Expert thought
8 July 2019, 11:32 | Interview |
| Orthodox Church of Ukraine undergoing a catharsis – Cyril Hovorun
Euromaidan Press talked to Archimandrite Cyril Hovorun, PhD, Senior Lecturer at Stockholm School of Theology, former Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the UOC MP (pictured on the left), to understand how the OCU has been developing the last half a year and what impact Filaret’s actions could possibly have.
28 June 2019, 08:00 | Interview |
| Recently, there was information that Pope Francis is preparing a surprise for the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. The pontiff wants to meet with the UGCC leadership to discuss a number of themes in ecclesiastical and social life. According to the Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), whom RISU had the opportunity to interview, such a meeting is truly very important.
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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eBook Now Available: The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly | 17 July 2019, 10:48 | Monitoring
Pope and UGCC leaders discuss current church mission in war-torn Ukraine and in communities throughout the world | 15 July 2019, 14:06 | Monitoring
When Russia invaded Ukraine, the countries’ rabbis also went to war | 12 July 2019, 15:19 | Monitoring
Miracles
21 November 2018, 13:14 | Miracles |
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| Naples miracle: St Januarius' blood melts in Patriarch Sviatoslav’s hands
On Sunday, November 18, the Ukrainian community in Italy marked the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor. On this occasion, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, displayed for veneration the most important relic of his eparchy - a vial with the blood of a saint, Martyr Januarius. At the final moment of laying the relics into the repository, the blood clot of Saint Januarius dissolved in the hands of Patriarch Sviatoslav, according to the Department of Information of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
29 February 2012, 10:17 | Miracles |
| Monks Are Anxious As Icon Begins to Shed Holy Ointment in Maniavskyi Monastery
The monks are anxious because the last time the icon shed the holy ointment four years ago, exactly before the great flood which affected the whole of western Ukraine.
13 January 2012, 09:13 | Miracles |
Church Fresco Sheds Holy Ointment in Cherkasy Region
A fresco depicting St. Serhii of Radonezh in the Church of the Holy Intercession of the town of Smila of Cherkasy Region suddenly began to shed holy ointment.
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