Expert thought
13 September 2019, 14:53 | Open theme |
Ukrainian autocephaly. After one year
All this past year the CEMES foundation worked on a scholarly project, which examined the Ukrainian crisis from a theological, historical and canonical perspective, always in relation to the triptych: Primacy-Conciliarity-Autocephaly.
10 September 2019, 11:16 | Viktor Yelenskyi's column |
Interference impossible to ignore, or what should the state do with religious policy?
All states of the world have in place a policy regarding religion and associations that citizens set up based on this religion's ground. The atheistic government of China and theocratic government of Iran, the mighty United States and tiny Andorra – just every one of them.
Religious Studies
22 November 2018, 14:51 | Religious studies |
In the context of recent events in the Orthodox world, disputes over the boundaries of church institutions often arise between the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Kyiv and Moscow. Ukraine accuses Russia of misappropriating the territory of the Kyiv Metropolis.
25 September 2018, 14:21 | Religious studies |
A Different Approach to the Ecclesiastical Discussion about Ukraine
The first question that arises concerning Ukraine is this: with what right and based on which holy canons, does Russia today claim the ecclesiastical and administrative dependency of the Metropolis of Kyiv?
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UGCC
8 December 2019, 20:48 | UGCC |
On December 8, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) presented the highest award of the Father and head of the UGCC — the Order of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky — to the Institute of Eastern Christian studies named after Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, which operates at the University of Toronto's St. Michael's College.
3 December 2019, 16:28 | Religion and society |
Land market should not result in latifundia, - the appeal of the Synod of UGCC Bishops
The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which was held on November 29-30 in Lviv, issued an appeal regarding agrarian reform in Ukraine.
3 December 2019, 11:17 | Religion and society |
UGCC established a day of remembrance for children who died during pregnancy
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has established a day of remembrance for children who died during pregnancy or shortly after birth. It will be celebrated annually on October 15.
3 December 2019, 10:36 | UGCC |
Eighty-third session of UGCC Synod of Bishops held in Lviv
On November 29-30, the eighty-third session of the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv-Galician Major Archbishopric of the UGCC was held in the Recollection center of the Lviv Archdiocese "Svitlytsia" in Bryukhovichi.
2 December 2019, 10:09 | UGCC |
Episcopal consecration of Ivan (Kulyk) held in Khmelnytsky
On December 1, 2019, Bishop Ivan (Kulyk) was consecrated and enthroned at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the most Holy Theotokos in Khmelnitsky as Bishop of the Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilsk of the UGCC.
29 November 2019, 11:30 | Charity, social service |
UCU to raise funds for a graduate scholarship in memory of the Heavenly Hundred’s hero
For the second year in a row, Ukraine joins the world-famous initiative Generous Tuesday, when millions of people in more than 154 countries organize actions in favor of charitable organizations, tell about it in social networks with an appeal to do good deeds.
29 November 2019, 10:52 | International relations |
Ukrainian pilgrims in Israel handed over to the Chapter of Memory of the Yad Vashem Institute the requests to recognize Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky as a Righteous Among the Nations.
27 November 2019, 13:18 | International relations |
UCU discusses features of the Ukrainian IT sector with French ambassador to Ukraine
On November 25, Etienne de Ponsen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Ukraine, visited the Ukrainian Catholic University. For the guest, the meeting was the first official visit to Lviv, so, according to him, it was interesting to visit one of the best universities in the city and the country.
26 November 2019, 09:55 | UGCC |
On November 25, in Lviv, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, his Beatitude Sviatoslav, met with the Chairman of the Lviv regional state administration, Markian Malsky. The meeting focuses on the holding of the Patriarchal Council in Lviv in August 2020: "Emigration, settlement and global unity of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church". This is reported by the UGCC Information Department.
21 November 2019, 12:41 | Religion and policy |
War is not a computer game to be completed in a moment, Patriarch of UGCC
In the West, our war is eventually forgotten, and it is less and less written about and referred to. It is even called the "forgotten war".
17 November 2019, 10:00 | International relations |
In Lviv, Yad Vashem is requested to recognize Andrei Sheptytsky as Righteous Among the Nations
On November 16, participants of the international scientific conference “Father Klymentiy Sheptytsky (1869-1951): the life and spiritual path of the blessed Catholic Church" appealed to the Israeli national memorial of the Holocaust and Heroism of Yad Vashem with a request to recognize the Righteous Metropolitan Andrei as the Righteous Among the Nations.
15 November 2019, 13:26 | UGCC |
Fr. Stepan Sus appointed as Bishop of the Curia of the UGCC Supreme Archbishop
On Friday, November 15, 2019, Vatican officials announced that the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, having received prior approval from the Pope, conducted the canonical election of Father Stepan Sus, priest of the UGCC Archdiocese of Lviv, as a Bishop of the Curia of the Kyiv-Halych Supreme Archbishop.
15 November 2019, 11:32 | Social questioning |
| In Ukraine, “Just Orthodox” and Greek Catholics prevail, - survey results
According to the results of a sociological study for 2019 conducted by the Razumkov Center, the percentage of those who call themselves "Just Orthodox" is growing among Orthodox Ukrainians.
15 November 2019, 09:46 | Church-state relations |
Head of UGCC and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine discussed a number of joint projects
On November 14, 2019, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Vadym Prystaiko at the latter's invitation.
13 November 2019, 16:20 | UGCC |
Cardinal Schoenborn receives the highest UGCC award – The Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Order
The Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, presented Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, Archbishop of Vienna, with the UGCC's highest award - The Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Order. The award ceremony took place on November 12, 2019, in Vienna, in St. Stephen's Cathedral, during a requiem concert in memory of the victims of the Holodomor and honoring cardinal Theodor Innitzer.
13 November 2019, 11:28 | International relations |
As part of his visit to Austria, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the head of the UGCC, visited on November 12 the Abbey of Klosterneuburg, which was founded at the beginning of the XII century by Saint Leopold III, the patron Saint of Austria. The head of the UGCC spoke about the war in Ukraine, which almost daily replenishes its list of dead and wounded. He shared his impressions of a recent visit to a military hospital in Kyiv, where hundreds of soldiers are healing their wounds.
12 November 2019, 11:33 | International relations |
UGCC Patriarch met with Austrian politicians and foreign minister
On November 11, 2019, Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church met with foreign Minister Alexander Schalenberg during his visit to Austria. This is reported by the Information Department of the UGCC.
9 November 2019, 15:25 | UGCC |
Pope appoints Apostolic administrator for Toronto eparchy of UGCC in Canada
6 November 2019, 11:27 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
UGCC Patriarch to make a pastoral visit to Austria
On November 7-12, 2019, UGCC Patriarch Sviatoslav will pay a pastoral visit to Austria. The program of the visit includes events in two cities – Innsbruck and Vienna.
5 November 2019, 14:25 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Head of the UGCC urges Ukrainians in Canada to be active participants in the birth of new Ukraine
In his welcome letter on the occasion of the XXVI Congress of Ukrainian Canadians held November 1-3 in Ottawa, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav urged them to remember that the greatest gift parents can pass on to their children is faith in God.
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