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Residence of Russian Orthodox Church Head to Be Opened in Kyivan Cave Monastery02.07.2008, [13:53] // Inter-Christian relations //
Kyiv—The Hierarchical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) passed a resolution to open a residence for the head of the ROC, Alexis II, in the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves. According to the information of www.nr2.ru, which references the Moscow Patriarchate’s site, the hierarchical council supported the proposal of the head of ROC to found a residence at the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves in Moscow and a patriarchal residence in Kyiv in order to “strengthen the inter-connection between the two capitals of the Russian Orthodoxy.”
ROC Comments on Statement of Ukraine’s State Committee
01.07.2008, [17:07] // UOC-MP //
Moscow—As reported by RISU on 25 June 2008, the State Committee of Ukraine on Matters of Nationalities and Religions stated that Patriarch Alexis “made at least two mistakes” in his comments about the statute of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church during his speech at the Hierarchical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Supports Initiative to Grant Religious Organizations Right to Found Educational Institutions01.07.2008, [17:02] // Church-state relations //
Kyiv—On 26 June 2008, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine was held to discuss the recognition of religious organizations as subjects of the law when founding educational institutions. The question, issued from a meeting of Yulia Tymoshenko with the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations of 11 April 2008, was included in the agenda of the board meeting following the government’s instruction. Representatives of the Secretariat of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO) were invited to participate in the discussion.
Annual Meeting of Secretaries of Episcopal Conferences of Europe Held in Spain
01.07.2008, [13:54] // UGCC //
On June 26-30, 2008, the annual meeting of secretaries of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe is happening in Spain. The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church is represented at this forum by Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh), Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC. According to information from Bishop Bohdan, the main theme of the conference (every annual meeting has a main theme) is: "The religious situation in Europe. Between secularization and the search for meaning and spirituality." "The theme reflects those challenges which today stand before the Church in Europe: on one side is the continuation of the process of secularization, on the other is the ongoing search for religious experience. Exactly those questions will be considered at the meeting of this year," the Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC explained.
Ukrainian World Congress Disturbed by Act of Vandalism in Kharkiv
01.07.2008, [13:36] // UGCC //
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), learning about the act of vandalism which was performed on June 23, 2008, at about 8.00 (a report on this is available at www.ugcc.org.ua/eng/news/article;7172/ ), expressed its great disturbance.
UOC-KP Develops Plan to Celebrate Upcoming Anniversaries30.06.2008, [11:10] // UOC-KP //
Kyiv—On 26 June 2008, the clergy of the Kyivan Eparchy met at the assembly hall of the Kyivan Orthodox Theological Academy. The meeting was presided by Patriarch Filaret (Denysenko) of the Kyivan Patriarchate. Participants discussed eparchy life as well as the status of the preparation of events to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the foundation of St. Michael’s Golden Domed Monastery and the 1020th anniversary of Baptism of Rus to be held in Kyiv from 11 to 19 July 2008.
UOC-MP Head: Change of Canonical Status of UOC Can Help “Schismatic Groups” Join
30.06.2008, [11:07] // UOC-MP //
Moscow-Kyiv— During his address at the Hierarchical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on 25 June 2008 in Moscow, Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) stated that a change in the canonical status of the UOC might help “schismatic groups” join.
UOC-KP Bishop Participates in Opening Ceremony of 7th International Congress of Ukrainian Studies
30.06.2008, [11:02] // UOC-KP //
Kyiv— On 25 June 2008, the opening ceremony of the 7th International Congress of Ukrainian Studies was held at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv. Bishop Yevstratii (Zoria) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyivan Patriarchate heartily greeted the participants and passed on a blessing from Patriarch Filaret.
