Expert thought
13 September 2019, 14:53 | Open theme |
Ukrainian autocephaly. After one year
All this past year the CEMES foundation worked on a scholarly project, which examined the Ukrainian crisis from a theological, historical and canonical perspective, always in relation to the triptych: Primacy-Conciliarity-Autocephaly.
10 September 2019, 11:16 | Viktor Yelenskyi's column |
Interference impossible to ignore, or what should the state do with religious policy?
All states of the world have in place a policy regarding religion and associations that citizens set up based on this religion's ground. The atheistic government of China and theocratic government of Iran, the mighty United States and tiny Andorra – just every one of them.
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.
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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Monitoring
Ukrainian autocephaly and the Moscow Patriarchate | 21 October 2019, 12:48 | Society-digest |
Russia drives out last congregation of Ukraine church from Crimea | 30 September 2019, 15:01 | Society-digest |
Moscow Patriarchate prefers enmity and unfair accusations | 24 September 2019, 12:41 | Society-digest |
Ukraine and world
17 October 2019, 13:00 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
The Ukrainian World Congress expresses sincerest gratitude to His Beatitude Ieronymos II
The Ukrainian World Congress expresses sincerest gratitude to His Beatitude Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, and all hierarchs who supported recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine during a Holy Synod held in Athens on October 12, 2019.
9 October 2019, 09:18 | Charity, social service |
Germany allocates EUR 7 million for community development in Ukraine
On October 8, 2019, UKRINFORM hosted a press conference themed “7 million euros for community development in Ukraine: grants from German government agencies”.
8 October 2019, 10:41 | International relations |
Kurt Volcker will be replaced by a graduate of lesser Basilian Greek Catholic Seminary
72-year-old Michael Kostiv can become a special representative of the US State Department on Ukraine instead of Kurt Volcker.
3 October 2019, 10:08 | International relations |
Fake from Lavrov: “US is pressuring Orthodox Churches to recognize OCU”
On October 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking at the XVI annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, said that the United States " is putting pressure on the Orthodox Churches in the Middle East and North Africa, demanding that they recognize the new church entity in Ukraine.
1 October 2019, 09:32 | International relations |
On September 30, the civic association “Internews-Ukraine” presented the study “More than religion: what the mass media in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine report about the autocephaly of the Church of Ukraine”.
11 September 2019, 10:06 | International relations |
A Transcarpathian separatist priest requested the support of the President of the Czech Republic
In early September, President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman received a delegation of seven in Prague Castle, who claimed to "represent the interests of the Ruthenians seeking their autonomy in Ukraine."
10 September 2019, 11:52 | International relations |
UN prohibits Russian occupants to evict the OCU community from their church in Simferopol
The UN Human Rights Committee has banned Russia to evict the OCU community from their temple in occupied Simferopol. An expert of the Regional Center for Human Rights Serhiy Zaets wrote about it on Facebook, UNIAN reports.
9 September 2019, 10:16 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
A Ukrainian сhurch is listed among Chicago's most beautiful buildings
Time Out has published a rating of the top 50 most beautiful buildings in Chicago. It includes conservatories, historical buildings, churches and skyscrapers, along with some interesting facts about them.
3 September 2019, 10:47 | Religious ceremonies and pilgrimage |
40 thousand Hasidic pilgrims are expected to arrive in Ukraine
Nearly 40 thousand Hasidic pilgrims are exected to arrive in Ukraine at the end of September to celebrate the Jewish New year Rosh Hashanah in Uman
1 September 2019, 13:30 | Vatican |
Change of leadership in London Diocese of UGCC
On September 1, 2019, the Holy Father accepted the resignation of Bishop Hlib (Lonchyna) from the administration of the ruling bishop of the Diocese of London of the Holy Family of the UGCC and the Apostolic Visitator for Ukrainians of the Byzantine rite in Ireland. At the same time, according to Vatican Radio, the Pope appointed Fr Mykola Matviyivsky, the Chancellor of the diocese, to the office of the Apostolic administrator of the diocese.
31 August 2019, 16:39 | International relations |
The presidents of Ukraine and Poland agreed to eliminate historical contradictions between the countries, and Volodymyr Zelensky even proposed to build a joint reconciliation memorial on the border.
28 August 2019, 09:52 | International relations |
On August 26-27, 2019, the head of the UGCC, Patriarch Svyatoslav, was on a visit to Poland at the invitation of the episcopate of this country. On August 26 the head of the UGCC led the evening prayers in front of the miraculous icon of the Holy Virgin, during the so-called Apel Jasnogórski.
27 August 2019, 13:36 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Six Catholic bishops celebrate A Call to Prayer pilgrimage in Centralia
Hundreds of pilgrims traveled near and far to Centralia on Sunday to a small church on the side of a mountain for prayer, for hope, for faith and for God, Republican Herald reports.
26 August 2019, 09:46 | International relations |
Metropolitan Epifaniy of OCU to be conferred Patriarch Athenagoras Award in US
The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epifaniy (Dumenko), will receive the Patriarch Athenagoras Award in the field of human rights. It is reported by UATV that cited orthodoxie.com.
23 August 2019, 11:04 | Freedom of Conscience |
Ukraine speaks at UN about religious persecution in Crimea and Donbas
Ukraine's chargé d'affaires to the UN Yuriy Vitrenko said that the Russian occupation authorities grossly violate the freedom of conscience and religion in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas. Vitrenko said this during the Arria-Formula Meeting of the UN Security Council for the Protection of Religious Minorities in Armed Conflict, RBC-Ukraine reported citing Ukrinform.
22 August 2019, 11:46 | Religion and society |
Religious leaders prepare action plan to have Kremlin’s prisoners released
Participants of the Round Table on Religious Freedom in Ukraine expect further effective action from the new leadership of Ukraine and the international community to have political prisoners, hostages and POWs illegally deprived of their liberty as a result of Russian aggression released.
20 August 2019, 10:47 | International relations |
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy together with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara paid tribute to the victims of the Babyn Yar tragedy.
20 August 2019, 09:29 | International relations |
President called on Israel to recognize Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the Israeli side to recognize the Holodomor of 1932-33 as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people. The Head of State told this after the negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on an official visit to Ukraine.
9 August 2019, 10:48 | International relations |
Zelensky refuses to sign joint ecology-related declaration with Patriarch Bartholomew
The meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew was an initiative of President Volodymyr Zelensky and experts assess this step of the President as a good sign and an attempt to establish good relations with Constantinople.
8 August 2019, 16:16 | International relations |
President had a meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Fener, Istanbul.
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