2 May 2019, 12:38 | Andrew Sorokowski's column | 

Donbas: Religious Freedom in Proxy-Occupied Areas

In view of the restrictive 2018 Luhansk People’s Republic statute, it is not surprising that some groups declined to apply for registration, while others were refused. The result is that many religious communities find themselves outside the law…. the 48 Baptist Union congregations have had to cease their activity altogether.

27 February 2019, 13:16 | Andrew Sorokowski's column | 

The Clerical Abuse Crisis: Not Our Problem?

…while sexual abuse, episcopal cover-ups, and homosexual clergy may be specific to the Latin-rite Church, the broader implications of today’s crisis touch the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church too.

2 January 2019, 18:47 | Andrew Sorokowski's column | 

What the OCU and the UGCC can teach each other

…the UGCC and the OCU can learn from each other’s historical experiences.

29 December 2018, 10:01 | Interview | 

New Church in Ukraine should put aside post-Soviet legacy: interview with Nicholas Denysenko

Can the historical event on 15 December be considered a victory, what goals does the new Church have before itself to gain the trust of world Orthodoxy, and what reform plan it should have are some of the questions we discussed with Fr. Nicholas Denysenko

26 December 2018, 13:55 | Review | 

From UOC-MP to OCU: interactive transition map

The initiative of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, supported by the President of Ukraine, to heal the canonical split in Ukraine, led to the foundation of the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine at the Unification Council on December 15, 2018.

22 November 2018, 14:51 | Religious studies | 

Moscow’s canonical raiding

In the context of recent events in the Orthodox world, disputes over the boundaries of church institutions often arise between the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Kyiv and Moscow. Ukraine accuses Russia of misappropriating the territory of the Kyiv Metropolis. In its turn, Moscow appeals to the fact that the ancient Kyiv Metropolis differs from the territory of modern Ukraine. RISU decided to clarify this topic, getting advice from historians. Based on this research, we prepared an infographic.

7 November 2018, 10:27 | Andrew Sorokowski's column | 

Archimandrite Robert F. Taft, SJ: critic and defender of the christian east

If Christianity is to survive as a viable lifestyle attractive to modern men and women, it will not be as an obscurantist, anti-intellectual culture of folklore and ritualism, sustained by the rejection of modernity and change…. – Archimandrite Robert F. Taft, SJ

3 November 2018, 13:26 | Open theme | 

Ukrainian autocephaly. What next? The role of Patriarch Bartholomew

From what is being reported from Ukraine there seems certain misunderstandings as to what is to be done next.

24 October 2018, 21:30 | Andrew Sorokowski's column | 

The Political Trumps the Pastoral

…the Russia of 2018 holds much the same view of Ukraine, and its political as well as ecclesiastical independence, as did the Russia of 1917.

25 September 2018, 14:21 | Religious studies | 

A Different Approach to the Ecclesiastical Discussion about Ukraine

The first question that arises concerning Ukraine is this: with what right and based on which holy canons, does Russia today claim the ecclesiastical and administrative dependency of the Metropolis of Kyiv?

22 November 2018, 14:51 | Religious studies | 

Moscow’s canonical raiding

In the context of recent events in the Orthodox world, disputes over the boundaries of church institutions often arise between the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Kyiv and Moscow. Ukraine accuses Russia of misappropriating the territory of the Kyiv Metropolis. In its turn, Moscow appeals to the fact that the ancient Kyiv Metropolis differs from the territory of modern Ukraine. RISU decided to clarify this topic, getting advice from historians. Based on this research, we prepared an infographic.

25 September 2018, 14:21 | Religious studies | 

A Different Approach to the Ecclesiastical Discussion about Ukraine

The first question that arises concerning Ukraine is this: with what right and based on which holy canons, does Russia today claim the ecclesiastical and administrative dependency of the Metropolis of Kyiv?