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
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.
5 July 2016, 14:22 | Religious studies |
Ukrainian Orthodoxy: path to recovery of Church unity. Part II
Ukrainian Orthodoxy and Ukrainian society suffer from division. The majority of Ukrainian Orthodox believers belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. The rest of the Orthodox community of Ukraine has chosen a different path of self-proclaimed autocephaly. However, neither the first nor the second path is optimal for the Orthodox Church in Ukraine to date.
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Church-state relations
21 June 2016, 14:43 | AUCCRO, inter-confessional councils |
| Cardinal Parolin: I saw Christian culture, dialogue and brotherly solidarity in Ukraine
The cardinal recalled that in the last century Ukrainian people became martyrs who endured the madness of Nazism and Communism, famine and turmoil of the Chernobyl disaster.
19 June 2016, 22:32 | Church-state relations |
Meeting between President and Cardinal Secretary of State of the Holy See
Following the meeting with Cardinal Secretary of State of the Holy See Pietro Parolin, President Petro Poroshenko noted that Ukraine and the Vatican City have an efficient dialogue. He underscored high attention of the Holy See to Ukraine and the issues of security on the European continent, President's official web page informs.
17 June 2016, 22:25 | Vatican |
Secretary of State of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin met with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine
16 June 2016, 11:38 | Church-state relations |
Parliamentarians asked Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to issue a decree granting autocephalous status to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine and to recognize invalid the act of 1686, by which Moscow annexed Kyiv Metropolis from the jurisdiction of Constantinople.
13 June 2016, 09:58 | Church-state relations |
“I believe that Ukraine must have the unified Ukrainian Orthodox Church,” said the Speaker of Parliament.
13 May 2016, 11:28 | Religion and policy |
Archbishop Klyment: Crimeans return to churches of Kyiv Patriarchate
According to Bishop Klyment, now 9 parishes have survived in the peninsula, where a regular worship is held.
13 May 2016, 10:41 | Church-state relations |
The Head of State emphasized that a wise word, worthy actions and prayers of His Holiness gave inspiration in the protection of truth and justice, preservation of national unity, ensuring our victory over the enemy to millions of Ukrainians who bravely protect our country from the Russian aggressor.
9 May 2016, 12:15 | Faith and weapon |
President Poroshenko and military chaplains prayed together for peace and victory
The President stressed that over the past two years Ukraine has been holding back the enemy not only by the force of arms of the Ukrainian soldiers, but also through spiritual strength and unity of the Ukrainian people. A crucial role herein is played by military chaplains.
25 April 2016, 12:12 | Church-state relations |
Council of Churches urges President to reform justice and oppose corruption
Members of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations filed a letter to President Poroshenko, in which they called him to establish justice, defend traditional values of the Ukrainian people and oppose corruption.
25 April 2016, 10:08 | Faith and weapon |
President instructs to speed up elaboration of provisions on chaplaincy
In the course of the meeting with heads of churches and religious organizations, President Petro Poroshenko instructed to speed up elaboration of provisions on chaplaincy in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military structures.
24 April 2016, 14:33 | Church-state relations |
Poroshenko: Ukraine must celebrate 500th anniversary of Reformation in 2017 at high level
President Petro Poroshenko instructed Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Rostyslav Pavlenko to elaborate a draft decree on the approval of measures on celebration of the 500th anniversary of Reformation in 2017 in cooperation with representatives of Protestant communities.
24 April 2016, 14:20 | Church-state relations |
| In the course of the meeting with representatives of All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, President Petro Poroshenko emphasized the importance of establishing one local Orthodox church.
10 March 2016, 15:17 | Church-state relations |
Poroshenko discussed with Bartholomew the establishment of one united Ukrainian Orthodox Church
The President expressed gratitude for a “great assistance the Ukrainian people receive from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I”.
9 March 2016, 10:37 | Church-state relations |
The History of the Ukrainian-Greek Catholic Church in the second half of the Twentieth century is a history of courageous endurance and heroic resistance, indestructibility of spirit and unwavering faith in the triumph of good over evil.
7 March 2016, 12:00 | Religion and policy |
Head of Muslim community believes searches are intimidation of Crimean Tatars
Shayib Suleymanov, Head of the Muslim community in the village of Voinka, Krasnoperekopsk area, said that the recent search carried out by Russian special services in his home is yet another intimidation attempt directed at Crimean Tatars. He said it in the comment to Radio Liberty’s Krym.Realiyi project.
2 March 2016, 10:50 | Legislation |
The Ukrainian religious leaders prepared proposals to the draft law ‘On Countering Discrimination’
This is stated in a letter to the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations to the Parliamentary Committee, which will prepare Bill 3501 for the second reading, the Institute of Religious Freedom reports.
1 March 2016, 09:34 | Legislation |
A bill on transfer of religious communities to another jurisdiction presented in Parliament
The initiators of the bill No. 4128 were by Victor Yelenskyy, Svitlana Voitsekhovska, Pavlo Kyshkar and four more MPs, the Institute of Religious Freedom reports.
26 February 2016, 11:30 | Church-state relations |
President Poroshenko greeted Lubomyr (Husar) on his birthday
24 February 2016, 09:41 | Church-state relations |
Ukrainian authorities represented by President Petro Poroshenko should be open to dialogue with the community as well as its spiritual leaders. That is why there is an urgent need to meet with the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and religious organizations to express their reservations and suggestions, Senior Bishop of the Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith of Ukraine Mykhailo Panochko in his comment to RISU.
22 February 2016, 11:20 | Church-state relations |
A Greek Catholic priest in Russiato be prosecuted for photos in social networks
The rector of Greek Catholic parishes in Chelyabinsk and Kopiysk was charged with a public demonstration of Nazi symbols - the priest posted on his page on the social network the photographsof “Galicia” division. The administrative case materials were sent to Metallurgical District Court, deputy city prosecutor Olga Chubuk reported on Saturday, February 20,according toChelyabinsk. ru.