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Council of Churches Asks President to Veto Alterations to Law on Freedom of Worship | 26 October 2012, 18:37 |
26 October 2012, 18:37
Council of Churches Asks President to Veto Alterations to Law on Freedom of Worship
Parliament Complicates Registration and Enhances Control Over Religious Organizations | 17 October 2012, 01:29 |
17 October 2012, 01:29
Parliament Complicates Registration and Enhances Control Over Religious Organizations

22 October 2012, 16:10 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
Should priests run for office?
The Ukrainian parliamentary election campaigns have once again raised the question of clerical participation in politics. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) and the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church have forbidden their clergy to run for office. But historically, bishops and priests not only engaged in political activity, but held both legislative and executive positions. Why should they not do so now?
9 October 2012, 08:29 | Interview |
Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh): We believe that during the elections our people will show their wisdom and not sell their freedom
Secretary of the Synod Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh) described the results of the UGCC Synod of Bishops in Canada and how there are attempts to use the church in election campaigning...
18 September 2012, 08:40 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
Should the Church have secrets?
The announcement that the upcoming Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church would be held in secret once again raises the question of whether secrecy in the Church is a good thing or not. In fact, one of the themes of the journalism conference to be held in Lviv on October 20 is “transparency” in the Church.
13 September 2012, 14:02 | Writer's columns
Ranking Influence and People of the Church
The ranking of the most influential people is much more subjective than the ranking of, say, rich people. Influence cannot always be measured in money nor can it be tied to a step in the hierarchical ladder – in the ranking of the one hundred most influential Ukrainians by the magazine Korrespondent rich people sometimes are outranked by less rich people, and a minister may be outranked by a vice prime minister.
10 September 2012, 12:51 | Interview |
Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: Buying and selling votes sells our country and our future
"Often it is advantageous for certain people to depict Ukrainians as aggressive, closed, representatives of the Ukrainian ghetto who are incapable of having a dialogue with someone without attacking them. But it absolutely does not correspond to the psychology of a Ukrainian".

23 November 2011, 17:09 | Religious studies |
FOUR ISLAMIC LIONS ON THE CRIMEAN SAVANNA
A Review of Trends in Contemporary Islam in the Crimea

1 December 2011, 14:11 | Materials of conferences |
RESOLUTION of All-Ukrainian Conference «Optimization of Training and Methodological Support and Teaching the Course “Foundations of Christian Ethics” in the Educational Institutions of Ukraine»
We address to the appropriate authorities of Ukraine with request to promote implementation of the written above, that will contribute to the moral upbringing of children, adolescents, youth, and therefore will ensure a stable and worthy development and future of Ukraine.

International round table session: «Linguistic aspects of the study of religion: a methodological and heuristic potential» | 11 Jule 2012, 11:22 | Announcements of events |
George Weigel's John Paul II biography published in Ukrainian | 22 June 2011, 13:49 | Religion and culture |

18 Jule 2010, 13:25 | Announcements of editions |
L’Eglise orthodoxe en Europe occidentale au XXe siecle
C. Chaillot (Ed.), L’Eglise orthodoxe en Europe occidentale au XXe siecle. Paris : Cerf, 2009. (Histoire religieuse de l’Europe contemporaine 5). Foreword by Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia. 416pp.

14 August 2012, 10:16 | Editorial news |
RISU Launches Campaign Against Dognal Sect
Religious Information Service of Ukraine invites readers to participate in a campaign “Send Dognal Home.”

