Expert thought

30 August 2019, 15:57 | Analysis |
| Recognition by Greek Church and "domino effect"
A few days ago, the Church media were glued to the monitors, waiting for the long-awaited decision of the Synod of the Greek Church to appear. It concerned the recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Although ten days ago, no one was particularly waiting for crucial decisions at the August session. Everyone is waiting for October -- it is then that the Synod of the Hierarchy (Council of Bishops in our terminology) will take place in accordance with the Charter of the Orthodox Church of Greece. The meeting of all the bishops, and they are now more than 140 in the Church of Greece, is still a more presentable event than the usual Synod of 12 Metropolitans. It is the Synod of Hierarchy, as a more representative body, that must decide on recognition of the OCU.

2 August 2019, 10:27 | Interview |
Lviv has accommodated the 30th anniversary Colloquium of European Parishes which considered "If differences can unite us". 120 laymen and priests from Europe came here to share and gain new experience of parish life in live communication. We talked to Vice President of CEP Margaret Meyer ("Renovabis") who told how it all happened.
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?
Monitoring
The bright and dark sides of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church | 3 September 2019, 13:22 | Society-digest |
After 100-year battle, Ukraine wins independent church finally in 2019 | 29 August 2019, 13:18 | Society-digest |
| In Lviv, a modest apartment is a shrine to the faith of martyrs | 26 August 2019, 16:34 | Monitoring
Council of Churches in Donetsk Region Asks Authorities to Stop Separatists’ Xenophobic and Anti-Semitic Manifestations
The Council of Churches and Religious Organizations of the Donetsk region has issued a statement to the law enforcement officers and government bodies in which it demands they stop the manifestations of “mad xenophobia and outright anti-Semitism by the separatist forces of the so-called People's Republic of Donetsk.”
For its part, the Council of Churches and Religious Organizations in the Donetsk region will continuously monitor the situation in the field of human rights and freedoms in the region, will inform the relevant authorities and human rights organizations at all levels, including international ones, of any violations, and will also resort to other legal action to ensure order in the Donetsk region,” say representatives from the Council of Churches and Religious Organizations.
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- | 7 September 2019, 23:08
А НА НЬОМУ НАПИСАНО "ПАТРІОТАМ, ЯКІ ЗАГИНУЛИ ЗА НЕЗАЛЕЖНІСТЬ ПОЛЬЩІ"...
- | 7 September 2019, 19:06
В тих жахливих трагічних - кривавих історичних міжнаціональних конфліктах - причому, з ОБОХ сторін - напевно не було "абсолютно праведних" ("білих і пухнастих") та, з іншого боку,
- | 5 September 2019, 14:59
- | 5 September 2019, 14:45
Така "знакова встреча" то чому ж з тих "знакових встреч" ніколи і ніде НІ НА ЯКІЙ МОВІ НЕМАЄ СТЕНОГРАМИ ! Тобто то все МУЛЬКА І ФАЛЬШ ?
- | 5 September 2019, 08:08
Синод знаковий, тому: http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/speeches/2019/september/documents/papa-francesco_20190902_chiesa-ucraina.html
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