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22 April 2020, 10:44 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
Is the Russian Orthodox Church Really Pro-Life?
The Russian Orthodox Church has attracted Christians from countries like the United States because of its pro-life statements. One would expect that its supporters in Ukraine deal with the Coronavirus in a manner consistent with this position.
30 March 2020, 16:39 | Interview |
| RISU spoke with Dr Peter Phillips about the modern Bible online, the Church in the media, and Christian bots
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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A Vatican Memo, Sheptytsky, and the Holocaust | 4 May 2020, 20:47 | Religious-digest |
| Mounting religious persecution as Russia imposes monopoly on faith in occupied Crimea | 28 April 2020, 11:19 | Society-digest |
The Orthodox Church & Social Teaching | 29 March 2020, 11:36 | Society-digest |
UGCC
29 May 2020, 17:30 | UGCC |
A monument to His Beatitude Lubomyr Husar will appear in Vinnytsia
In Vinnytsia on the initiative of Fr. Hryhoriy Rohatsky, rector of the Church of the Intercession (Pokrova) of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos, a monument to His Beatitude Lubomyr Husar will be built. The sculptors have already started working on the project.
26 May 2020, 10:15 | UGCC |
In Lviv, the Permanent Synod of the UGCC discusses pastoral care in times of pandemic
On May 25, 2020, the working sessions of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church have started at the Patriarchal House in Lviv. They will last until May 27.
25 May 2020, 10:37 | UGCC |
Head of UGCC specifies the prerequisite for Europe to overcome the virus and stop wars
His Beatitude Sviatoslav shared his thoughts on peace in Ukraine and Europe in an English-language interview (the media is not specified in the message of the UGCC Information Department). He pointed to the problems that European countries must solve today in order not to lose the battle with the virus and stop wars.
20 May 2020, 11:02 | Charity, social service |
UGCC Anti-Crisis Center already involved UAH 5 million to help the needy
The UGCC has been actively operating an anti-Crisis center for more than two months, coordinating the Church's ministry in the context of a pandemic and is looking for ways to help a person in need.
19 May 2020, 13:29 | UGCC |
Christians of France and Ukraine united in prayer on the Day of Christians of East
On the initiative of the French charity organization “L'Œuvre d'Orient”, the Day of Christians of the East (La Journée des chrétiens d'orient) was marked on May 17. On this day, a common prayer was held in many churches in France, the Middle East, India, Africa and Ukraine.
15 May 2020, 22:01 | Religion and society |
You can hear a lot if you listen to God and try to understand how a person can build a new culture and civilization in a new way. The key to building a “new world” is the commandment of love, which renews those who practice it and who live by it.
15 May 2020, 17:05 | Church-state relations |
The Head of the UGCC met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
On May 15, 2020, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba at the residence of the Patriarchal Cathedral at the request of the latter.
15 May 2020, 14:11 | Religious relations |
In Zaporizhzhia, Christians of different Churches and Muslims prayed for an end to the pandemic
Pope Francis declared May 14, 2020, to be the day of the spiritual unity of religions in prayer and fasting for the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
14 May 2020, 13:18 | Church-state relations |
| A video posted on the page of BioTexCom clinic from Venezia Hotel in Kyiv, which shows 46 newborn babies crying in beds deprived of parental warmth and treated as a product for which there was no buyer, prompted the bishops of the UGCC and RCC in Ukraine to appeal to the authorities with an urgent demand to ban surrogacy.
11 May 2020, 10:54 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Vasyl Losten, Bishop Emeritus of the UGCC Diocese of Stamford, turns 90 this day
On May 11, Bishop Vasyl Losten, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Stamford, celebrates his 90th birthday. On this occasion, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church congratulated Bishop Vasyl with a Patriarchal certificate.
10 May 2020, 10:19 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Head of the UGCC on Mother's Day: Mother is a word that inspires in everyone optimism and hope
His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, greeted Ukrainian mothers on Mother's Day, which is traditionally celebrated in Ukraine on the second Sunday in May.
5 May 2020, 17:22 | Interchurch relations |
Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv Orthodox Church and All Ukraine congratulated Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav on his 50th birthday anniversary.
5 May 2020, 09:56 | UGCC |
| In an interview for "Live TV", the Head of the UGCC shared his thoughts about the past years and expressed hope for the future. The Patriarch remembers the past with gratitude and looks forward to the future with hope, and sees in the service of the Head of the Church an opportunity to repay those loans that were entrusted to him by God, his family, and the Church.
4 May 2020, 14:53 | UGCC |
On May 5, 2020, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC, celebrates his 50th birthday. On this occasion he asks not to give him any gifts. He explains that the best gift for him will be prayer and help for those who really need it.
4 May 2020, 12:22 | UGCC |
On May 5, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC, will celebrate the 50th anniversary. On this occasion, Zhyve TV prepared an exclusive interview with the Head of the UGCC.
3 May 2020, 13:12 | International relations |
Just before the coronavirus quarantine, the Vatican opened the archives of Pius XII, the Pope, for the period from March 2, 1939, to October 9, 1958, that is, during the WWII and the Holocaust. German researchers took advantage of a moment opportunity and, as it now turned out, found a letter from Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky dated August 1942 describing the German regime as "overtly diabolical", which in the conditions of the Nazi occupation was a serious crime — such overt wording exposed Metropolitan Andrey to mortal danger.
1 May 2020, 09:32 | UGCC |
7th session of the Patriarchal Sobor postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
This is stated in the Decree of the Head of the UGCC. The date of the Sobor will be determined after hearing the opinions of the members of the Synod of Bishops. The UGCC Department for Information report.
28 April 2020, 10:52 | UGCC |
We should not get used to the suffering of our soldiers, Bishops of the UGCC #Healing_wounds_of_war
For a long time, Ukraine will still feel the pain felt by our veterans as they return from the trenches of war to civilian life. Caring for the wounded souls of the people is one of the priorities of our pastoral mission.
27 April 2020, 14:41 | UGCC |
Any crisis can be beneficial – UGCC Bishop Borys Gudziak comments on the post-quarantine reality
Challenges, opportunities, reinterpretations and changes were discussed on April 24 at an online forum of responsible people organized by the Patriarchal Commission for Youth Affairs of the UGCC.
27 April 2020, 12:48 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Head of the UGCC and UWC leadership discuss global support for Ukrainian communities
During a videoconference with His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the chairman of the UWC discussed several important humanitarian, socio-economic and other issues of support for Ukrainian communities in the world.
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