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Ukrainian Orthodox Church of USA Calls To Mark 80th Anniversary of Genocidal Holodomor in Ukraine | 12:51 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Assassination Attempt Made Against Lawyer of Uzhhorod Theological Academy of UOC-Moscow Patriarchate | 10:55 | Scandals, crime |
30 October 2012
Council of Bishops of the UOC of the USA Requests Prayers For Eastern Seaboard Parishes In The Path of Hurricane Sandy | 15:05 | Ukrainians outside of Ukraine |
Human Right Campaigners Call on President to Protect Religious Freedom | 10:31 | Legislation |
Patriarch Filaret on Pastoral Visit to USA | 08:55 | UOC KP |
29 October 2012
Patriarch Filaret: UOC-MP Clergymen Now Understand That Unification With Kyivan Patriarchate Is Their Future | 10:24 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
Patriarch Sviatoslav Votes in Rome | 09:12 | Religion and policy |
26 October 2012
Council of Churches Asks President to Veto Alterations to Law on Freedom of Worship | 18:37 | Church-state relations |
Antonin Dognal Is Wanted by Police for Deportation | 12:54 | Scandals, crime |
Protestant Pastor from Crimea Runs for Parliament | 10:59 | Religion and policy |
25 October 2012
Catholic Church of St. Nicholas in Kyiv Damaged by Fire | 12:51 | Extraordinary situations
Historians and Reps of UOC-MP Discuss Possibility of Apostle Andrew's Visit to Kyiv | 11:18 | History, archaeology |
UOC-MP Promotes Introduction of Christian Ethics Lessons in Ukraine's Schools | 09:15 | Church and school
24 October 2012
Committee for Realization of Rights of Religious Organizations Holds First Session Under Present Government | 14:44 | AUCCRO, inter-confessional councils |
Intercession Readings Begin in Kyiv | 10:07 | Conferences, seminars, researches |

March of Remembrance’ in New York City: Ecumenical Service off 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Genocide in Ukraine | 31 October 2012, 12:48 | World news |
A new cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima in the land of the gulag | 11 September 2012, 17:04 | World news |
Relics of Orthodox Saints Stolen From Cathedral at St. Petersburg | 31 August 2012, 11:58 | Moscow Patriarchy

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24 October 2012, 10:36 | Reports |
Archbishop Lubomyr (Husar): ‘If the government does not fulfill its obligations, then the society has not the right but the obligation to change it’
During a meeting with graduate students in the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) master’s program in journalism, Archbishop Lubomyr (Husar) discussed the threat of secularism, the consumerist mindset of Ukrainians, and problems with the church’s involvement in politics in the context of globalization of modern Ukraine. His reflections were recorded by a student of the program, Iryna Naumets.
1 October 2012, 14:37 | Reports | |
Igor Schupak: ‘Babi Yar is not a tragedy for the Jews of Ukraine, but a tragedy for Ukraine, Europe, and the whole of humanity’
Kyiv hosted the International Conference “The historical memory of the war and the Holocaust,” dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the Babi Yar tragedy.
25 September 2012, 12:21 | Reports | |
Third International Congress ‘Young Europeans for a World without Violence’ meets in Krakow
On September 20-23, 2012 1,500 young people, university and high school students from Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, and Czech Republic, gathered at the congress in Krakow at the initiative of the Community of Sant'Egidio. There were about 500 participants from various cities in Ukraine.

22 October 2012, 11:04 | Interchurch relations | 25 October 2012, 19:23
Synod of Kyivan Patriarchate Inquires About Position of UGCC on Repeated Baptism
5 October 2012, 09:43 | Church-state relations | 7 October 2012, 21:23
Biometric Passports To Be Introduced in Ukraine
3 October 2012, 16:20 | International relations | 4 October 2012, 13:02
Patriarch Filaret Meets With Ambassador of EU
10 October 2012, 09:43 | UAOC | 10 October 2012, 17:58
Archbishop Ihor (Isichenko) was one of the first Ukrainian hierarchs to greet the new Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in USA
2 October 2012, 12:25 | Religion and society | 3 October 2012, 09:18
Believers Protest Against 'Chips of Antichrist' Near Parliament

3 September 2012, 10:00 | Editorial |
Ukrainian democracy: the role of religious people
The life of the Ukrainian society, in particular, religious life becomes increasingly politicized. The parliamentary election is to be held on 28 October and the election campaign is at its peak.

29 October 2012, 12:27 |
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24 October 2012, 23:34 |
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12 October 2012, 22:26 |
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