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14 March 2018, 07:48 | Events & people |
| Keepers of Sloboda Menorah. About the past and the present of Kharkiv Karaites
12 March 2018, 10:05 | Reports |
Lviv to become a center of parish life in Europe
Lviv will host the 30th Colloquium of European Parishes (CEP), which brings together the clergymen and lay people who would like to revitalize their parish life.
12 December 2017, 10:05 | Reports |
| MUSLIMS OF UKRAINE SIGN SOCIAL CONCEPT
The leaders of Muslim community and religious organizations signed a joint document on December 11, 2017 - The Social Concept of Muslims in Ukraine. At a solemn meeting, representatives of Islamic organizations spoke about the history of this document.
25 July 2017, 17:19 | Reports |
| “Faith and Light” celebrates 25th anniversary of special friendship
Members of the Faith and Light movement try not only to serve the poor, do something for them, but to stay beside them, to become friends for them.
5 May 2017, 14:05 | Journalistic investigations |
Historical memory or legal rights: Baptists in Volyn struggle for the future of an ancient church
The ruins of the old church in the district center of Rozhische in Volyn have become the subject of controversy between the Protestants and the Orthodox. The temple was built in the nineteenth century by the Baptists, “the Soviets” expropriated and placed manufacturing plants in the church.
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14 June 2018, 08:38 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
Five Objections to a Patriarchate – and Five Responses
… in view of the prospect of an autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox patriarchate … recognition of a UGCC patriarchate may be timely.
1 June 2018, 13:26 | Analysis |
All roads lead to Rome. Thoughts following the meeting between the Pope and Metropolitan Hilarion
Rome certainly is the universal See of the Church, even if some do not admit this outright or unequivocally. All roads lead to Rome, even for those who think that they go opposite direction or their own “special way”.
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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Why is Rome sidelining the Ukrainian Catholics? | 19 June 2018, 19:33 | Society-digest |
Ambassador Gingrich accuses Russia of persecuting minorities | 19 June 2018, 17:42 | Society-digest |
Ukraine’s Greek Catholic chief sees ‘no choice’ but dialogue with Russia | 19 June 2018, 17:38 | Society-digest |
Ukrainians outside of Ukraine
19 June 2018, 15:31 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
UGCC develops new centers in the USA
The Council, led by Bishop Bohdan (Danyla), ordinary bishop of Saint Josaphat Eparchy in Parma of the UGCC, focused on the renewal of parishes and the creation of new missions in those parts of the diocese, where the UGCC still has no structures.
4 June 2018, 19:29 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine
Ukrainian Orthodox community in Chicago, across U.S. to mark church’s centennial
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America is celebrating its centennial this year, and Chicago is one of the spots where there will be ceremonies.
4 June 2018, 10:29 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Poroshenko hopes for tomos on autocephaly to local Orthodox church in Ukraine by end of July
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he hopes that the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate will green-light granting a tomos, an official church document, on autocephaly to the Orthodox church in Ukraine by the 1030th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus, which will be celebrated on July 28, 2018.
23 May 2018, 18:43 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine
New Orthodox Ukrainian church consecrated in Sacramento
On Sunday, May 20, 2018, His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of the Western Eparchy of the UOC of the USA consecrated Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Sacramento, CA, UOC in the USA web page informs.
1 May 2018, 10:56 | International relations |
Polish nationalists attack volunteers renewing the ancient Greek Catholic cemetery
The Association of Ukrainians in Poland (OUP) expresses hope that the persons who have attacked the members of the Magurycz camp will be punished in accordance with effective law. This is reported by the publication “Nashe Slovo”.
23 April 2018, 09:52 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
He made this appeal to representatives of Ukrainian organizations in Canada at a meeting in Toronto, according to Ukrinform.
16 April 2018, 13:44 | UGCC |
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Stefan Soroka of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia and appoints Auxiliary Bishop Andriy Rabiy of the same Archeparchy as Apostolic Administrator sede vacante of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia until the appointment of the new Archeparch, USCCB informs.
16 April 2018, 10:11 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
During the sessions, the new Directorate was elected: Fr. Marco-Yaroslav Semegen, Mykola Rudnytsky, Oksana Kobuley, Ihor Shust, Roman Kuzik, and the Board of the Society, which includes: Iryna Kurilets, Secretary; Halyna Keller, Treasurer; Albert Kipa, Vice-Chairman.
5 April 2018, 20:57 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine
Construction of Holodomor Memorial Begins in Toronto
The construction is expected to be finished in early October and the Holodomor Memorial will be unveiled on the afternoon of Sunday, October 21, 2018. “There won’t be a very tall monument there, but it will be a place where one could come and think quietly about the horrific genocide that happened in Ukraine 85 years ago, and honor all the fallen Ukrainians,” said Oksana Rewa.
20 March 2018, 10:25 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
| Zenon Chorkawyj - renown Ukrainian Catholic priest in Australia - passed away aged 82
On the 17th December 2017 Catholic Church Ardeer Parish Celebrated 50 years of Priesthood for Father Mitrat Zenon Chorkawy.
17 March 2018, 15:50 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Talking about a successful transformation of Ukraine into a democratic state, Head of UGCC stressed out that we need to crave for solidarity and subsidiarity, so state may not control everything.
28 February 2018, 22:32 | Other protestants
"Mennonites have had their moments of horror. One of those was in the 16th century when 4,000 Mennonites were burned at the stake. But this is the second great atrocity in Mennonite history," Loewen said.
6 February 2018, 11:26 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
President of UWC requests Patriarch Bartholomew to grant autocephaly to UOC-KP
3 February 2018, 10:44 | Charity, social service |
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Supports Elderly Refugees in Mariupol
The Society has raised and funded over $1.3 million projects in Ukraine. The major effort most recently supported by St. Andrew’s Society has focused on charitable outreach.
28 January 2018, 19:06 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Ukrainian women bring faith to Italian families, Pope Francis at the meeting with faithful
Pope Roman Francis today, January 28, met with Ukrainian pilgrims at St. Sophia Cathedral. The believers met the Holy Father with a Christmas carols.
24 January 2018, 16:19 | Community |
PACE adopts resolution on humanitarian consequences of war in Donbas
PACE adopted the resolution based on the report "Humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine." The document was supported by 50 PACE members, while seven members voted "against", an Ukrinform correspondent reports, Ukrinform reports.
17 January 2018, 19:24 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
A Ukrainian library has been opened in Ankara, Turkey
"Finally, our dream has come true. The Ukrainian library has been opened in Ankara. The library includes 1,500 copies of fiction and study books," the report reads.
8 December 2017, 19:26 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
President Poroshenko visited a church of UGCC in Vilnius and thanked for assistance
On December 8, 2017, a working visit of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to the Republic of Lithuania took place in order to participate in the Tenth Meeting of the Council of Presidents of Ukraine and Lithuania.
23 November 2017, 15:54 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA on the Thanksgiving Day
Metropolitan Antony and Archbishop Daniel of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA issued a pastoral letter on the Thanksgiving day.
20 November 2017, 10:16 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |