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Serbian Patriarch meets President of Ukraine

June 10, 2013 News

June 2013 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, received Mr. Victor Yanukovich, the President of the Republic of Ukraine,  at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade,  on June 7, 2013. Source:  

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Russian police detain ‘Christian Orthodox vigilantes’ at gay rally

May 26, 2013 News

By Associated Press – 26/5/13 MOSCOW — Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country’s first-ever gay pride march. Russian police said they arrested at least 30 gay rights campaigners and Christian Orthodox vigilantes in Moscow. The campaigners [...]

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Leaders of Christian organizations ask Ukrainian president to release Tymoshenko from prison

May 10, 2013 News

Kiev, May 6, Interfax – The heads of several Christian religious organizations except the primate of Ukranian Orthodox Church have asked President Viktor Yanukovich to show mercy on Easter Sunday and pardon the country’s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of power. “It was with joy [...]

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Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilus III To Visit Ukraine On April 23-24

April 20, 2013 Featured News

20/4/13 Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilus III intends to visit Ukraine to take part in an international conference “Kyiv inter-confessional forum” on April 23-24. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the press service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate. Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilus III expressed his desire to visit Ukraine in a [...]

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Patriarch Kirill chairs a meeting of the Church-Public Organizing Committee for the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia

March 30, 2013 Featured News

On March 27, 2013, the Church-Public Organizing Committee for the 1025th Anniversary of the Baptism of Russia met at the patriarchal residence in the St. Daniel Monastery. It was chaired by His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Along with hierarchs and clergy of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, the committee includes high governmental [...]

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Ancient Ukrainian tradition transforms eggs into intricate masterpieces

March 28, 2013 Featured News
The intricate designs on a pysanky egg are sketched on the shell in melted wax. The eggs are dipped in various dyes and sketched with more details. The hardened wax prevents the color from seeping, and when the wax is melted off the egg, the colors stand out.

By Janice Crompton / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 28/3/13 Steeped in ancient symbolism and decorated in hot wax, pysanky (pronounced pie-sun-key) is a colorful folk art tradition in Ukraine that harkens back to pagan times. These days, the ancient tradition is celebrated at Easter, when Ukrainian churches and community groups gather to decorate eggs in intricate, painstaking detail. [...]

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Relations between Orthodox and Greek Catholics in Ukraine goes through a new stage of difficulties, the Moscow Patriarchate official believes

February 7, 2013 Featured News

7/2/13 Moscow, February 7, Interfax – The Russian Orthodox Church does not entirely share the optimism of the Vatican’s representative to Russia Archbishop Ivan Yurkovich about improving relations between Orthodox believers and Uniates in Ukraine. “In many ways, we managed to overcome difficulties in relations between Orthodox and Greek-Catholics in Ukraine that existed in early [...]

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Azarov honored with superior honor award of Ukrainian Orthodox Church

January 6, 2013 Featured News

6/1/2013 - Interfax-Ukraine Ukrainian Premier Mykola Azarov has been honored with the superior honor award of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) – the mark of distinction of Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate) No. 002. Metropolitan Pavlo Lebed of Vyshgorod and Chornobyl handed the award to the Ukrainian prime minister on January 4, [...]

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World and Clergy exhibition takes place in Kaluga region

December 22, 2012 News

Ekaterina Polyanskaya – 22/12/12 The sixth exhibition-fair “World and Clergy” took place in Kaluga in November, with the blessing of Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk, as well as with the support of the regional government. This year, the exhibition received the international status. It presented churches and monasteries of Ukraine, Belarus, Greece, Israel, and [...]

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Journey through time in Ukraine’s ‘little Paris’

November 20, 2012 Featured News

MARIA DANILOVA 20/11/2012 CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine — Onion-domed Orthodox churches. Solemn Catholic cathedrals. Cobblestone streets lined with mansions. A movie theater built on the ashes of a synagogue. These landmarks stand as testament to the shifting identities of the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi. As wars raged and empires fell, Chernivtsi reflected the heritage and traditions of [...]

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An Armenian church opened in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region

November 16, 2012 News

16/11/2012 St. Gevorg Armenian Apostolic church has opened in Mykolaiv region recently, having received its name from St. George the Martyr. Mykolaiv’s Armenian community had waited for four years for it to happen,Ukraine’s The Day weekly reports Having said a prayer, the head of the Ukrainian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Grigoris Buniatian opened his oration [...]

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Yanukovych meets with leader of Orthodox Church of Cyprus

November 10, 2012 Featured News

10/11/2012 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday met with Archbishop Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, the presidential press service has reported. During the meeting, Yanukovych said that Ukraine and Cyprus were maintaining traditional friendly relations, which have deep historical roots. He said that a common spiritual foundation – the Orthodox faith [...]

