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UOC (MP) comment on attempted murder of Kyiv priest | 26 July 2015, 20:12 | Scandals, crime |
Pope to be handed a letter from Ukrainian youth on World Youth Day | 26 July 2015, 19:44 | Vatican |
Jewish quarter dubbed Synagogue Space to be arranged in Lviv | 24 July 2015, 14:12 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Today is remembrance of the Holy and Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olha | 24 July 2015, 09:50 | Religious holidays and traditions |
Metropolitan Onufriy (Berezovskyy) took part in the All-American Council | 24 July 2015, 09:22 | Inter-Orthodox relations |
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16 July 2015, 09:56 | Open theme | |
Ukraine Islamic vector: Ukrainian Ummah’s reason for being
Russian-Ukrainian conflict affected among the others the Muslim community of Ukraine. The post-totalitarian syndrome whereby religion is regulated by bureaucracy provokes further political intervention into the spiritual realm and new confrontation.
1 July 2015, 17:45 | Andrew Sorokowski's column |
Stealing Names
In the appendix to his futuristic novel “1984,” George Orwell described “Newspeak,” a language that eliminated politically inconvenient words and concepts. In the novel, the ruling elite understands that one of the best ways to destroy an idea or institution is to deprive it of its name.
16 June 2015, 15:47 | Interview |
Everything will just begin for Christian ministers as the war ends:ATO soldiers and their families tofacethe need for rehabilitation
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FOUR ISLAMIC LIONS ON THE CRIMEAN SAVANNA
A Review of Trends in Contemporary Islam in the Crimea
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19 June 2015, 12:44 | Reports | |
Torah and churches of Lemkivshchyna: historical memory drama
6 May 2015, 18:18 | Kaleidoscope | |
There is no Judas in Ukrainian version of the Last Supper
While Yuri processes everything that got into the shot in Donbas, his work, which he named ‘The Last Supper’, became incredibly popular on web. The military and a priest are sitting at the Easter table.
27 April 2015, 10:46 | Kaleidoscope | |
Ter Nerses Shahnazaryan: "We teach children to respect the Armenian traditions and be law-abiding citizens of Ukraine"
Armenians all over the world mark 100 years of the genocide of their people. Wherever they live, they share memories and pray. The Armenian diaspora exists in many settlements worldwide.
31 March 2015, 13:34 | Kaleidoscope | |
Transcarpathian Romani People: 30 years with God
On April 8 the International Romani Day is marked all over the world. The Romani from Transcarpathian regions have recently celebrated the anniversary of their Christian community.
23 March 2015, 16:07 | Reports |
Jews, Christians and Muslims in Odessa discussed how to unite the country
Its was organized by the Center for Interfaith and Inter-religious Dialogue “Libertas” of Lviv.
19 February 2015, 16:12 | Kaleidoscope | |
Famous SadgoraSynagogue in Chernivtsi will open this year
16 February 2015, 12:07 | Reports | |
Cardinal Husar: "You cannot make peace with someone who does not want peace."
4 February 2015, 18:15 | Kaleidoscope | |
Ivano-Frankivsk Maltese grants a field kitchen to Mariupol
The team of Maltese Aid Service volunteers from Ivano-Frankivsk returned from Mariupol. 12 people have worked 12 days. They left a fitted kitchen and trained volunteers.
2 January 2015, 17:45 | Review |
2014 is the year of breakthrough, changes and unity in the face of threat. Summary of religious leaders and speakers.
The past year of 2014 definitely shook not only Ukraine but the whole world. Religious organizations also faced changes. They have responded differently to the main events of the year, including Maidan and war. This year is the year of heavy losses, pain and grief. But it brought its fruits for each of us, too.
29 December 2014, 15:08 | Reports |
Spiritual wars
When in winter the blessing was granted from one of the stages of Maidan not only by priests of three Christian denominations, but also by the deputy mufti of Muslims of Crimea and a Jewish rabbi - it seemed a miracle of unity of all religions for the sake of the victory over the common enemy.
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.
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