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
Luhansk region
27 September 2018, 08:39 | Terrorism |
Armed militants attack Baptist House of Prayer in Russian-controlled ‘Luhansk republic’
7 August 2018, 11:13 | Religion and policy |
LNR militants disrupt service in Protestant church, arrest pastors
The militants of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic burst into an assembly of the Good News Church in Alchevsk (temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region) and arrested pastors. This was written by Fr Peter Dudnik on his Facebook page, according to DonPress.
20 October 2017, 12:35 | Faith and weapon |
20 October 2017, 10:08 | Terrorism |
Andriy Kovalev, the press secretary of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Chairman, a public activist, in response to the events, urged the leaders of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine to ban the service of two “terrorists in the robes”, and the SBU - to put Fr Serhii Varnavsky and Ioan Redenko on a list of wanted persons.
17 October 2017, 14:07 | Freedom of Conscience |
The so-called Expert Council in Luhansk decides the destiny of Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Expert Council for Religious Expertise will begin its work in Luhansk, a local newspaper reports citing the so-called Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth in the so called Luhansk People Republic (part of eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian and pro-Russian militants), according to Hromadske Radio.
21 July 2017, 09:48 | Religion and policy |
Ruling Bishop of UOC MP Diocese of Luhansk met with OSCE representatives
On June 18, 2017, Metropolitan Mytrofan of Luhansk and Alchevsk met with Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine and Deputy Coordinator of the OSCE Observer Group in the Lugansk region Almir Mehanovic at his work residence.
28 February 2017, 12:22 | Vatican
Children of Luhansk region receive aid as part of Pope for Ukraine Initiative
At the end of December, Donbas received the first batch of aid from the Pope.
14 March 2016, 09:06 | Freedom of Conscience |
During the operational meeting of the Council of Ministers“Head” of the so-called “Luhansk People's Republic” (LPR) Igor Plotnitskiy instructed the State Committee on Religion and spirituality of the LPR to check collectively with the Ministry of State Security and the Interior Ministry the activities of religious communities in the Republic
25 February 2016, 10:50 | Apostolic Nunciatura |
The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine visits frontline in Donetsk region
On February 24, the Holy See envoy met with the mayor of Kramatorsk and IDPs living in the city and visited the charity fund "Caritas Kramatorsk" "Eastern Project" reports.
19 November 2015, 11:43 | Religion and policy |
| UOC (MP) priest complained to separatists of being forced to live under Ukrainian occupation
The Russian resource News-Front posted a video in which a priest from the UOC (MP), who came from Ukraine-controlled areas of Luhansk region, complains about his life in Ukraine and refers to the Ukrainian military servicemen as "occupiers", according to IV Vlada.
12 October 2015, 11:06 | Religion and society |
Local people in ATO zone ask authorities to set up a Greek Catholic parish, Head of the UGCC says
Residents of the liberated Donbas territories have positive attitude towards the activities of Greek Catholic priests. Many people even turn to the authorities asking to help them organize a UGCC parish.
29 September 2015, 09:53 | Scandals, crime |
Luhansk militants took captive evangelical pastor
In Sverdlovsk, Luhansk region, fighters of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Repubic captured the pastor Taras Sen of the local Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith.
6 April 2015, 14:58 | Faith and weapon |
| ATO Soldiers have built a dugout chapel
A Greek Catholic Studite priest, Fr Orest (Salo) came up with the idea to build a chapel. The chaplain’s idea was brought in life by fighter Stepаn Babunych. He comes from Turka district, Lviv region, before the war he had worked with wood, so he led the entire construction process here.
9 March 2015, 16:09 | Luhansk region |
Militants damaged eight Orthodox churches in Luhansk region, says local administration
Eight churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church were damaged within the period of militants’ attacks on residential areas in Luhansk region.
4 March 2015, 17:50 | Religious intolerance and vandalism |
Jehovah’s Witnesses Religious Buildings Seized in Eastern Regions of Ukraine
As of January 2015, armed groups have forcibly taken possession of 14 Kingdom Halls (houses of worship) belonging to Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ukraine, informs their official page and gives full list of buildings seized.
3 March 2015, 10:28 | Terrorism |
Terrorists destroyed the church that survived two wars and Soviet Government
Troitske Village of Popasna District, Luhansk, was on a regular line of fire during the battle for Debaltseve, so it experienced almost non-stop attacks and several assaults involving tanks of Russian regular troops and militants.
21 January 2015, 10:25 | Terrorism |
Russian Orthodox Priest fights for terrorists of the so called LNR
28 November 2014, 11:38 | Faith and weapon |
UOC-MP priest consecrated a flag of LNR Troops allegedly on episcopal blessing