First Christian “Vocations Forum” To Be Held in Lviv
27.06.2008, [15:56] // UGCC //
On June 27-29 in Lviv’s Sykhiv neighborhood, the first Christian "Vocations Forum," which will help youths choose their future, will be held. The forum will be conducted as part of the "Year of Christian Vocation," which was proclaimed this year by the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. The pastor of the Church of the Holy Eucharist and head of the Patriarchal Commission on Youth Matters of the UGCC, Fr. Yosyf Milyan, reported about this during a briefing on June 25.
Church in Kyiv in Danger
26.06.2008, [18:40] // Conflict //
Kyiv— State officials of the Kyiv Bureau of Forensic Examination next to the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) on Batu’s Mount wish to use the lot of the church for their own purposes. The Church is located on 4 Dokuchaievska Street in Kyiv.
The Head of the UGCC was awarded with the Order of the Eternal Fire in Gold
26.06.2008, [12:43] // UGCC //
On June 22, 2008, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination and his 75th birthday, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, His Beatitude Lubomyr, a member of Plast [the Ukrainian scouts], a brother of the assembly Detachment of the Red Cranberry, was solemnly handed the greatest Plast award, the Order of the Eternal Fire in Gold.
Ukraine’s Committee on Matters of Religions and Nationalities Clarified Status of UOC-MP
26.06.2008, [12:39] // Foreign relations //
Kyiv— On 25 June 2008, the press-service of the State Committee on Nationalities and Religions released a statement outlining the mistakes of Patriarch Alexis II’s speech at the Hierarchical Council when he said that "the new wording of the Statute of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) comes into effect upon the approval of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC).” Representatives of the State Committee of Ukraine consider the statement of the patriarch as one that questions the competence of the State Committee on Matters of Nationalities and Religions, which registered the amendments to the Statute of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Representatives of the committee stress that the legal and canonical status of the UOC, prescribed in the Statute of the ROC, confirm that the Statutes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (which is self-governed and has the right of extended autonomy) is approved by its head (Metropolitan Sabodan - RISU) and then endorsed by the Moscow Patriarchate. As for the Synod of ROC, according to the Statutes of ROC and UOC it has no power to approve the Statutes.
ROC Head Stressed Political Interference in Ukraine’s Church Affairs Unacceptable 24.06.2008,26.06.2008, [12:33] // Foreign relations //
Moscow— The Hierarchical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), led by Patriarch Alexis II, discussed the participation of Ukraine’s state authorities in solving Church problems on the territory of the country. The press-service of the Hierarchical Council of ROC reported this story.
Ukraine's President Visits Fatima26.06.2008, [12:25] // Church-state relations //
Portugal— Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko and his wife honored the Christian shrines in the Portugal town of Fatima. The presidential couple visited the Church of the Holy Trinity where the three witnesses of the Fatima miracle are buried. They also honored the statue of the Mother of God near the Capela de Peresoish, the place where the Mother of God appeared. RISU's Ukrainian-language web page posted this story on 24 July 2008.
UGCC and Navy Sign Pastoral Care Agreement
25.06.2008, [14:03] // UGCC //
Kyiv— On 19 June 2008, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) and the Naval Military Forces of Ukraine signed an agreement regarding pastoral care for navy personnel at the Ukrainian Naval Military’s headquarters. The UGCC press-service reported that the agreement was initiated by the UGCC Curia on Matters of Pastoral Care for Police and Military Forces of Ukraine and received positively by the Navy's leadership.
ROC Holds Session; UOC Head Attends25.06.2008, [13:51] // UOC-MP //
Kyiv-Moscow— On 23 June 2008, the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) held a session to discuss the agenda of the hierarchical council in the coming months. The session was headed by ROC Patriarch Alexis II; permanent members of the Holy Synod – including Hierarchs from Russia, Belarus and Moldova, – Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), and temporary Hierarchs from Uzbekistan and Latvia also attended, according to orthodoxy.org.ua.
