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14 March 2018, 07:48 | Events & people |
| Keepers of Sloboda Menorah. About the past and the present of Kharkiv Karaites
12 March 2018, 10:05 | Reports |
Lviv to become a center of parish life in Europe
Lviv will host the 30th Colloquium of European Parishes (CEP), which brings together the clergymen and lay people who would like to revitalize their parish life.
12 December 2017, 10:05 | Reports |
| MUSLIMS OF UKRAINE SIGN SOCIAL CONCEPT
The leaders of Muslim community and religious organizations signed a joint document on December 11, 2017 - The Social Concept of Muslims in Ukraine. At a solemn meeting, representatives of Islamic organizations spoke about the history of this document.
25 July 2017, 17:19 | Reports |
| “Faith and Light” celebrates 25th anniversary of special friendship
Members of the Faith and Light movement try not only to serve the poor, do something for them, but to stay beside them, to become friends for them.
5 May 2017, 14:05 | Journalistic investigations |
Historical memory or legal rights: Baptists in Volyn struggle for the future of an ancient church
The ruins of the old church in the district center of Rozhische in Volyn have become the subject of controversy between the Protestants and the Orthodox. The temple was built in the nineteenth century by the Baptists, “the Soviets” expropriated and placed manufacturing plants in the church.
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14 June 2018, 08:38 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
Five Objections to a Patriarchate – and Five Responses
… in view of the prospect of an autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox patriarchate … recognition of a UGCC patriarchate may be timely.
1 June 2018, 13:26 | Analysis |
All roads lead to Rome. Thoughts following the meeting between the Pope and Metropolitan Hilarion
Rome certainly is the universal See of the Church, even if some do not admit this outright or unequivocally. All roads lead to Rome, even for those who think that they go opposite direction or their own “special way”.
Religious Studies
7 July 2016, 13:11 | Religious studies |
Ukrainain Orthodoxy on the eve of Pan-Orthodox Council. Part III
The history evidences: the Local Churches that were historically associated with earthly empires were uninterested in the canonical establishment of local churches under their jurisdictions, and therefore usually granted autocephaly to churches only under the pressure of historic circumstances. No exception is the Moscow Patriarchate, which has incorporated the Orthodox Church in Ukraine since 1686.
5 July 2016, 14:22 | Religious studies |
Ukrainian Orthodoxy: path to recovery of Church unity. Part II
Ukrainian Orthodoxy and Ukrainian society suffer from division. The majority of Ukrainian Orthodox believers belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. The rest of the Orthodox community of Ukraine has chosen a different path of self-proclaimed autocephaly. However, neither the first nor the second path is optimal for the Orthodox Church in Ukraine to date.
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Why is Rome sidelining the Ukrainian Catholics? | 19 June 2018, 19:33 | Society-digest |
Ambassador Gingrich accuses Russia of persecuting minorities | 19 June 2018, 17:42 | Society-digest |
Ukraine’s Greek Catholic chief sees ‘no choice’ but dialogue with Russia | 19 June 2018, 17:38 | Society-digest |
Interchurch relations
31 May 2018, 16:55 | Interchurch relations |
Pope to metropolitan Alfeyev: Catholic churches shouldn't meddle in your affairs
The pope has held an important meeting with a delegation of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow led by Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the chairman of External Church Relations, Rome Report informs.
20 May 2018, 11:01 | Interchurch relations |
His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, sanctified and laid down the cornerstone for the construction of a joint church of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Poltava, UGCC press office informs.
27 April 2018, 09:27 | Interchurch relations |
The unification of churches in Ukraine will proceed on a voluntary basis. The Moscow Patriarchate will exist in Russia, and in Ukraine there will be an exarchate of the Russian Church. Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv and All Russia-Ukraine stated this, answering the questions of the Ukrinform correspondent after the events in Kyiv dedicated to the 32nd anniversary of the Chernobyl accident.
25 April 2018, 11:07 | Interchurch relations |
Metropolitan Dymytriy (Rudyuk) of the UOC-KP evaluates positively the prospect of the process of church unification in Ukraine and stresses that it will bring fruit. He said this in an interview with Gal Info.
29 March 2018, 15:25 | Interchurch relations |
Not only Orthodox in Ukraine are ready to change religious affiliation, explains expert
The process of transition of religious communities from one jurisdiction to another, which has revived in Ukraine in recent years, has affected not only Orthodox believers. Representatives of the Protestant Churches also show the desire to change their denomination. True, the transitions in the Protestant environment are not large-scale and they pass without much publicity and scandals in the media.
15 February 2018, 11:29 | Interchurch relations |
Revelations of Hilarion Alfeyev: UGCC lobbies unification to convert everyone to Unia
Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokalamsk, head of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, in an interview with the Greek news agency Romfea, touched upon a number of topics related to Ukraine, Religion in Ukraine reports, citing the DECR.
30 November 2017, 10:18 | Interchurch relations |
Hierarchs of the UGCC and the RCC hold joint recollections in Briukhovychi (Lviv)
From November 27 to 30, the retreat center of the Lviv Archdiocese of the UGCC in Bryukhovychi continues joint retreats for Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic bishops. Spiritual instruction is provided by Father Germano Marani, TI, professor of the Eastern Papal Institute.
25 October 2017, 15:18 | Religion and policy |
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.
6 October 2017, 12:25 | Theology and religious education |
| Prayer Book of Unity presented in Lviv
The new prayer book should create a positive mood from prayer, expand the world view of the believer through familiarity with the riches of the Orthodox prayer tradition, in particular, with the practice of prayer of the Greek Church.
2 October 2017, 13:49 | Conferences, seminars, researches |
| Reformation and modern world discussed in Odessa
Odessa National University hosted the International scientific conference “Reformation and the modern world (philosophy, theology, science)” on September 28-29. The event was held in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
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.
15 June 2017, 10:05 | Interchurch relations |
Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine meets with UOC (MP) representatives
On June 14, 2017, Administrator of the UOC (MP), Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanych) met with the Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti. It was reported by Information and Education Department of the UOC (MP).
7 June 2017, 13:32 | Religion and society |
| 6 June 2017, 09:30 | Interchurch relations
As a result, priests of the UOC MP allowed the UGCC representatives to enter the church and celebrate the Liturgy there.
18 April 2017, 09:45 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
Easter procession in Zaporizhia gathers believers of different faiths
On April 16, the procession organized by the Spiritual Council of Christian Churches of Zaporizhia walked along the main avenue of Zaporizhia – Soborna avenue. Christians of various denominations, representatives of the local authorities were involved in the procession.
6 April 2017, 10:03 | Interchurch relations
On April 5, 2017, exactly a quarter century after the first Council of the renewed Kharkiv-Poltava Eparchy of UAOC, the 27th Council was held in St. Demetrius Church of Kharkiv. The Council was attended by 32 delegates (12 priests and 20 lay people). Head of the UGCC, Patriarch Sviatoslav was attending and participated in the discussion.
3 April 2017, 09:44 | National religious question |
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Prayer service for peace in Ukraine held at Sofia square in Kyiv. And in many Ukrainian cities
29 March 2017, 09:50 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Christians of Zaporizhia to celebrate Easter with joint initiatives
Members of the Spiritual Council of Christian Churches of Zaporizhia were reported as saying this during a press conference held on March 28, at the press center “Journalist” of Zaporizhia Regional National Union of Journalists of Ukraine.
14 February 2017, 14:40 | Interchurch relations |
Cardinal Kurt Koch proposes to set up a commission to reconcile the UGCC and ROC
President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch has proposed to establish a special commission to settle all misunderstandings between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.