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28 March 2014, 15:05 | Reports |
SDMU “Ummah” Mufti Said Ismagilov: Ukrainian Muslims Don’t Live Separately in Ghettos, Russian Aggression Unites Us
Ukrainian Muslims are deeply integrated into society, while our Russian brothers don’t have such freedom. Also there is no talk of a split among the Muslims of Crimea, as Russia alleges, the Mufti of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Ukraine "Ummah" Said Ismagilov said at a meeting at the Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy in Kyiv on March 25. Scholars who attended the meeting asked the mufti to share his thoughts on the events in Crimea and interreligious cooperation in Ukraine.

1 April 2014, 11:57 | Comments |
UN Mother Language Day and Taras Shevchenko
Taras Shevchenko, the champion of the Ukrainian language, self-determination of people, human rights and social justice was honored at the United Nations March 27, 2014.
25 March 2014, 13:02 | Open theme |
When a Brother Doesn’t Hear His Brother: Post-Maidan Problems in Relations between Ukrainian and Russian Protestants
The sociopolitical events in Ukraine are having practical consequences not only in politics but also in the spiritual realm. In particular, a very strange relationship has developed between Russian Protestants and their Ukrainian brothers.
20 March 2014, 15:42 | Interview |
Father Mykola Kvych: ‘I was accused of sponsoring the Ukrainian Navy’
The last two days the faithful of our church and the citizens of Ukraine who follow events in Crimea eagerly awaited news of Father Mykola Kvych – a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and a military chaplain

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His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shewchuk: “Educate Christians for honest politics” | 2 April 2014, 18:30 | Society-digest |
Kiev-loyal Orthodox church doubtful of its future in Crimea | 2 April 2014, 18:20 | Society-digest
The President and the Patriarch | 2 April 2014, 15:08 | Society-digest |

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2 April 2014, 14:00 | UGCC |
UGCC Stryj eparchy has auxiliary bishop
2 April 2014, 13:31 | UGCC |
Kharkiv Exarchate of UGCC Created, First Exarch Appointed
Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, with the consent of the Synod of Bishops and having consulted with the Holy See, has created the Kharkiv Exarchate of the UGCC, separating its territory from the Donetsk and Kharkiv Exarchate.
2 April 2014, 10:00 | Charity, social service |
UGCC to Collects Funds for ‘Easter Baskets for Prisoners’
The UGCC is asking people of good will to join the campaign “Easter Baskets for Prisoners.”
1 April 2014, 14:36 | National religious question |
Crimean Mufti Calls on Tatars Not to Leave Peninsula
Crimean Mufti Hajji Emirali Ablaev has called the present times in the region difficult, but at the same time has called on the Tatars to remain on the peninsula.
1 April 2014, 12:34 | Community |
Ruslana expressed her gratitude to the priests that were at Maidan
During a press briefing at the Ukraine Crisis Media Center, singer and activist Ruslana expressed her gratitude to the priests, who have always been on Maydan next to the people, supporting and inspiring the heroes.
1 April 2014, 12:25 | Editorial news | |
"Our Crimea" – A Local History Competition from RISU
The Religious Information Service of Ukraine and the Religious Tourism portal invite all to take part in a competition of religious and local history materials called “Our Crimea.”
31 March 2014, 10:23 | National religious question |
UAOC Kharkiv and Poltava Eparchy Preparing for Possible Transition to Illegal Status
The Kharkiv and Poltava Eparchy of the UAOC appealed to all Ukrainian Orthodox bishops outside of Ukraine with a request for support in prayer the faithful of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine and Russia “and the accept the congregations of the Kharkiv and Poltava Eparchy of the UAOC under the direct jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the diaspora if our territories are occupied and eparchial structures dissolved.”
31 March 2014, 10:05 | National religious question |
UGCC Bishop Bohdan Dziurakh on Maidan: ‘Today Ukraine Needs People Who Have a New Heart...’
“Today Ukraine needs people who have a new heart, cleansed from selfishness, love of power and money. Let us pray and find new fair leaders for our country,” he said.
28 March 2014, 13:48 | Religious relations | |
Crimean Tatars offered the Orthodox Christians of Kyiv Patriarchate to hold services in their mosques
28 March 2014, 11:37 | Faith and weapon | | |
Priests from Various Denominations Help Defend Ukraine’s Borders
The priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate, and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church support and hold prayers with the Ukrainian military along Ukraine’s southern border, Father Serhiy Dmytriev (UOC) said.
28 March 2014, 10:25 | National religious question |
Patriarch Filaret Calls on Ukrainians to Stay United
Patriarch Filaret called on Ukrainians to stay united due to the threat of Russian occupation of the country.
27 March 2014, 16:35 | History, archaeology |
Scythian Gold On Display In Amsterdam Must Be Returned To Crimea - Russian Official
A number of Crimean archaeological artifacts currently on loan to a museum in Amsterdam must be returned to their home museums at the conclusion of the exhibit, a Russian official said Thursday.
27 March 2014, 12:19 | Evangelical Christian Baptists |
Baptists of Russia are instructed to annex all Evangelical Baptist communities in Crimea
26 March 2014, 10:50 | Faith and weapon |
Chaplains of UGCC support the Ukrainian military
On March 25 representatives of the Department of Military Chaplaincy the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and military chaplains held a working meeting Col. Peter Kostiuk, Advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Defense.
25 March 2014, 11:20 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Christians celebrate Annunciation according to Gregorian Calendar
On March 25, churches that follow the Gregorian Calendar mark one of the greatest feasts in the liturgical year, the Annunciation of the Mother of God.
24 March 2014, 16:11 | National religious question |
AUCCRO Outlines Three Ways for Government and Citizens to Normalize Situation in Country
The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO) released on March 24 an “Appeal to Normalize the Sociopolitical Situation in Ukraine in View of Internal and External Challenges,” the Institute for Religious Freedom reports.
24 March 2014, 14:15 | Charity, social service |
ACN sends aid to Kyiv and Crimea
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced its plan to send emergency care package to both Kyiv and Crimea. ACN will provide medical help and food for people recovering from the recent Maidan protests in Kyiv. The organization intends to build for some 500 displaced poor families in Crimea a soup kitchen and supply basic provisions, Vatican Radio informs.
24 March 2014, 10:25 | Extraordinary situations |
Church in Prykarpattia Burns Down
In the village Tatariv in the Yaremche region, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, the St. Nicholas Chapel near the local cemetery burned down, Vikna reports.
21 March 2014, 10:49 | Church-state relations |
Department for Religious Affairs Officially States that No UOC-MP Churches Were Seized During or After EuroMaidan
The ministry stressed that no churches were seized during or after EuroMaidan and that in Ukraine there is no civil conflict, but that there is blatant Russian aggression against the country.
21 March 2014, 10:31 | AUCCRO, inter-confessional councils |
Conference of European Churches expressed their solidarity with Ukrainian people
Conference of European Churches sent a letter to members of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO), which expressed solidarity Ukrainian people.

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