UOC-KP Head Blesses Ukraine's Newly Appointed Ambassador to Russia25.06.2008, [13:47] // Church-state relations //
Kyiv— On 22 June 2008, Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) met with and blessed newly appointed Ukrainian ambassador to Russia, K. Hryshchenko, at his residence at the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves. The secretary of UOC-KP Head, Bishop Oleksandr Drabynko of Pereyaslav Khmelnytskyi and the head of the Department of External Church Relations of the UOC, Archimandrite Kyryl Hovorun also attended, according to the UOC press service.
Meeting of Military Administration of Ukraine With UGCC Representatives Held
24.06.2008, [16:10] // UGCC //
On June 18, 2008, at the initiative of Assistant Minister of Defense of Ukraine Volodymyr Antonovych Dibriva, on the premises of the Ministry of Defense a meeting of the military administration with the following representatives of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church was held: Bishop Mikhail (Koltun), head of the Department of the Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC for Pastoral Care in Power Structures of Ukraine; Fr. Lyubomyr Yavorskyi, assistant of the department; and Fr. Stepan Sus, head of the Center of Military Chaplaincy of the Lviv Archeparchy of the UGCC. During the meeting the parties discussed modern conditions in the area of military chaplaincy and outlined future prospects for the subsequent cooperation of the Church and the Administration of the Military Forces of Ukraine in this direction. During the meeting Bishop Mikhail underlined a positive point in that the awareness of the need to develop the military chaplaincy is not only an initiative of the Church hierarchy but the fact that the importance of the role of the priest in work with personnel of the Military Forces is supported by the authorities of the Ministry of Defense.
Odesa Region Receives Grant for Restoration of Church24.06.2008, [16:02] // Foreign relations //
Odesa—The Department of Protection of Objects of the Cultural Heritage of the Odesa Regional State Administration received a grant from the Fund of Anastasios Leventis (Cyprus) for the implementation of a project of restoration of an architectural monument of national significance, the (Greek) Church of John the Baptist. The church, built in the 13th-17th centuries, is located in the town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. The news.ukrinform.ua received this information from an official source of the Odesa Regional State Administration.
Volyn Council of Churches to Prepare Address to Supreme Authorities on Prohibition of Abortions
24.06.2008, [15:47] // Church-state relations //
Lutsk—In the Regional State Administration a regular session of the Volyn Council of Churches was held under the leadership of Bishop Mykhaiil (Zinkevych) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate of Lutsk and Volyn. The head of the Regional State Administration, Mykola Romaniuk, and the deputy head of the Regional Council, Borys Zahreva, participated in the session. The participants discussed the results of the charitable Christmas TV and radio marathon “God is Rich in Mercy.”
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Analysis & comments
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23.11.2006, [09:18] // Analysis & comments //
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Activities of the Orthodox churches of Zhytomyr in the context of the sociopolitical life of the region
16.11.2006, [15:52] // Analysis & comments //
Zhytomyr – Oleksandr Pyvovarskyi, head specialist of the Department of Contacts with Civic Associations of the Public Relations Office of the Regional Administration in central Ukrainian Zhytomyr, on 31 October 2006 released a report on the activities of the Orthodox churches of the region, their influence on the sociopolitical situation in the region, problems in inter-Orthodox relations, and ways of prevention thereof. The complete text of the report follows.
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Oleg KYSELYOV, master of religious studies, coordinator of the Youth Religious Studies Association
Expert opinion: State Committee on Religions was revived secretly23.11.2006, [09:15] // Analysis & comments //
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Activities of the Orthodox churches of Zhytomyr in the context of the sociopolitical life of the region
16.11.2006, [15:52] // Analysis & comments //
Zhytomyr – Oleksandr Pyvovarskyi, head specialist of the Department of Contacts with Civic Associations of the Public Relations Office of the Regional Administration in central Ukrainian Zhytomyr, on 31 October 2006 released a report on the activities of the Orthodox churches of the region, their influence on the sociopolitical situation in the region, problems in inter-Orthodox relations, and ways of prevention thereof. The complete text of the report follows.
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