2 December 2014, 13:11 | Events & people | 

Benedictine missionary: “You can’t even imagine how many people all over the world are praying now for Ukraine”

Belgian by his origin, for 8 years he has worked in Rwanda. He founded an international school of prayer and evangelization named“Jeunesse Lumiere” and organizes missions for youth around the world.

14 November 2014, 17:21 | Events & people |  | 

Islam in Crimea: golden past and uncertain present

1 October 2014, 12:09 | Reports |  | 

I was beaten because I am Greek Catholic, says Fr. Tikhon Kulbaka, former hostage of Russian terrorists

On September 30, under the educational project ‘Informatics and Applied Security Center of the city’ in Lviv, Father Tikhon Kulbaka spoke about his captivity, the power of prayer in war, and whether there is interreligious conflict in Donbas.

29 May 2014, 15:52 | Kaleidoscope |  | 

Brodsky Synagogue at the heart of the Ukrainian capital

Located in the city center, the ancient synagogue named Lazar Brodsky and the former theater attracts a lot of views, but no one dares to enter it. However, the members of the Jewish community are ready to answer all the guests’ questions. Thus, recently a delegation of the Youth Association of Religious Studies has visited it to learn more about the monument of art.

12 May 2014, 13:13 | Kaleidoscope |  | 

Chernivtsi Restores the Pieta

Already in a year a statue of the Mother of God holding Her Son in her arms will rise in the central square of the capital of Bukovyna in honor and eternal memory of the Heavenly Hundred.

22 April 2014, 10:08 | Reports |  | 

Conciliar in Christ. History one Easter with the military

More and more often one can hear talks about interdenominational unity, and these talks have especially intensified on the eve of Easter. But it is worth talking about the true unity that is already beginning to emerge, claiming to become a powerful movement that will bring Ukraine together both in spiritual and patriotic dimensions, rather than about pure reflections. An example of this was the Easter service of the representatives of several denominations who went at night to greet the soldiers at three block posts in Kherson region on the border of the Crimea.

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.

27 March 2014, 23:40 | Reports |  | 

The east is the east and the west is the west. They both meet in Lviv.

The students of Lviv (in particular those of the Ukrainian Catholic University), took the initiative to overcome the animosity and ignorance between inhabitants of the east and west of the country by inviting their fellow colleagues from various cities in eastern Ukraine to Lviv.

14 March 2014, 11:10 | Reports | 

Evangelical Christians on Maidan: ‘Repentance Must Start with President, End with Criminals in Prison’

On March 10 on the Maidan in Kyiv, heads of Evangelical churches addressed the Ukrainian people. The Evangelical Christians prayed for Ukraine's liberation from enemy forces, from the spirit of division and war.

20 February 2014, 23:33 | Reports |  | 

The Golden-Domed Monastery: The Largest Field Hospital Continues to Save Maidan Activists

Anyone who is currently in Kyiv is living in captivity, be it information, military, or economic captivity. But the revolution continues, bringing more victims, blood, and suffering. The main field hospital became St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, where around the clock a team of doctors is trying to save the lives of Maidan activists.

20 February 2014, 00:12 | Review | 

Bloody Maidan: Chronicle of the Confrontation

Protesters organized a hospital in the Officer's Building. Here a memorial service for the first three victims of the day was held. As soon as the service was over, Berkut began an offensive and security forces stormed the building.

4 February 2014, 10:05 | Reports |  | 

A Drop in the Sea: Stories of Ministering on Maidan from the Lutheran Church

Every day any Maidan participant can go to one of the capitals’ many churches to get not only spiritual care, but also material aid: a place to warm up, eat, and sleep. One of these shelters is the small German Lutheran Church of St. Catherine, located right at the epicenter of events on Lutheran Street.

3 February 2014, 16:31 | Events & people | 

VOX POPULI 2013: Last Year’s Personalities and Events

The past year brought such significant and even historic events as the election of a new pope, the celebration of the 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus, the consecration of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and more. RISU asked its readers, experts in religion, theology, journalism, politics, and public figures about who and what stood out to them from the previous year.

14 December 2013, 10:39 | Reports | 

Pastor Ralph Huska: ‘Just Don’t Revert to Violence’

The evening of December 9, when a clash between protesters and troops of the Interior Ministry was waiting to happen, Ralph Huska, a pastor of St. Catherine's German Lutheran Church on Lutheran Street located in the middle of the events, stood between the rows of troops, not letting blood to spill. He shared his impressions from this event with a RISU reporter after evening prayers in the Lutheran church.

4 December 2013, 11:23 | Reports | |  | 

Religious Maidan: Clergy in Defense of Peace and Justice

Protests in Kyiv go on and the clergy of different denomination are taking part in these events. They have gone beyond the walls of their churches and joined the protesters. Every day of the rally on Maidan priests serve Liturgies, hear the confessions, and just stay with people.

22 October 2013, 14:00 | Journalistic investigations | 

One Week after Mosques in Crimea Set on Fire: Perpetrators Still Not Found

Fires in two mosques in Saky and the Krasnohvardiyskiy district that occurred with an interval of two days shook the public and generated numerous publications in the media.

16 October 2013, 14:35 | Reports |  | 

Sixth Ecumenical Social Week: Between Diversity and Unity

The sixth Ecumenical Social Week (ESW), dedicated to accepting differences and fostering respect in various aspects of human life, was held October 1-5 in Lviv. The ESW has become a traditional autumn event and this year it again gathered Ukrainian and international experts, representatives of the church, civil society, media, politicians, educators, businesspersons, and government officials around current issues and challenges.

26 September 2013, 11:54 | Kaleidoscope | 

Ukrainian Treasure Kept in British Collection

The eighteenth-century royal gates of the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God of the Pechersk Lavra of Kyiv are kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. It is believed that Catherine the Great of Russia gave them to the monks of the monastery in 1784.

18 September 2013, 08:50 | Reports |  | 

Moral Authorities Explain Why Ukraine Should Chose Europe

For the second time the initiative group “December 1” gathered at the Lviv Book Forum in order to once again remind people about values and determine the direction of development for the society.

10 September 2013, 08:53 | Reports |  | 

Kyiv Gallery Exhibits Photographs from Rosh Hashanah in Uman

In Ihor Hayday’s cozy and no less conceptual photo gallery called Camera, which is in the center of the capital, Maksym Dondyuk’s photo exhibit “Uman, Rosh Hashanah” has opened. The photos on display were taken over the course of five years (2008-2012).