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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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Interchurch relations
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.
19 March 2020, 10:14 | Interchurch relations
Kharkiv-Poltava diocese of UAOC ceases to exist
The XXXI Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Kharkiv-Poltava of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which took place on March 18, decided to terminate the activity of the diocese as an independent religious association and cancel registration of the Charter.
22 February 2020, 10:00 | Interchurch relations |
Pope to Orthodox priests and monks: May we share gifts of the Holy Spirit
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.
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