BC, 26 February 2014 LAST week, I explained in a posting that Ukraine’s religious scene is in some ways quite uniform—most people adhere to some form of eastern Christianity—but in other ways…
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The Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) welcomed the decision of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to start a dialogue with the UOC-KP. In this regard, the Synod of…
NB – the dialogue said to be opening is one in which the Moscow Patriarchate refers to those whose reconciliation it seeks to attract as “schismatics”. See the earlier post. by Marta…
Patriarch Kirill appeals for the reunion of the Orthodox Churches in Ukraine, insisting on the Moscow Patriarchate’s standing as the only recognised and canonical Orthodox Church in Ukraine, referring to the other churches…
Visit this RISU news report to see how the famous St Michael’s Monastery – destroyed by the Soviets and restored at Independence, and now served by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the…
20 February 2014, 15:30 | RISU The Holy Synod of the Kyiv Patriarchate today voted to suspend commemoration of the President and civil authorities of Ukraine during services in consequence of their use…
Representatives of various denominations take turns in celebrating Mass on Kiev’s Independence Square, the heart of anti-government demonstrations. They were invited by the leaders of the opposition. Churches condemn the streets on…
Patriarch Sviatoslav (right, Ukrainian Catholic leader) and Patriarch Filaret (left, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kievan Patriarchate) together went to Canada and the USA to raise awareness in the West of the crisis for justice…
We have received the following email from the Ukrainian Catholic University. It is important to read it in this context: Since the protests began following the government’s decision to reject association with…
Ukrainian Orthodox priests and monks prayer for peace before both the protestors and police George Weigel writes: Last Thursday, in response to new and draconian laws that abridged their civil liberties, several…