status of observance of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection of Personal Information.”Legislationhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/confessional/auccro/46117/Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:36:42 +0200On December 26, in the patriarchate of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), a session of the Secretariat of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations was held.AUCCRO, inter-confessional councilshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/church_state_relations/46098/Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:11:00 +0200On 15 December, in the Officers’ House of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a session of the Council on Pastoral Care of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was held.Church-state relations