12 March 2010, 12:46 | Church-state relations | 

UGCC Head Will Remind President About Equality of Churches

In response to whether the influence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate will grow under the new president, Patriarch Lubomyr said that he will remind the president about the equality of all the churches.

12 March 2010, 12:24 | UGCC

Greek Catholic Community of Russian City Omsk Honored Memory of Taras Shevchenko

On March 9, 2010, in the Russian city of Omsk, the Greek Catholic community of the Veil of the Holy Mother of God, together with the Siberian center of Ukrainian culture Siryi Klyn honored the memory of Taras Shevchenko.

11 March 2010, 17:04 | Land and property problems | 

Supreme Court of Ukraine Obligated UOC-MP to Remove “Field Chapel” in Chernihiv

The Supreme Council declined the cassation of the Chernihiv Eparchy of the UOC-MP on February 10 and left unchanged the decision of the Desna District Court of Chernihiv and the resolution of the Chernihiv Oblast Court of Appeal.

11 March 2010, 16:02 | Bible, Bible sociaty | 

Ukrainian Bible Society Discusses Possible Modernization of Ivan Ohienko's Translation of the Bible

On March 10 the Ukrainian Bible Society held this year's first meeting of the central management board to analyze the achievements of the society in 2009, the current status of the organization, and plan of action for the nearest future.

11 March 2010, 14:07 | UOC (MP)

Representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-MP Participated in Festivities of the 196th Anniversary of Shevchenko

On March 9, 2010, at the National Opera of Ukraine, with the participation of the president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, festivities dedicated to the 196th anniversary of the Great Kobzar were held.

11 March 2010, 13:42 | UGCC | 

Patriarch Husar: There Should Be One State Language in Ukraine

During a press conference in Odesa on March 10, 2010, Patriarch Lubomyr (Husar), expressed his opinion on many questions regarding the political situation in the state and about introducing a second state language.

10 March 2010, 11:05 | Religion and culture | 

Exhibit of Shevchenko Valuables Opens to Mark the Poet’s 196th Birthday

On March 9, 2010, the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate donated a sample of the facsimile edition of the Peresopnytsia Gospels and nine rare editions to the Taras Shevchenko National Museum

10 March 2010, 10:21 | Church-state relations | 

Head of UGCC Meets Mayor of Odesa

On March 9, 2010, the head of the UGCC met with the mayor of Odesa, Eduard Hurvits. The parties discussed the participation of the UGCC in the spiritual development of the city and the allocation of land for the construction of a cathedral of the UGCC.

10 March 2010, 08:58 | UGCC | 

Delegation of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the USA Visited Patriarchal Cathedral

On March 9, 2010, the delegation of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the USA headed by Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, visited the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ of the UGCC.

9 March 2010, 19:16 | UGCC

Meeting of Permanent Synod of UGCC Held in Odessa

On March 6-9, 2010, in Odessa, the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) met.

9 March 2010, 16:49 | State

Yanukovych Promised Medvedev to Take Away Rank of Hero of Ukraine from Bandera and Shukhevych

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych promises that by Victory Day he will cancel decrees naming Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych Heroes of Ukraine.

9 March 2010, 11:57 | Theology and religious education | 

Ostrih Academy Announces its All-Ukrainian Olympiad “Young Bible Students”

The Ostrih Academy National University invites pupils of grades 1-11 who won at the regional Olympiads and study spiritual-moral subjects and all interested persons to the All-Ukrainian Olympiad “Young Bible Students.”

9 March 2010, 11:53 | UGCC | 

Head of UGCC Meets Faithful of Odesa

On March 7, 2010, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) Patriarch Lubomyr met with the Greek Catholics of Odesa. The meeting took place in the Church of St. Andrew the First-called Apostle.

9 March 2010, 10:50 | Religion and culture | 

Metropolitan Volodymyr to Donate to a Copy of Facsimile Edition of Peresopnytsia Gospels to Taras Shevchenko National Museum

Metropolitan Volodymyr is going to donate a facsimile copy of the Peresopnytsia Gospels along with several rarities from his Shevchenko collection to the museum.

8 March 2010, 10:15 | Church-state relations | 

Head of State Committee on Nationalities and Religions Awarded by Head of UOC-MP

On March 5, 2010, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) held a meeting in his residence in the Kyiv Cave Monastery with the head of the State Committee on Nationalities and Religions, Yurii Reshetnikov.

8 March 2010, 09:47 | International relations | 

Archbishop Emeritus of Washington Visits Lviv

Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, is on a pastoral visit to Ukraine from March 6 to 10, 2010.

8 March 2010, 09:30 | International relations | 

Metropolitan Volodymyr Meets US Ambassador John Tefft

On February 5, 2010, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the USA in Ukraine, John Tefft, met with the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Metropolitan Volodymyr, in his residence in the Kyiv Cave Monastery.