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2 January 2020, 15:59 | Analysis |
Ukrainian Orthodox Church 2019 – results of the year
The past year has highlighted two main areas of development. First, it is the recognition of the OCU, actual first, by virtue of concelebration of individual clergymen, and further at the level of Synodal decisions and concelebration of the Primates. Secondly, the transformation of the ROC into a mono-national church
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.
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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Colloguium of the European Parishes in Lviv
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Ukrainische Autokephalie als Sorge um die Menschen | 16 January 2020, 10:01 | Society-digest |
Israeli and Ukrainian media report fake anti-Semitic ‘pogrom’ in Ukraine | 15 January 2020, 16:27 | Society-digest |
Clerics, Cossacks, and Kleptocrats: Journalist Exposes Moscow’s Fifth Column in Ukraine | 11 January 2020, 16:53 | Society-digest |
Ukrainians outside of Ukraine
26 December 2019, 12:46 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Church archpastors congratulate christians on Nativity
In the Christmas Message "Urbi et Orbi", Pope Francis draws attention to the children who are now suffering from wars and conflicts around the world. He wished that little Infant of Bethlehem became the light and hope of the American continent, the light of the Holy Land, consolation for the Syrian people for Iraq, imbued with social tensions and Yemen experienced a serious humanitarian crisis.
15 December 2019, 18:17 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Administrator for Catholics of Byzantine rite in Kazakhstan and Central Asia enthroned in Karaganda
On Sunday, December 15, 2019, in Karaganda, Vasyl Hovera, the Apostolic Administrator for Catholics of Byzantine rite in Kazakhstan and Central Asia was enthroned.
8 December 2019, 20:48 | UGCC |
On December 8, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) presented the highest award of the Father and head of the UGCC — the Order of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky — to the Institute of Eastern Christian studies named after Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, which operates at the University of Toronto's St. Michael's College.
2 December 2019, 15:44 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Council of Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA: December – People with Disabilities Awareness Month
17 November 2019, 20:28 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Prayer service for Holodomor victims held in the main Catholich church of New York
A memorial service for the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in new York on November 16.
12 November 2019, 10:05 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
November 11, 2019 is Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day. Council of Bishops of the UOC of the USA made public address to the faithful on honoring veterans:
5 November 2019, 14:25 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Head of the UGCC urges Ukrainians in Canada to be active participants in the birth of new Ukraine
In his welcome letter on the occasion of the XXVI Congress of Ukrainian Canadians held November 1-3 in Ottawa, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav urged them to remember that the greatest gift parents can pass on to their children is faith in God.
5 November 2019, 12:20 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
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| Daughter of a prominent UGCC priest becomes an ambassador of Canada to Ukraine
Larysa Galadza, a professional diplomat, became a new ambassador of Canada to Ukraine. She is a daughter of a well-known Greek Catholic priest from Canada, Roman Galadza, who is originally from Terpopillya.
25 October 2019, 10:35 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
OCU Primate celebrated a service at the memorial to victims of Holodomor in Washington
In the evening of October 23, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and all Ukraine held a memorial service at the Memorial to the victims of the Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide of 1932-1933 in Washington.
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.
11 September 2019, 12:30 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
| UOC of the USA: Remembering the Tragedy of September 11, 2001
Council of Bishops of the UOC of the USA addressed the 18th anniversary of the Tragedy of September 11, 2001. Bishops join in the commemoration of the victims of the Tragedy. They also invite people to pray for those in military uniform who defend the world against terrorism daily.
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.
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.
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.
7 August 2019, 15:07 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
On July 30, 2019, an official meeting of Metropolitan Emmanuel, representative of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Yevstratiy, representative of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and members of the former Vicariate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate in the USA and Canada – Fr. Victor Polarnyy, Fr. Oleksandr Dvinyatin, Fr. Roman Zagurski, Viktor Rud, Ivan Yaresko and Peter Palukh was held in Newark, New Jersey, Religion in Ukraine reports citing a Facebook account of Ivan Yaresko.
10 June 2019, 17:34 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
| Say "yes" to your new Metropolitan. You are all responsible for the pastoral success of Bishop Borys. This was stated by the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav during the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy in Philadelphia, at the end of the solemn celebrations "From Heart to Heart" on the occasion of the enthronement of the new Metropolitan of the Philadelphia Archeparchy of the UGCC Borys Gudziak.
8 June 2019, 22:55 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Hundreds of young US Greek-Catholics arrive in Philadelphia to celebrate Day of Youth
Hundreds of young people gathered in Philadelphia, PA on June 8 for the Day of Youth of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the USA. This event is part of celebrations under the slogan Heart to Heart which take place in the United States on the occasion of the enthronement of the new Metropolitan of Philadelphia Borys Gudziak.
6 June 2019, 19:37 | UGCC
Office of Philadelphia Mayor announces city-wide From Heart to Heart week
On the occasion of the beginning of the ministry of the new Metropolitan of Philadelphia Archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Metropolitan Borys Gudziak, whose enthronement took place on June, 4th in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the Mayor of Philadelphia James Kenney has launched a From Heart to Heart week.
6 June 2019, 10:15 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
UGCC Head in Philadelphia: We expect revival for our Church in America, not "sweet death"
As part of the celebrations of the enthronement of Bishop Borys Gudziak as head of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia, Patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Metropolitan Borys, bishops and clergy of the Philadelphia Archeparchy held a meeting on June 5.
4 June 2019, 21:38 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
| Metropolitan Borys Gudziak: Go and testify, listen to your hearts and help Church revive itself
At the end of the enthronement ceremony, the new Metropolitan of Philadelphia appealed to several thousand believers who arrived on 4 June to the Cathedral of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Philadelphia, PA not only from the USA but also from Ukraine, France, Belgium, Germany, Canada, to congratulate Archbishop Borys Gudziak.
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