Expert thought
2 January 2019, 18:47 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
What the OCU and the UGCC can teach each other
…the UGCC and the OCU can learn from each other’s historical experiences.
29 December 2018, 10:01 | Interview |
New Church in Ukraine should put aside post-Soviet legacy: interview with Nicholas Denysenko
Can the historical event on 15 December be considered a victory, what goals does the new Church have before itself to gain the trust of world Orthodoxy, and what reform plan it should have are some of the questions we discussed with Fr. Nicholas Denysenko
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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Monitoring
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Interchurch relations
18 March 2013, 13:10 | Interchurch relations |
Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hopes that Pope Francis Will Not Support Greek Catholics
Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed the hope that Pope Francis will continue the policy of rapprochement with the Orthodox Church and will not support, as he calls it, the expansion of the Ukrainian Greek Catholics, the site of Pravoslavie i Mir reports.
15 March 2013, 16:01 | World news |
For the first time since the Great Schism, ecumenical patriarch to attend pope's inaugural Mass
15 March 2013, 12:16 | Interchurch relations |
Metropolitan Volodymyr greets Pope Francis
The Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) Metropolitan Volodymyr congratulated the newly elected Pope Francis, the official website of the UOC-MP informs.
5 March 2013, 10:31 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Kirill writes official message to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
On 1 March 2013, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message to Benedict XVI, Pontifex Emeritus.
5 March 2013, 09:18 | Interchurch relations |
Administrator of UOC-MP speaks about evolution of the relationship between UOC-MP and UGCC
In an interview to Orthodoxy in Ukraine, administrator of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanych) of Boryspil talked about the last Council of Bishops.
21 February 2013, 10:25 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Sviatoslav: It's Not For Us to Decide Who Is Canonical In Orthodox World
Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), expressed his astonishment that the UGCC's statement recognizing the Sacrament of Baptism administered in the Kyivan Patriarchate provoked criticism from the clergy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP).
15 February 2013, 09:43 | UOC KP |
Rep of Kyivan Patriarchate Comments on Pope's Resignation
The spokesman of the Kyivan Patriarchate, Archbishop Yevstratii (Zoria) commented on the pope’s statement about his resignation.
5 February 2013, 10:20 | Interchurch relations |
Rep of UGCC Explains Why It Recognized Baptisms in Kyiv Patriarchate
The head of the Department of External Relations of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church explained the position of his Church on the relations with the Orthodox Churches.
5 February 2013, 09:23 | Interchurch relations |
Rep of UOC-KP: Metropolitan Volodymyr Was Confused By Compilers of His Report For Council of ROC
The spokesman of the Kyivan Patriarchate, Archbishop Yevstratii (Zoria) said in a commentary to the Orthodox Reviewer that the address, to which Metropolitan Volodymyr referred in his report read out at the Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, never existed in the form in which it was presented by UOC-Moscow Patriarchate.
4 February 2013, 10:38 | Interchurch relations |
UGCC Not to Change Its Position on Recognition of Baptisms Administered in Kyivan Patriarchate
The director of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) Information Department, Ihor Yatsiv, commented on the letter of the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), to the participants of the Hierarchical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.
4 February 2013, 10:15 | Interchurch relations |
UOC-Moscow Patriarchate Accuses Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of Supporting Kyivan Patriarchate
The accusation regarding the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) was voiced in the report of the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Metropolitan Volodymyr, on the state of the UOC-MP and the challenges facing it, which was read out at the hierarchical council of the Russian Orthodox Church.
24 January 2013, 11:17 | Faith and weapon |
Reps of Five Denominations Pray for Ukrainian Military
A part of the Week of prayer for the unity of Christians, an ecumenical prayer of Christian military men was held on 22 January, in the Kyiv Garrison Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate.
15 November 2012, 12:24 | Interchurch relations |
Patriarch Sviatoslav Stresses Priority of Ecumenical Dialogue
Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) stated that the priority objective and main mission for his Church is the ecumenical dialogue and that cooperation with the Orthodox Church is a necessity.
13 November 2012, 12:50 | Interchurch relations |
Roman and Greek Catholic Bishops gather in Lviv-Briukhovychi for joint retreat
On November 12 at the Higher Spiritual Seminary of the Lviv Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Lviv-Briukhovychi began a joint retreat of Roman and Greek Catholic bishops.
9 November 2012, 12:20 | Announcements
Ecumenical Memorial Service in commemoration of Holodomor victims to be held in Tokyo
The service will be held at St. Alban's Anglican Church Kamiyacho (near Tokyo Tower) on Friday, November 23, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.
5 November 2012, 11:59 | Interchurch relations |
UOC-MP Rep: Recognition of Baptism in UOC-KP by UGCC Makes No Difference
The Secretary of the Department of External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) commented on the response of the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church to Patriarch Filaret regarding the Sacrament of Baptism.
22 October 2012, 11:04 | Interchurch relations |
Synod of Kyivan Patriarchate Inquires About Position of UGCC on Repeated Baptism
The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) on 20 October addressed the clergy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) with the request to state their position regarding the rite of baptism performed in UOC-KP.
6 October 2012, 07:58 | Interchurch relations
Best Practices: Presentation of Interdenominatinal Projects at Conference of Reconciliation Group
During the second day of the conference “The Art of the Coexistence of Christians: History Lessons and Challenges of Today” held in Yalta on the initiative of the international group Reconciliation, the participants considered practical initiatives uniting Christians of various denominations.
5 October 2012, 07:45 | Interchurch relations |
In Yalta Representatives of Various Faiths Study the Art of Coexistence
The conference “The Art of the Coexistence of Christians: History Lessons and Challenges” brought together about thirty experts and practitioners from Ukraine, Belarus, Germany and Poland to discuss the practical dimension of Christian cooperation. The organizer of the meeting, which takes place October 4-6 in Yalta, is the international group Reconciliation in Europe.
17 September 2012, 09:54 | Interchurch relations |
Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada Addresses Synod of Bishops of UGCC
The Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada, Metropolitan Yurii (Kalishchuk) addressed the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at its session on 10 September.