Expert thought
2 January 2020, 15:59 | Analysis |
Ukrainian Orthodox Church 2019 – results of the year
The past year has highlighted two main areas of development. First, it is the recognition of the OCU, actual first, by virtue of concelebration of individual clergymen, and further at the level of Synodal decisions and concelebration of the Primates. Secondly, the transformation of the ROC into a mono-national church
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.
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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Interchurch relations
4 February 2020, 09:27 | Interchurch relations |
On behalf of the UGCC, Bishop Bohdan Dziurakh congratulated the Primate of the OCU
Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC Bishop Bohdan Dziurakh on behalf of the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav and the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC congratulated His Beatitude Epifaniy, the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine with the first anniversary of his enthronement and forty-first birthday, the UGCC Department for Information report.
27 January 2020, 12:23 | Interchurch relations |
| UGCC and RCC Churches in Ukraine pray for Christian Unity
On January 25-26, 2020, at 18.00, as part of the "Week of Prayers for Christian Unity", interfaith prayer Services took place in the churches of the UGCC and the RCC in Ukraine.
30 November 2019, 16:00 | Interchurch relations |
Pope sends greetings to Patriarch Bartholomew on feast of St Andrew
Pope Francis sends a letter to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on Saturday, and expresses his hopes for the re-establishment of full communion between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
3 November 2019, 11:40 | Land and property problems |
UOC-MP representatives sprayed pepper gas during the OCU worship
On November 1, in the villages of Stara Zhadova and Mykhalcha in the Storozhynets district of Bukovyna, representatives of religious communities made their decision regarding the continued use of the disputed religious buildings.
29 October 2019, 12:02 | Interchurch relations |
Metropolitan Epifaniy calls the slogan "Autocephaly is the path to the union" mendacious
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has a good relationship with the UGCC, but the slogan "Autocephaly is the path to the union" planted into the information space 30 years ago is mendacious.
2 October 2019, 11:19 | Interchurch relations |
UGCC Patriarch met with William Taylor to discuss war and interfaith relations
Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church held a working meeting with William Taylor, the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States in Ukraine. During the meeting, the parties discussed interfaith relations in Ukraine and the necessary conditions to maintain religious peace.
29 September 2019, 09:31 | Interchurch relations |
19 September 2019, 12:52 | Interchurch relations |
Final Communique of the 22nd meeting of Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe released
The press service of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe and the Secretariat of the head of the UGCC in Rome published the final communique of the 22nd Meeting of Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe, which was held on September 12-14 at the Ukrainian Pontifical College of St. Josaphat in Rome.
17 September 2019, 09:57 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Sviatoslav of UGCC meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Rome
On September 16, Patriarch Sviatoslav of the UGCC met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Vatican. The meeting took place in the house of Santa Marta, where his Holiness Francis lives, the Secretariat of the Head of the UGCC in Rome reports.
12 September 2019, 15:51 | Interchurch relations |
Key to the unification of OCU and UGCC rests in Rome and Constantinople, OCU primate says
The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epifaniy, said that together with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church they plan to develop a certain road map for future cooperation. However, it is too early to speak about the unity of the Churches.
23 August 2019, 11:43 | Interchurch relations |
The next conference is also being planned and will be held in Lviv (Ukraine) in 2021.
7 August 2019, 12:07 | Interchurch relations |
OCU delegation visits Lebanon at invitation of Maronite Catholic Patriarch
The delegation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine visited Lebanon at the invitation of the Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi. The visit lasted from July 30 till August 2. The delegation included Bishop Pavlo of Odessa and Balta and rector of the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy, Archpriest Oleksandr Trofimlyuk, the press service of the OCU reports.
23 July 2019, 14:17 | Interchurch relations |
Theologians of the world brainstorm about new ways to reconcile Orthodox and Greek Catholics
"The stolen Churches, or bridges to Orthodoxy?" - this was the topic of a theological conference, held on 19-21 July 2019 at the Academy of the Roman Catholic diocese Rottenburg-Stuttgart (Germany), which set a goal to find new impulses for dialogue between the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. It was reported by communication service of the Diocese of Paris of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
2 July 2019, 10:43 | Interchurch relations |
Filaret: Moscow prevents Rome from granting patriarchate status to UGCC
Moscow believes that Ukraine is its canonical territory, and therefore no Patriarchate – neither Orthodox nor Greek Catholic – should be present here. Patriarch Emeritus Filaret said it on air of ZIK TV channel.
1 July 2019, 13:45 | Interchurch relations |
| Pope Francis handed over to Patriarch Bartholomew some relics of St. Peter
For the first time in history the transfer of St. Peter's relics from the Ancient to New Rome took place on June ,29. This happened during the visit of the Delegation of Constantinople to Vatican on the occasion of the celebration of St. Peter and Paul.
19 June 2019, 20:24 | Interchurch relations |
UOC-MP makes attempt to cancel OCU registration in court
The Legal Department of the UOC (Moscow Patriarchate) has released the following information: "The district administrative court of Kyiv instituted proceedings on the claim of the Kyiv Metropolis of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church against the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and the State Registrar of the municipal company Center for Legal Assistance and Registration on the illegality of state registration of the religious center Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU)."
13 May 2019, 09:17 | Interchurch relations |
Metropolitan Epifaniy does not rule out possibility of future union between OCU and UGCC
Metropolitan Epifaniy, the head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, has recently said he does not exclude the possibility of unification of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He told this to Espresso TV channel.
13 March 2019, 11:17 | Interchurch relations |
UGCC Patriarch greeted Poles on 100th anniversary of restoring diplomatic relations with Vatican
On behalf of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) congratulated the Polish Bishops' Conference on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Holy See.
28 February 2019, 11:29 | Interchurch relations |
Ukrainian people will not fall for attempts to incite religious war in Ukraine, Head of UGCC says
On February 26, in the Residence of Pope Paul VI in Rome, Patriarch Sviatoslav held a round table titled “Ukraine Today: The role of the UGCC in the transformation of Ukrainian society.”
30 January 2019, 12:13 | Interchurch relations |
UGCC Patriarch spoke to delegation of German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine
On January 29, Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Svyatoslav met with the delegation of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine at the patriarchal residence.
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