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Petrykivka art graces Kyiv’s St. Yuriy Church

September 21, 2012 Featured News

21/9/2012 In a city of golden domed cathedrals, the modern Saint Yuriy Orthodox Church is one of the best kept secrets. This unique wooden church, hidden in the shadow of the imposing Intercontinental Hotel on Mykhailivska Square, is remarkable for its Petrykivka paintings. Petrykivka is an extremely colorful style of decoration hailing from a small [...]

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The Ambassador of Ukraine in Romania on an Introduction Visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

September 7, 2012 News

The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: On 5 September 2012, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received, at the Patriarchal Residence, His Excellency Teofil Bauer, the new Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine in Romania on an introduction visit at the beginning of his diplomatic mission in our country. His Excellency Mr Teofil Bauer [...]

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Crimea to host workshop devoted to Armenians of Ukraine

August 22, 2012 News

21/8/2012 СRIMEA. – The center of Armenian studies at the Armenian Union of Ukraine holds the fifth international workshop titled “Armenians of Ukraine: yesterday, today, tomorrow.” The conference is scheduled for Oct. 15-17 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The conference will be preceded by an exhibition of documents displaying the history of the Armenian Church in Crimea, [...]

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Patriarch Kirill celebrates the memory of St. Vladimir at Kiev Monastery of the Caves

July 31, 2012 Featured News

  On July 28, 2012, the commemoration day of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles and the Day of the Baptism of Russia, a national holiday in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Kiev-Caves Laura of the Holy Dormition. By the Russian Orthodox [...]

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Ukraine Sees Revival of Orthodox Christianity

July 30, 2012 Featured News

By Milena Faustova 30/7/2012 Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, who was staying in Kiev earlier this week, thanked the Ukrainian clergy for efforts made to maintain unity in the Church. He also praised the Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church for its contribution into the revival of Orthodox Christianity in the republic in [...]

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Topless woman “confronts” Patriarch Kirill in Kyiv

July 27, 2012 News

26/7/2012 Naked attacks are, of course, harder to defend against as a gun can be found on someone’s person. A naked assailant, though, is just a clothed person who can undress quickly. It is also worth noting that the news article seemingly ignored the words KILL KIRILL written on the woman’s back. So if you [...]

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia begins his primatial visit to Ukraine

July 27, 2012 Featured News

26/7/2012 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Ukraine on July 26, 2012. The official delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church accompanying His Holiness includes Metropolitan Varsonofiy of Saransk and Mordovia, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate; Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR); [...]

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Patriarch Kirill to visit Ukraine on July 26 to 28

July 19, 2012 News

Interfax-Ukraine 18/7/2012 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will visit Ukraine on July 26 to 28 to join celebrations of 20 years since Metropolitan Vladimir of Kyiv and All Ukraine was enthroned and to mark the Day of Kyivan Rus Christianization. “The visit will begin on July 26 and last until July 28. The [...]

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Ukraine bus crash kills 14 Russian pilgrims; 29 others hospitalized

July 11, 2012 Featured News

By Associated Press 7/7/2012 KIEV, Ukraine — An official says a bus carrying Russian religious pilgrims has crashed in Ukraine, killing 14 of the 45 people on board. Emergency department spokeswoman Yulia Yershova says the crash occurred early Saturday when the driver apparently lost control of the bus. It veered off the road and overturned [...]

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Cleric dubs obsessed fans ‘monkeys’

June 20, 2012 News

Reuters 19/6/2012 KIEV – Soccer fans are getting into a sinful frenzy and transforming themselves into “monkeys” by watching Euro 2012 matches, a senior Ukrainian cleric said. “The Church does not bless the frenzy and psychosis that a person falls into when they watch these games,” Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev [...]

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Address of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to Ukrainian community in connection with holding Euro-2012 in Ukraine

June 17, 2012 News

12/6/2012 This year our country has the honor to host the European Football Championship. This is certainly an event that reveals the overall culture of our society. In particular, the ability to meet guests, to organize thousands of events, to present cultural and historical values ​​of our State. We hope that the guests of Ukraine [...]

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Orthodox priest met in Ukraine with families of hostages held captive in Libya

June 17, 2012 News

12/6/2012 Soon after his return from Libya coworker of the Department for External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Archpriest Zechariah Kerstyuk met in Ukraine with the relatives of the prisoners, who are held captive by Libyan rebels for more than nine months. During the meeting, archpriest Zechariah told them about his meeting with [...]

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Official commentary. Metropolitan Volodymyr was discharged from hospital

May 15, 2012 News

Ukrainian Orthodox Church On May 10, Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine was discharged from “Oberih” hospital, where he was undergoing treatment and rehabilitation measures. The condition of His Beatitude Volodymyr is stable and allows him to return to work, to participate in church activities, meetings and social life. Metropolitan Volodymyr was put to [...]

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