Expert thought
21 September 2018, 08:45 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
Filaret in Washington: Prepared for Putin’s Provocations
If the Ecumenical Patriarchate recognizes the UOC-KP as a canonical Church …. the struggle between Moscow and Constantinople for primacy in the Orthodox world will end, and the church of Moscow will revert to its proper status as a daughter of the church of Kyiv.
19 September 2018, 12:54 | Interview |
| The dialogue regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian Church and the appointment of its exarchs to Ukraine for this purpose, has resulted in opposition from the Moscow Patriarchate and their break in concelebrating with the hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, has recently been one of the main topics of conversation that do no cease in Ukrainian society and Media.
Religious Studies
7 July 2016, 13:11 | Religious studies |
Ukrainain Orthodoxy on the eve of Pan-Orthodox Council. Part III
The history evidences: the Local Churches that were historically associated with earthly empires were uninterested in the canonical establishment of local churches under their jurisdictions, and therefore usually granted autocephaly to churches only under the pressure of historic circumstances. No exception is the Moscow Patriarchate, which has incorporated the Orthodox Church in Ukraine since 1686.
5 July 2016, 14:22 | Religious studies |
Ukrainian Orthodoxy: path to recovery of Church unity. Part II
Ukrainian Orthodoxy and Ukrainian society suffer from division. The majority of Ukrainian Orthodox believers belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. The rest of the Orthodox community of Ukraine has chosen a different path of self-proclaimed autocephaly. However, neither the first nor the second path is optimal for the Orthodox Church in Ukraine to date.
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Monitoring
Autocephaly for Ukraine About More Than Religion | 21 September 2018, 07:55 | Monitoring
Ukraine Could Beat Putin in Church Battle | 20 September 2018, 08:42 | Monitoring
Archbishop of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Diaspora travels to Brazil to participate in local church anniversaries | 18 September 2018, 11:39 | Monitoring
Armenian KC
25 May 2017, 12:15 | Church-state relations
Avakov promises to transfer St Casimir Church of Lviv to Armenian Catholic Church
The Church of St. Casimir in Lviv, which is owned by the Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, will be transferred to the Armenian Catholic Church. On May 23, Minister of Interior Affairs Arsen Avakov was reported as saying this during a meeting with a delegation of ACC, according to the website of the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine.
20 October 2016, 12:47 | Church-state relations |
Ukraine marks 70th anniversary of elimination of Armenian Catholic Church
“In 1945, a mass liquidation of Eastern Catholic Churches was launched in western Ukraine. Armenian Catholic Church was one of the first among them,” the text of the Parliament resolution goes.
9 September 2015, 10:19 | World news |
Pope concelebrates Mass with Armenian Patriarch
History was made on Monday when Pope Francis concelebrated morning Mass in the chapel at Casa Santa Marta with the recently-elected Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians, His Beatitude Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, as well as with the Bishops of Synod of the Apostolic Armenian Catholic Church and the Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri.
26 June 2015, 09:59 | Armenian KC |
Armenian Catholic Leader Nerses Bedros XIX Passes Away
The leader of worldwide Armenian Catholics, Catholicos Nerses Bedros XIX passed away Thursday from a heart attack in Lebanon, reported the administration of the Glendale-based St. Gregory the Illuminator Church.
25 January 2012, 13:16 | Interchurch relations |
Reps of Different Denominations Pray for Christian Unity in Lviv
Representatives of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), Roman Catholic Church (RCC), Armenian Apostolic Church and the Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith participated in an interdenominational prayer for unity held on January 24 in the chapel of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU).
8 September 2011, 09:12 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Feast of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
The Roman Catholics and Armenians celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary on September 8.
22 June 2011, 11:57 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
Several thousand people gather in Kyiv for interdenominational prayer for WWII victims
Today on Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, a national interdenominational prayer was held in memory of the fallen during World War II, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the German assault on the USSR.
8 June 2011, 15:48 | Armenian KC |
Eminent Armenian archbishop reburied in Lviv
An eminent pre-war archbishop will be reburied in Lviv, Ukraine, following a long-running campaign by Polish authorities.
7 April 2010, 12:23 | Religious holidays and traditions |
10.9 Million People in Ukraine Attend Easter Services
Last weekend, on April 3-4, 2010, in 16.3 thousand church buildings in all regions of Ukraine Easter services were celebrated by over 10.9 million persons according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.