UOC: version 2018
25 June 2018, 10:50 | Ecumenical Patriarchate |
Ecumenical Patriarchate is even more interested in the solution of Ukrainian Orthodoxy issues
The community “Ukrainian Local Orthodox Church” has posted on social network Facebook the translated statement of the press service of the Constantinople Patriarchate regarding the meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with the delegation of the UOC (MP).
21 June 2018, 19:39 | Orthodox world |
Georgian Church Synod member: I support the Ukrainian autocephaly
A member of the Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Petre of Chkondidi, spoke in support of the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine, Russian newspaper "Vzglyad" reports citing the Georgian television channel "Rustavi-2".
20 June 2018, 18:44 | International relations |
Bulgarian Patriarch did not oppose Ukrainian autocephaly, - Ukrainian presidential administration
“Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte did not oppose the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine,” Rostyslav Pavlenko, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine, said in an exclusive comment to the RISU journalist. This is his commentary on the information published by the UNIAN Religion news agency on its website on June 20, 2018. The agency actually attributed to the Patriarch Neophyte a stance he did not express. Journalists interpreted the words about the need to act according to the canons as the rejection of autocephaly, which is not one and the same thing.
19 June 2018, 11:30 | Orthodox world |
Pilgrims asked Patriarch Theophilus to sincerely pray for Ukraine, to support the efforts and prayers of Ukrainians for peace and provide independence to the local Orthodox Church in Ukraine.
19 June 2018, 09:56 | Church-state relations |
During his visit to Israel Ukrainian external affairs minister meets Patriarch Theophilos III
On June 18-19, 2018 in Jerusalem, the Eleventh Session of the Joint Ukrainian - Israeli Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation is held under the со-chairmanship of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin.
15 June 2018, 17:28 | Ecumenical Patriarchate |
''The existence of a schism is not an argument in favor of leaving a whole nation outside the bounds of the Church’s truth and canonicity with a pure conscience, denying our responsibility before God and history, but is rather an incentive for finding salvific and unifying solutions...
5 June 2018, 12:02 | Religion and society |
Autocephaly to result in final establishing of Ukraine as a European nation, religious scholar
The scholar believes that we are entering a very difficult period of formation of our state and development of civil society.
4 June 2018, 13:42 | International relations |
Patriarch Bartholomew had a personal meeting with believers aspiring for the One Local Church
On May 26 to 30, 2018, the initiative group of Ukrainian believers made a visit to Istanbul and submitted to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew an appeal to support the Tomos of autocephaly of the UOC.
3 June 2018, 13:26 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
Archimandrite Cyril (Hovorun): even Phanar does not know exact date of Synod to consider the Tomos
The date of the Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, which will consider the Tomos of autocephaly of the UOC, will depend on how events in Ukraine will unfold. For himself, Patriarch Bartholomew has already made a decision.
31 May 2018, 11:54 | International relations |
US ambassador discussed Ukrainian issue with the head of the Church of Greece
US Ambassador to Athens Jeffrey Pyatt met with Archbishop Ieronimos, head of the Greek Orthodox Church on May 29, according to the Greek media outlet Romfea.
30 May 2018, 10:02 | International relations |
| “We must distinguish between political leadership and moral edification. Politicians address issues in their plane, spiritual leaders must rely on wisdom and inspiration of the Spirit of God. Our task is to help unity, not to create divergence between the state and the Church,” said the Patriarch.
28 May 2018, 10:52 | UOC (MP) |
Parishioners authorize Metropolitan Oleksandr to publicly stand for autocephaly of the UOC
Metropolitan Oleksandr (Drabynko) of Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky and Vyshneve has garnered support of the laity to publicly stand for autocephaly of the Ukrainian Church.
15 May 2018, 12:07 | UOC (MP) |
Up to ten our bishops might support the authocephaly, Metropolitan Sofroniy of the UOC (MP)
10 bishops of the UOC (MP) out of 80 might support the appeal to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople for the bestowal of autocephaly on the Ukrainian Church. This was stated in an interview with "Glavkom" by Metropolitan Sofroniy (Dmytruk) of Cherkasy and Kaniv UOC (MP).
13 May 2018, 18:58 | UOC KP |
The Synod of the UOC-KP called on the bishops, clergy and faithful who are part of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine to not participate in political provocations of the Kremlin-backed forces, not to become hostage to their desire for revenge and return to power.
10 May 2018, 12:02 | UOC (MP) |
Metropolitan Oleksandr (Drabinko) of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky and Vyshneve of the UOC-MP declared support for the Ukrainian Church autocephaly his article, which he wrote for the lb.ua.
9 May 2018, 10:21 | International relations |
Metropolitan Onufriy explained US Ambassador how the unity of Ukrainian Orthodoxy should be restored
On May 8, Metropolitan Onufriy accepted the United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine Marie Jovanovic at her request. This was reported by the Information and Educational Department of the UOC (MP).
8 May 2018, 13:19 | Church-state relations |
| First three presidents of Ukraine support idea of independent Orthodox church
It will play an important role in strengthening Ukraine's independence.
8 May 2018, 09:40 | National religious question |
“For 20 years, a generation has grown up that took weapons against their state, and to a large extent it was done through the church, people with the icons stopped our columns of armored vehicles and tanks in Donbas, the priests were running with rifles and racking up polling stations,” he says.
7 May 2018, 16:03 | Orthodox world |
Local Orthodox Churches are opposed to Ukrainian autocephaly, according to UOC-MP
In an interview distributed by the Information and Educational Department of the UOC, Metropolitan Anthony of Boryspil and Brovary, Administrative Director of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP), has claimed that the Local Orthodox Churches are negative about the granting of autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
6 May 2018, 13:59 | Religion and policy |
Ukrainian autocephaly is inexpedient – Novynskyy persuaded Polish Metropolitan
MP Vadym Novynskyy has made a trip to Warsaw to persuade the Metropolitan that Ukrainian autocephaly is inexpedient. This is reported by Information Resistance.