Religious Information Service of Ukrainehttps://risu.org.ua/en/indexhttps://risu.org.ua/php_uploads/images/sitecontent/ContentFileLogo_EN_5.gifRISUhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index16984https://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/protests/68170/Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:44:13 +0300UOC-MP files complaint with OSCE on persecutions of believers in KotyuzhynyA meeting of representatives of the religious community of the UOC-MP in the village of Kotyuzhyny in Ternopil region led by their pastor with the representatives of the OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine, took place on September 5 on the premises of the village council of Velyky Viknyny, Zbarazhsky district.Protests and conflictshttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/protests/68162/Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:31:04 +0300UOC-KP community in Kostyantynivka forced under the authority of the Moscow PatriarchateProtests and conflictshttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/vandalism/68151/Tue, 05 Sep 2017 14:05:08 +0300Persons involved in the attacks on the temple of the UOC-KP must be imposed sanctionsUkrainian activists will appeal to the international community urging to impose personal sanctions against those involved in the attack on August 31 on the Church of the Equal-to-The-Apostolic Princess Olga and Prince Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate in Simferopol.Religious intolerance and vandalismhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/vandalism/68146/Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:15:50 +0300Church is planned to be turned into a communal graveArchbishop Klyment of Simferopol and Crimea of the UOC-KP demands from the Crimean branch of the FSB of Russia to investigate into the actions of the security forces who blocked the temple of the Holy Equal-to-the Apostles Princess Olga and Prince Volodymyr in Simferopol on August 31, as well as to ensure the safety of the parishioners. Archbishop Klyment plans to file the relevant appeal with such requirements to the Kremlin-controlled Crimean government and the FSB of the annexed Crimea in the near future.Religious intolerance and vandalismhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/vandalism/68131/Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:10:45 +0300President Poroshenko calls to stop attacks on the Ukrainian Church in CrimeaUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko called unacceptable the attack on the Church of the Holy and Equal-to-the Apostles Prince Volodymyr and Olga of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate in Simferopol in the occupied Crimea. The President’s press-service reports him as saying this during a meeting with the Heads of Churches and Heroes of Ukraine on September 2, 2017.Religious intolerance and vandalismhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/vandalism/68114/Sat, 02 Sep 2017 10:56:46 +0300MFA of Ukraine requests Russia to stop religious persecutions in CrimeaThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has issued a statement on blocking by the Russian occupation authorities of the main Church of the UOC-KP in Crimea. The document contains a request for the Russian Federation “to immediately restore the unhindered access of believers of the UOC-KP to the church in Simferopol, to stop religious persecution and interference with the activities of the Crimean diocese of the UOC-KP and to ensure the fulfillment of obligations under international law.”Religious intolerance and vandalismhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/vandalism/68093/Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:20:36 +0300Law enforcement in Crimea block the church of Kyiv PatriarchateIn Crimea, on the morning of August 31, Russian secret services blocked the church of St. Equal-to-the-Apostolic Princes Olga and Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate in Simferopol. Archbishop Klyment of Simferopol and Crimea of the UOC-KP reported it to Krym.RealiiReligious intolerance and vandalismhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/catholics/ugcc/68080/Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:23:33 +0300UGCC Hierarchs from all over the world come to Lviv SynodAs reported, on August 8, 2017, the Holy Father blessed the decision of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC to appoint Father Andriy Rabia, the protosynclael of the Philadelphia Archdiocese of the UGCC in the United States, the Assistant Bishop of this archdiocese, giving him the titular seat of Germaniciana.UGCChttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/protestants/christians_of_evangelical_faith/68075/Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:16:03 +0300Youth Festival held in Poltava region on the occasion of 500th anniversary of ReformationThe youth of the Ukrainian Church of the Evangelical Faith Christians in Poltava region celebrated the Year of Reformation in a special manner: at a youth festival under the motto "Change through renewal of your mind". The event was held on the banks of the Psiol River, near the village of Velyka Bahachka, r500.ua reported.Christians of Evangelical Faithhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/monitoring/society_digest/68074/Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:45:33 +0300Pilgrims return to abandoned coal town for worship and fellowshipSociety-digesthttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/culture/theology/68002/Tue, 29 Aug 2017 10:00:04 +030025 Years of UCU in Ukraine: Opening of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky CenterThe new academic year at the Ukrainian Catholic University will start with the culmination of the university’s seven-year Comprehensive Campaign.Theology and religious educationhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/other_confessions/judaism/68062/Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:28:45 +0300All-Ukraine Summit of Jewish YouthThe All-Ukrainian Summit of Jewish Youth, organized by the Ukrainian Union of Jewish Students (UUJS) with the support of VAAD of Ukraine, the Ukrainian-Israeli Institute for Strategic Studies named after Golda Meir and other organizations, was held in Kyiv on Tuesday.Judaismhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/state/national_religious_question/68059/Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:14:11 +0300Victims of Ilovaisk cauldron remembered in prayers in KyivAs reported, the main tragic events near Ilovaisk occurred these days in 2014, when the Ukrainian troops suffered the greatest losses. The encircled soldiers were shot dead during an open humanitarian border, which became a turning point in the course of hostilities in eastern UkraineNational religious questionhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/blog/68048/Sun, 27 Aug 2017 10:43:04 +0300https://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/catholics/vatikan/68043/Sat, 26 Aug 2017 07:38:01 +0300Pope Francis ‘pleased’ with Card Parolin’s ‘constructive’ visit to Russia, Vatican RadioTurning to the situation in Ukraine, Cardinal Parolin said that, “for now, there is no news; perhaps, it is premature”.Vaticanhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/monitoring/society_digest/68040/Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:26:57 +0300Pa. town just a memory, but thriving parish now a pilgrimage siteSociety-digesthttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/monitoring/society_digest/68039/Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:19:22 +0300What an academic institute in Canada means for Ukrainian CatholicsSociety-digesthttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/monitoring/society_digest/68038/Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:09:45 +0300Congregation centennial: Supporting Eastern Catholics against all oddsSociety-digesthttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/all_news/community/religion_and_society/68025/Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:34:50 +0300Poroshenko mentions former head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at the Parade on the Independence DayIn his speech to the Parade on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko cited the words of Archbishop Lubomyr Husar of the UGCC.Religion and societyhttps://risu.org.ua/en/index/blog/67976/Sun, 20 Aug 2017 00:31:10 +0300