January
UCU Organizes Conference in Lviv on Eucharistic Communion02.01.2007, [18:15] // Conference //
Lviv — The Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) and Holy Spirit Seminary in western Ukrainian Lviv are the organizers of “Eucharistic Communion: The Challenge of Tradition and Modernity for the Traditional Churches.” The conference opened on 2 January 2007 and is to end on 4 January.
Most Ukrainians to Celebrate Julian-calendar Christmas02.01.2007, [18:13] // Survey //
Kyiv — According to a poll conducted by the Oleksandr Razumkov Center for Economic and Political Studies, 89% of Ukrainians will celebrate Christmas on 7 January, according to the Julian calendar. ua-reporter.com posted the news on 31 December 2006.
Ukraine Spirituality Committee Wants Halt to Privatization, Sale of Worship Buildings02.01.2007, [18:11] // Church-state relations //
Kyiv — The Ukrainian Parliament's Committee on Culture and Spirituality supports a legislative bill to place a moratorium on the privatization of property intended for religious worship which is now state or communal property. portal.rada.gov.ua posted the news on 28 December 2006.
Ukraine Deputy to Initiate Law Protecting Churches from Robbery
02.01.2007, [18:08] // Church-state relations //
Kyiv — Ukrainian National Deputy Volodymyr Stretovych plans to initiate a bill on the protection of the country’s worship buildings from robbery. He was motivated by the robbery of the Church of St. Volodymyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate in Chudnov, in central Ukraine’s Zhytomyr Region, on 28 December 2006.
Sevastopol Roman Catholics Celebrate Christmas “with Permission”02.01.2007, [18:06] // RCC //
Sevastopol — The community of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) in southern Ukrainian Sevastopol, Crimea, again celebrated Christmas, 25 December 2006, in their former church by permission of the local government. For 15 years, the community has, in vain, been asking the local authorities to return them the premises of the former RCC church, which now houses a movie theatre.
Ukrainians Trust Church and Mass Media
02.01.2007, [13:59] // Survey //
Kyiv – Many Ukrainians fully trust the church (27%) and the Ukrainian mass media (11.3%), according to a survey conducted in December by the Oleksandr Razumkov Center for Economic and Political Studies. RISU’s Ukrainian-language site posted the news on 29 December 2006.
Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv Successfully Reduces Divorces
02.01.2007, [13:57] // UGCC //
Lviv – Of the three regions of far western Ukraine, the Lviv Region has the lowest number of divorces. Representatives of the Commission for Family Affairs of the Lviv Archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) and the all-Ukrainian charity fund Family said that this was possible in the last three years thanks to the introduction of a program to prepare engaged couples for married life. gazeta.lviv.ua posted the news on 28 December 2006.
UOC-MP Ukrainian Orthodox Head Discusses Current Problems02.01.2007, [13:55] // UOC-MP //
Kyiv – On 28 December 2006 at the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves, an eparchial meeting of the clergy of the Kyiv Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) was held. Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), head of the UOC-MP, presided, and in his speech he enumerated current problems of the UOC-MP.
Ukraine President Responds to Address of Alushta Muslims
02.01.2007, [13:52] // Church-state relations //
Kyiv – Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has created a work group to study the situation with land allotments in Alushta, southern Ukrainian Crimea. The Alushta Muslim community addressed the president earlier, accusing Alushta authorities of stirring up interethnic hostility, land fraud, and an attempt to construct a resort on the territory of a Muslim cemetery. maidan.org.ua posted the news on 28 December 2006.
Lviv “Anti-Cult” Institute Wants Parliament to Consider Ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses
02.01.2007, [13:49] // Church-state relations //
Lviv – On 22 December, the civic organization Institute of Research on Totalitarian Religions and Religious Studies in western Ukrainian Lviv requested that the Lviv Regional Council (LRC) ask Parliament to consider banning the work of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ukraine. The institute believes that the transfer of the issue of a ban on the activities of the Jehovah’s Witnesses from the courts to the legislature will affect the image of Ukraine and may be considered as showing a lack of religious freedom in Ukraine. RISU received a copy of the institute’s letter on 28 December 2006.
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