Expert thought
4 June 2019, 16:17 | Interview |
| We lack heart to heart communication – Metropolitan Borys Gudziak
Today [4 June 2019] the enthronement of the new metropolitan of Philadelphia, the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the USA, His Eminence Borys Gudziak, is being held. On this occasion, the festival “From Heart to Heart“is happening in Philadelphia throughout the week.
29 May 2019, 12:53 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
…the Kyivan patriarchate envisioned in the 1620s was conceived as a joint Uniate-Orthodox entity, remaining in communion with both Rome and Constantinople. Forces on both sides sank this ambitious dream. Could it be revived today?
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. In its turn, Moscow appeals to the fact that the ancient Kyiv Metropolis differs from the territory of modern Ukraine. RISU decided to clarify this topic, getting advice from historians. Based on this research, we prepared an infographic.
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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New metropolitan archbishop of Ukrainian Catholic Church faces challenge of renewal among U.S. faithful | 14 June 2019, 20:01 | Monitoring
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Land and property problems
29 March 2019, 12:40 | Land and property problems |
Occupation authorities of Crimea to take OCU to court
The Russian authorities in Crimea filed a lawsuit with the requirement to vacate the building in the center of Simferopol, which is now held by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU). The Minister of Land and Property Relations of Crimea, Anna Aniukhina, told the Russian news agency TASS that the OCU failed to re-register the necessary documents and “is out of the legal framework”, Krym.Realii report.
9 February 2019, 10:19 | Land and property problems |
Crimean occupation authorities want to seize only OCU church in Simferopol
In Crimea, the occupation authorities demand that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine “vacate the premises” of the Cathedral of Saints Volodymyr and Olha – the only OCU church in Simferopol.
24 November 2018, 08:07 | Land and property problems |
Ministry of Justice repeals the illegal re-registration of the Pochayiv Lavra complex
The Appeal Commission on State Registration to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has repealed the illegal re-registration of a complex of buildings of the Holy Assumption Pochayiv Lavra.
20 November 2018, 10:53 | Land and property problems |
Culture Ministry challenges transfer of Pochayiv Lavra to UOC-MP
The Ukrainian Culture Ministry has challenged at the Justice Ministry the actions of a state registrar with the demand to cancel the decision on the state registration of the right of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to use the property of the Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra monastery and to bring the registrar to account, the press service of the Ternopil regional prosecutor's office reported on Friday.
3 August 2018, 10:57 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
After Tomos, no violence for redistributing church property will burst out
The statements about the "seizure of churches", the possibility of a “civil war” once the Tomos of autocephaly is issued are an example of the Kremlin’s misinformation, a lie that is part of a hybrid war against Ukraine.
30 July 2018, 12:47 | Land and property problems |
Jewish community of Chernihiv stands for its synagogue where Youth Theater is located
The issue of the building of the Youth Theater takes center stage in Chernihiv. Now, the Jewish community of the city is trying to return this building because it is a former synagogue.
3 April 2018, 14:04 | Land and property problems |
New development in the confrontation between UOC-KP and UOC (MP) in Ptycha village in Rivne region
On April 2, villagers entered the church on a court ruling to lift an attachment of the church property. Litigation on this case has continued four months. Religious communities of the Moscow and Kyiv Patriarchates pretend to own the temple.
2 April 2018, 11:16 | Land and property problems |
Roman Catholics in Sevastopol conduct festive Paschal service in front of closed church
On Easter Sunday, April 1, the Roman Catholic community of Sevastopol prayed on the street in front of the church's closed door. The worship was held by a priest of the UGCC, who read out the greetings from the Metropolitan Lazar of Simferopol and the Crimean (Moscow Patriarchate) and Fr Serhiy Haliuta, dean of Sevastopol deanery, reports Krym.Realii.
12 February 2018, 13:45 | Land and property problems |
UOC-MP collects 1200 signatures to legalize unauthorized constructions near the Church of Tithes
The petition “On the provision of the right to freedom of religion of the faithful of the UOC-MP and public order around the Church of Tithes (chapel) was sent to the head of Kyiv City State Administration Vitakiy Klitschko on February 8, 2018. 12 thousand signatures under the appeal were collected within three days. This is reported by the Information and Educational Department of the UOC-MP (MP).
21 November 2017, 11:22 | Land and property problems |
Seized premises of the UOC-KP to be passed to Crimean Ministry of Property
In early 2016, the Crimean Diocesan Department of the UOC-Kyivan Patriarchate, according to the decision of the “Arbitration Court of the Republic of Crimea,” was deprived of parts of the premises in the center of Simferopol, which houses the Cathedral of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles, Prince Volodymyr and Olga.
26 October 2017, 13:33 | Land and property problems |
Head of the UGCC comments on the conflict concerning the Holy Annunciation Church in Kolomyia
24 October 2017, 11:01 | Protests and conflicts |
On June 5, the Holy Annunciation Church, which is in use of the religious community of the UOC (the Moscow Patriarchate), was blocked and sealed under public pressure.
20 October 2017, 13:06 | Religion and society |
Holocaust memorial center will be built at Babi Yar
In September at Babi Yar created a Lapidarium of tombstones of the old Jewish cemetery.
19 July 2017, 13:00 | Land and property problems |
OSCE holds a seminar on peaceful relations between religious communities in Lviv
The event lasts almost a week, during which participants will be able to listen to lectures and advice from experts from Scotland, Poland, Italy, and the USA, to discuss and dialogue with each other within the specified topics.
29 June 2017, 09:48 | Freedom of Conscience |
| In Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi the UOC-KP remind of her rights in a religious procession
On the Constitution Day, the Diocese of Odesa of the UOC-KP held a religious procession in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. The faithful of the UOC-KP reminded in this manner the constitutional norm of religious freedom that was violated in the city.
25 April 2017, 09:55 | Land and property problems
UOC (MP) invents a way to leave communities without property in case of denomination change
With the help of ordinary church charters, the Ukrainian communities can be deprived of their property and denied any opportunity to influence the order in their church. Most believers do not know anything about the new documents that clergymen extensively approve.
7 April 2017, 16:11 | UGCC |
Head of the UGCC makes a first visit to Poltava
On the feast of the Annunciation, April 7, Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), the Head of the UGCC, visited Poltava. The purpose of his visit was to bless a land plot for a new church and meet with the faithful.
19 December 2016, 12:47 | Land and property problems |
| Roman Catholics of Rivne want to repossess their church
The building, erected in 1897, was the church of St. Anthony until 50's of the last century. Then the Soviets destroyed a part of it, including the Baroque spiers, opened there a cinema theatre, and in the 80's – an organ hall. Since Philharmonic is the municipal institution of the Regional Council, the Roman Catholics reached out to the council members to regain possession of the church.
6 December 2016, 15:29 | Terrorism |
In Horlivka, a Seventh Day Adventist church seized, all property confiscated
Note that in September 2014, when Horlivka was already beyond the Ukrainian government’s control, armed men kidnapped Adventist pastor Serhiy Lytovchenko in the house of prayer during communion. The kidnappers justified their actions by saying “this is an Orthodox land and it has no place various sects.” The pastor was liberated from prison only after 20 days.
5 May 2016, 08:59 | Land and property problems |
Kherson City council members oppress Muslim communities, later state
For the six consecutive years, the Muslim community have appealed to local authorities for permission to develop land management documents, necessary for the construction of the places of worship and a cultural center.
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