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Representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-MP Participated in Festivities of the 196th Anniversary of Shevchenko | 11 March 2010, 14:07 | UOC (MP)
Evidence of Pseudo-Synod of UGCC of 1946 Presented | 11 March 2010, 09:24 | UGCC |
Exhibit of Shevchenko Valuables Opens to Mark the Poet’s 196th Birthday | 10 March 2010, 11:05 | Religion and culture |
Head of UGCC Meets Mayor of Odesa | 10 March 2010, 10:21 | Church-state relations |
Delegation of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the USA Visited Patriarchal Cathedral | 10 March 2010, 08:58 | UGCC |
Ukraine and world
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.
5 March 2010, 17:39 | International relations |
Patriarch Filaret 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-Kyivan Patriarchate, Patriarch Filaret, in the patriarch’s residence.
4 March 2010, 09:47 | Sacral art |
Metropolitan Volodymyr Visits Italy
On March 2, 2010, the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate left for Italy to take part in opening of exhibition Golden Age of the Ukrainian Icon of the XVI-XVIII Centuries.
3 March 2010, 09:26 | Freedom of Conscience |
EU Intends to Protect Christians in Countries Where They Are Persecuted
"We created a working group and are working on the mechanisms of a bilateral cooperation of Europe and individual countries where the rights of Christians are infringed upon,” said Minister Franko Frattini.
2 March 2010, 10:16 | UGCC |
Bishop Vasyl (Medvit) Describes the UGCC in Central and Eastern Ukraine to Canadians
From February 23 to March 30, Bishop Vasyl (Medvit), auxiliary bishop of the Donetsk-Kharkiv Exarchate, will stay in Canada on an official visit.
25 February 2010, 10:31 | Church-state relations |
Moscow Patriarch Blesses Yanukovych for Presidency
Ukraine's next president Viktor Yanukovich has received a blessing for presidency from the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, at the Kyiv Cave Monastery ahead of the official inauguration ceremony.
24 February 2010, 19:50 | Church-state relations |
Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Arrived in Ukraine
On February 24, 2010, Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived in Kyiv.
24 February 2010, 11:31 | Religion and policy |
"After the elections, Viktor Yanukovych has already undertaken several steps aimed not at the unification, but at the split of the Ukrainian society," says a statement of the head of Ukraine's Supreme Council's Committee
23 February 2010, 11:44 | Religion and society |
Ukrainian Nationalists Indignant at Moscow Patriarch Blessing President-elect
Ukrainian nationalist and rightist forces have expressed indignation at Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill's visit to Kiev in order to attend the inauguration of president-elect Viktor Yanukovych on 25 February.
22 February 2010, 15:49 | Religion and policy |
Kyiv Church Opposes Russian Patriarch's Inauguration Prayer in Ukraine
Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) criticized president-elect Viktor Yanukovych for inviting the Russian patriarch to lead a church service before his inauguration as incorrect.
10 February 2010, 10:51 | Faith and weapon |
Representatives of UGCC and UOC-MP Took Part in XXI International Conference of Military Chaplains
Since 1990 military chaplains of different countries and different religions of the world meet together. This year the meeting took place in Madrid, Spain, and it was devoted to the role of military chaplains in Armed Forces.
9 February 2010, 16:49 | Religion and policy |
Patriarch Kirill Congratulates Yanukovych on Victory in Election
n February 9, 2010, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill congratulated Viktor Yanukovych on being elected president of Ukraine.
3 February 2010, 11:37 | Moscow Patriarchy |
Patriarch Kirill Calls Ukrainians His People
On the eve of the 1st anniversary of his enthronement as patriarch, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) gave an interview to the 1st Channel of Russia describing the political situation in Ukraine.
1 February 2010, 10:37 | International relations |
Patriarch Kirill Prays for Right Choice of Ukrainian people at Election
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow prays for the right choice of the Ukrainian nation and wished success to the Ukrainian people at the elections and promised to pray so that there would never be any insuperable conflicts.
28 January 2010, 16:11 | International relations |
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held its debate on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity but postponed the vote and voted in favor of referring the text back to the committee concerned.
27 January 2010, 11:14 | History, archaeology |
Yad Vashem and Israeli Politicians Provide No Proof of Shukhevych’s Collaboration with Nazis
The head of the Association of Jewish Communities and Organizations of Ukraine, Vaad Yosyp Zisels, voiced his opinion on the figure of the commander in chief of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Roman Shukhevych.
26 January 2010, 16:19 | International relations |
UOC-MP Head Received Newly Appointed Ambassador of Russian Federation
On January 26, 2010, Metropolitan Volodymyr, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, received Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Ukraine Mykhailo Zurabov at his residence in the Kyiv Cave Monastery
26 January 2010, 15:20 | Judaism |
Chief Rabbi of Russia Accuses Ukrainians of Participating in Nazi Killings of Jews
The Chief Rabbi of the Russian Federation, Berel Lazar, states that the population of Ukraine and of the Baltic countries participated in the liquidation of Jews during WWII
22 January 2010, 11:49 | Religion and society |
On January 21, 2010, the Theological Canonical Commission to the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) published a theological conclusion on abortion and the recognition of the homosexual marriages.
