Expert thought
21 September 2018, 08:45 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
Filaret in Washington: Prepared for Putin’s Provocations
If the Ecumenical Patriarchate recognizes the UOC-KP as a canonical Church …. the struggle between Moscow and Constantinople for primacy in the Orthodox world will end, and the church of Moscow will revert to its proper status as a daughter of the church of Kyiv.
19 September 2018, 12:54 | Interview |
| The dialogue regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian Church and the appointment of its exarchs to Ukraine for this purpose, has resulted in opposition from the Moscow Patriarchate and their break in concelebrating with the hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, has recently been one of the main topics of conversation that do no cease in Ukrainian society and Media.
Religious Studies
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?
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.
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Monitoring
Orthodox church split just tip of Putin's crumbling 'soft power' in Ukraine | 18 October 2018, 17:09 | Monitoring
Ukraine prelate says Orthodox independence is ‘affirmation of rights’ | 17 October 2018, 17:33 | Society-digest |
Donetsk: Places of worship seized, sealed | 17 October 2018, 08:33 | Monitoring
Dnipro region
3 October 2018, 12:03 | Faith and weapon |
Church dedicated to warriors fallen in eastern Ukraine to be built in Dnipro
In Dnipro, a church in honor of the soldiers fallen in eastern Ukraine is planned to be built. The construction project was approved at the last meeting of the city planning council. This is reported by Dniprohrad citing Dnipro Vechirniy.
15 August 2018, 12:33 | Judaism |
Historical synagogue of Dnipro opens following reconstruction
The historic synagogue of Dnipro located in Yevropeyska Street hosted an event in honor of the completion of the building refurbishment, with participation of the sponsors of refurbishment and a large delegation of participants of the Early Years Experience project by the Jewish Educational Media.
16 February 2018, 09:26 | Judaism |
OSCE representatives meet with the main Rabbi of Dnipro
Representatives of the Special Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (SMM OSCE) met with Shmuel Kamenetsky, the Chief Rabbi of Dnipro city to discuss the issues of security of national minorities, assistance to refugees from the occupied territories and search for ways to stop armed conflict.
6 November 2017, 11:48 | Religious relations |
Patriarch of the UOC-KP Filaret visited the Center “Menorah” on Sunday, November 5, where he met with representatives of the Jewish community and the chief rabbi of Dnipropetrovsk and region Shmuel Kaminetsky.
3 August 2017, 12:01 | Judaism |
Dnipro hanukkiah may appear in Guinness book
The silver hanukkiah recently donated by philanthropist Alexander Petrovsky to the Dnipro Jewish community in local Menorah center may appear in Guinness Book of Records as the largest silver sculpture in the world.
28 March 2017, 11:02 | Judaism
All-Ukraine Olympiad in Hebrew and Jewish literature takes place in Dnipro
This year for the first time Dnipro has been elected to the state Ukrainian students’ Olympiad of Hebrew and Jewish literature. The International Humanitarian Pedagogical Institute “Beit Chana” was elected as the basis for the Olympiad, said Religion in Ukraine with reference to the website of the Jewish community of Dnipro.
15 December 2016, 10:50 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Scouts brought the Bethlehem Light of Peace to Dnipro to pass it further to Ukrainian soldiers
1 December 2016, 10:36 | Faith and weapon |
“We came here to this famous hospital, because there a special place and space where you serve and save the lives of our heroes, see the blood, suffering, tears,” the patriarch said.
15 September 2016, 14:45 | Charity, social service |
| Christians of Evangelical Faith hand over USD 800 thousand aid to hospital in Dnipro
The Christians of Evangelical Faith, who live in Washington state (USA), provided aid to the military hospital in Dnipro in the amount of USD 800 thousand, according to RISU correspondent Sofia Bogutska. Local representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora gathered a huge container of valuable medical goods for trauma and surgical departments.
12 September 2016, 10:00 | Religious relations |
Orthodox Church confers medals for volunteering on Orthodox Jews from Dnipro
During the session of Dnipro city council, chair of patriotic education and chaplaincy department of Dnipropetrovsk Diocese of the UOC-KP Father Dmytro Povorotnyy personally conferred on Hasidim Oleksandr (“Asher”) Cherkassky a medal for volunteering. It was reported by Dniprohrad.
29 June 2016, 10:44 | Interchurch relations |
| Priests of seven churches shoot an ecumenical video for the sake of Ukraine’s unity
In Dnipro city, representatives of seven Christian denominations, united in the Council of Christian Churches of Dnipropetrovsk Region, presented a video entitled “Our Father” as part of a joint project,” RISU correspondent Sofia Bohutska reports.
26 April 2016, 18:10 | Charity, social service |
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| Serving neighbor as Christ Himself - Center of Social Services blessed in Dnipropetrovsk
Today in Dnipropetrovsk the first non-state Ukrainian Unified Social Services Centre founded by Caritas Ukraine was opened. The center’s premises were blessed by Head of the UGCC, Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk). The premises will host 12 separate projects, whose purpose is to help needy residents of the area, regardless of their confessional or religious affiliation.
26 February 2016, 10:20 | Apostolic Nunciatura |
Apostolic Nuncio Claudio Gugerotti met with IDPs in the Donbass
Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti visited Charity Foundation "Caritas Donetsk."
20 December 2015, 15:23 | Judaism
Ukrainian city to rename street after Rabbi Schneerson
The Ukrainian city where the Lubavitcher Rebbe grew up announced that it will soon name a street in his honor.
21 October 2015, 10:00 | UOC (MP) |
During the visit to Dnipropetrovsk of Metropolitan Onufryof the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), there was no open campaign for candidates to the seat of mayor, however a special diocesan newspaper issue that was distributed published a greeting of one of the electoral contestants.
7 September 2015, 11:57 | Judaism |
13 August 2015, 14:00 | Faith and weapon |
US religious communities donate expensive medical equipment to Ukrainian military hospitals
17 June 2015, 16:36 | Religious intolerance and vandalism |
Holocaust Memorial defaced in Nikopol
On June 16, in Nikopol, the memorial to the Holocaust victims was defaced with swastikas by unidentified persons overnight, the website of Dnepropetrovsk Jewish community reports.
10 March 2015, 09:48 | UOC KP |
The Church supports only just peace, a joint message of the UOC-KP hierarchs from eastern regions
“We do not stand for any peace that our opponents offer us – refuse from Donetsk and Luhansk regions and there will be peace in Ukraine! This is unjust peace. And the Church stands on the basis of justice. It will be just when the borders of our country are preserved,” says the joint statement.
29 January 2015, 09:34 | National religious question |
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