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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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Ukraine and world
19 September 2018, 10:40 | International relations |
Mustafa Dzhemilev tells how he persuaded Erdogan of the necessity of autocephaly
The leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev, said that he had intensively discussed with the Turkish president, Recep Erdogan, the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. He said this in an interview with BBC, according to TSN.
12 September 2018, 10:19 | International relations |
President met with United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
President Petro Poroshenko met with United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel Brownback who is on a working visit to Ukraine. It was reported by the website of the President of Ukraine.
11 September 2018, 11:48 | International relations |
US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Travels to Ukraine
In Ukraine, Ambassador Brownback will meet with government officials and religious leaders to discuss efforts to protect and promote religious freedom.
25 August 2018, 14:04 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
UGCC Bishop became Chief Chaplain of Union of Ukrainian Youth in Australia
The Ukrainian Youth Association in Australia got its Chief Chaplain in the person of the Eparch of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, Bishop of Petro Stasyuk (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church), the site of the Union of Ukrainian Youth reports.
23 August 2018, 11:04 | Vatican |
Pope Francis greets Ukraine on Independence Day
Pope Francis conveyed his greetings to the President and Ukrainians on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of independence.
22 August 2018, 10:44 | Ecumenical Patriarchate |
His Eminence Archbishop Daniel will travel to Constantinople on August 29, 2018 in order to take active part in the proceedings of the Council of the Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
22 August 2018, 09:36 | National religious question |
Ukrainian Church in Australia to pray for Ukraine simultaneously with the whole world
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Parish in Ardeer in Australia will take part in the international Prayer for Ukraine. This is reported by Ukrinform.
22 August 2018, 09:32 | International relations |
U.S. Congress can recognize Holodomor as genocide this year - Ambassador Chaly
In 2018, the U.S. Congress can adopt a resolution on the recognition of the Holodomor (Famine) of 1932-1933 a genocide of the Ukrainian people.
13 August 2018, 13:42 | UGCC |
In Sloatsburg, NY, Head of UGCC led Assumption pilgrimage and spoke about Ukraine
Assumption pilgrimage in Sloatsburg, NY, on Mount Mary, the location supervised by Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Virgin Mary was held on August 12.
10 August 2018, 14:41 | International relations |
Head of the UGCC discusses humanitarian situation in Ukraine with Catholic Relief Services president
On August 8, His Beatitude Svyatoslav, Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, visited the headquarters of the Catholic Relief Services which supports various charitable projects around the world. His Beatitude Sviatoslav met with the president of the organization, Mr. Sean Callahan, and with the chairman of the Board of Governors, Bishop Gregory John Mansour, the Department of Information of the UGCC reports.
8 August 2018, 15:28 | International relations |
Patriarch of UGCC reminds of Kremlin’s prisoners and calls not to forget war in Ukraine
On August 7, the Patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church delivered a speech to the participants of the 136th Convention of the Knights of Columbus which involves representatives from different countries of the world.
8 August 2018, 10:30 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Patriarch of the UGCC participated in Convention of the Knights of Columbus opening
The 136th Convention of the Knights of Columbus began on August 7 in Baltimore city. The theme of this year's Convention is Knights of Columbus - Knights of Mercy. Patriarch Sviatoslav took part in the Mass on the occasion of the opening of the Convention which was led by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori. It was in Baltimore that the founder of Knights of Columbus, the righteous Fr. Michael J. McGivney was ordained to priesthood. It is reported by the Department of Information of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church.
7 August 2018, 09:27 | UGCC |
UGCC head on pastoral visit to USA
The visit of Patriarch Sviatoslav, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, to the United States began on August 6. The Hierarch will hold a series of important meetings in Baltimore, Stamford, Stockton, and Philadelphia. The visit will end on August 22, the Department of Information of the UGCC reports.
3 August 2018, 11:27 | Religion and policy |
Muslims having relatives in Ukraine come to the attention of security service of Belarus
Special services of the Republic of Belarus start to closely watch Muslims who have relatives in Odessa and Kherson regions, as well as in Kyiv. This was reported on Facebook by Ukrainian MP Refat Chubarov, UNN reports.
3 August 2018, 10:52 | International relations |
USA supports Tomos of autocephaly for Ukraine
The USA supports the Tomos of the One Local Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Valeriy Chalyy, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, said this in an interview with Ukrinform, reports RBC-Ukraine.
1 August 2018, 11:45 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
Metropolitan Anthony: UOC-USA at the moment has no intention to join Ukrainian Local Orthodox Church
Upon receipt of the Tomos of autocephaly, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-USA will remain a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and will not join the One Local Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Anthony (Scherba) of the UOC-USA said this in an interview with the Voice of America.
27 July 2018, 19:09 | International relations |
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: final goal is to grant autocephaly to Ukrainian Church
Today, President Petro Poroshenko met with the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate which arrived in Ukraine to participate in the 1,030th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine festivities.
20 July 2018, 11:11 | International relations |
H.Hopko partakes in roundtable on religious freedoms
The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee Hanna Hopko took part in a roundtable on religious freedoms. She also met with Samuel D. Brownback, the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
9 July 2018, 11:47 | International relations |
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko urges to revise the amendments to the Polish legislation regarding the Institute of National Remembrance, particularly the provisions on Ukrainians. It was stated by the President in the course of the working trip to Poland during the opening of the Memorial to Ukrainians killed by the Polish “farmers’ battalions” and the units of the Home Army in 1944 in Sahryń village.
9 July 2018, 09:25 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
In the course of the working trip to Poland, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko took part in the opening of the Memorial to Ukrainians killed by the Polish “farmers’ battalions” and the units of the Home Army in 1944 in Sahryń village.