December
UOC-MP Orthodox Head, Cuban Ambassador Discuss Medical Treatment of Ukrainian Kids29.12.2006, [19:50] // UOC-MP //
Kyiv – On 27 December 2006 at his residence in the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves, Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), received Cuban Ambassador to Ukraine Julio Garmendia Pena. The ambassador said that Cuba will continue providing medical treatment for Ukrainian children.
Lutsk to Have Christmas Charity Marathon
29.12.2006, [19:47] // Charitable activities //
Lutsk – At the session of the Council of Churches of northwestern Ukraine’s Volyn Region on 27 December 2006, the representatives of Christian denominations ratified a decision to conduct jointly a Christmas charity marathon, God Full of Mercy, on 17 January 2007.
Most Kyivans Want Caves to Remain Museum
29.12.2006, [19:45] // Survey //
Kyiv – According to a survey conducted by the Democratic Initiatives Fund and the Kyiv International Sociological Institute from 14 to 21 December, most residents of Kyiv want the museum section of the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves to remain a Museum. oglyadach.com posted the story on 27 December 2006.
New Rusyn True-Orthodox Bishop Makes Pastoral Visit of Ukraine28.12.2006, [18:00] // Orthodox //
Kyiv – On 19 November 2006, new ruling Bishop Irynei (Klipenstein) of the Odesa Eparchy of the Rusyn True-Orthodox Church (RTOC) started his first pastoral visit of Ukraine. Before his appointment to the Ukrainian see, he was the head of the Vernensko-Semyrichenska see of the RTOC in Kazakhstan. RISU’s Ukrainian-language site posted the news on 27 December 2006.
Arsonists Set Fire to Greek Catholic Church in Kyiv Region
28.12.2006, [17:57] // Violation of rights //
Kyiv – In the morning on 27 December 2006, arsonists set the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) in the village of Novi Bezradychi, Obukhiv District, Kyiv Region, on fire. So reported Ihumen (Abbot) Vasyl Tuchapets of the Basilian monastery in Kyiv.
Madrasah to Open in Kyiv
28.12.2006, [17:55] // Muslims //
Kyiv – On Tupolieva Street in Kyiv, the building where they plan to open a madrasah (Islamic theological school) was presented. The three-storey building was bought with funds from the Diyanet Vakfi Spiritual Direction of Turkey. The madrasah will be open to everyone who would like to study Islam. blagoves-info.ru posted the news on 26 December 2006.
Kyiv Pagans Celebrate Winter Solstice
28.12.2006, [17:52] // Religious ceremony //
Kyiv – A winter solstice procession, singing traditional songs of the season, went from the Bessarabskyi Market to Castle Hill in downtown Kyiv. On 24 December 2006, the pagan community Family Fire of the Native Orthodox Faith celebrated the 7515th winter solstice and, according to its members, freed the whole city of Kyiv from “the negative.”
Archangel Michael Charity Fund Presented in Lviv28.12.2006, [17:50] // UGCC //
Lviv – On 22-24 December 2006 in the Stanislaw Ludkiewicz Concert Hall in western Ukrainian Lviv, the newly-formed Archangel Michael charity fund presented itself by conducting three evenings of prayer meetings. Its founders are priests and laypeople of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. They said their main objective is “to make the spiritual heritage of the church closer to people” and their main task is “the Christian kerygma (proclamation) through charity and mercy.”
City Muftiat Formed in Kyiv
27.12.2006, [20:04] // Muslims //
Kyiv – A muftiat (Islamic high council) was founded by four Tatar Muslim communities in Kyiv. So said Kanafia Khusnutdynov, president of the Tuhan Tel All-Ukrainian Tatar Cultural Center. RISU’s Ukrainian-language site posted the news on 25 December 2006.
Ukraine President Tells UOC-MP Orthodox Bishops of Importance of National Church27.12.2006, [20:01] // Church-state relations //
Kyiv – Creating a single national Ukrainian Orthodox church is the way to overcome schisms in Ukrainian Orthodoxy. So said Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, speaking with Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), and bishops of the UOC-MP, on church-state and inter-Orthodox relations in Ukraine. president.gov.ua posted the news on 23 December 2006.
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