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Official commentary. Metropolitan Volodymyr was discharged from hospital

by OCP 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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UOC Primate celebrated Divine Liturgy at St. George’s Church in Kyiv

by OCP May 9, 2012 News

On May 6, Sunday 4th after Easter and commemoration of St George, Metropolitan Volodymyr celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. George Church, situated in the square in front of the Southern terminal of Kyiv railway station. Concelebrating to His Beatitude were: Metropolitan Lazarus of Crimea and Simferopol, secretary for the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox [...]

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Ukrainian church leaders urge Yanukovych to pardon Tymoshenko

by OCP April 3, 2012 News
Former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko

Interfax-Ukraine 3/4/2012 The leaders of Ukrainian Christian churches have called on Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to pardon former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko. “The church cannot intrude into state affairs, including judicial processes. At the same time, the church’s duty is to call for forgiveness, mercy, and love for neighbors. We think that pardon of Yulia [...]

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Poll: Political and material interests causing split in Ukrainian Orthodoxy, citizens of central and southeastern Ukraine say

by OCP March 14, 2012 Featured News

14/3/2012 Kyiv, March 13 (Interfax-Ukraine) – About two third of the population of central and southern Ukraine think the split in Ukrainian Orthodoxy is an intra-church issue and should be resolved without interference from the outside, according to the findings of the sociological poll conducted by the Research & Branding Group and announced by its [...]

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Controversial Protestant church putting down roots in Ukraine

by OCP February 14, 2012 News

14/2/2012 The Embassy of God church in Ukraine has attracted a number of adherents, as well as a number of detractors. While founder Sunday Adelaja insists he’s out to save souls, an attorney said he’s out to swindle and scam. When it comes to going to church, Ukraine is mostly Orthodox Christians, but Protestant churches [...]

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Armenian cathedral to be built in Ukraine

by OCP February 6, 2012 News

4/2/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net – On February 3, Kiev hosted joint sitting of Ukrainian Association of Union of Armenians of Ukraine and Armenian Community in Kiev NGOs. Discussion of coordination of all Armenian organizations of the Ukrainian capital, construction of Armenian cathedral, as well as organizational and legal aspects of holding elections of the head of Armenian [...]

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Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church convenes in Kiev

by OCP January 29, 2012 Featured News

27.01.2012 On 26 January 2012, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church held its session in the Laura of the Caves in Kiev under the chairmanship of Metropolitan Agafangel of Odessa and Izmail. His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine could not chair the session because of his illness. Members of the [...]

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Sofia to Fund Repair of Burned Cathedral of Bessarabia Bulgarians

by OCP January 28, 2012 Featured News
Pictured: The fire at the Savior's Transfiguration Cathedral in Bolgrad destroyed its dome. Shapshot from Skat TV

28/1/2012 The Bulgarian government has announced it is going to provide a total of BGN 100 000 for the repair of the burned Orthodox Christian Cathedral in the ethnic Bulgarian-populated town of Bolgrad in Ukraine. The Savior’s Transfiguration Cathedral in Bolgrad, a spiritual center of the historical ethnic Bulgarian community in the southwest of Ukraine, [...]

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Fire badly damages 19th century church in southern Ukraine, no injuries reported

by OCP January 28, 2012 News

By Associated Press 26/1/2012 KIEV, Ukraine — Emergency officials say a fire has badly damaged a 19th-century Orthodox church in southern Ukraine, including collapsing its dome. No injuries have been reported. The fire at the landmark Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral in the town of Bolhrad outside the Black Sea port of Odessa broke out Thursday during renovation [...]

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KYIV. All-Ukraine Conference on pilgrimage started its work at Kyiv-Caves Monastery

by OCP January 26, 2012 News

Ukrainian Church On January 24 at the conference hall of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra the All-Ukraine Conference on pilgrimage started its work. Organizer is the pilgrimage center in the Department for External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. A solemn prayer service on the opening of the Conference at the Church of Exaltation [...]

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A traditional thanksgiving prayer service was celebrated on St Volodymyr’s Hill, near the monument to the holy prince Volodymyr

by OCP December 31, 2011 News

On December 23 at St Volodymyr’s Hill, near the Monument to the Holy Prince Volodymyr the thanksgiving prayer service was celebrated. This service is traditionally performed at the end of each year. With the blessing of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, headed by its oldest permanent member [...]

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Vatican lights Christmas tree from Ukraine

by OCP December 18, 2011 News

17/12/2011 VATICAN CITY The Vatican on Friday lit its traditional St. Peter’s Square Christmas tree, which, this year, came as a gift from Ukraine. Hundreds of bulbs glowed among the 2,500 silver-and gold-coloured baubles decorating the tree — a spruce from Ukraine’s southwestern Zakarpattia region. The lighting ceremony was presided over by a delegation of [...]

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The All-Ukraine sacred procession with the relics of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica comes to an end

by OCP December 9, 2011 News

9/12/2011 From 7 November to 9 December, on the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr, a great Christian shrine visited Ukraine – the right hand of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica. The relics accompanied by a delegation of the Greek Orthodox Church led by Metropolitan Panteleimon of Beroia, Naussa and Campania. On November [...]

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J’lem’s Greek patriarch asked to resolve split in church

by OCP December 8, 2011 Featured News

By GREER FAY CASHMAN 12/05/2011 Theophilos III inclined to accept request by Ukrainian president. There is a strong possibility that Greek Patriarch Theophilos III will try to reconcile leaders and members of the Ukrainian Church that have been split for years. At issue is the jurisdiction of the Moscow patriarchate over the Ukrainian churches. A [...]

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President appreciates adopted European Parliament Resolution on Ukraine

by OCP December 2, 2011 Featured News

2/11/2011 President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych appreciates the European Parliament Resolution on Ukraine of December 1, 2011, particularly its provision on initialing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU by the end of 2011, he told journalists in Jerusalem, ForUm learned from the presidential press office. “This is certainly good news for Ukraine. It [...]

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First liturgy in Romanian language was performed at Kyiv Caves Monastery

by OCP November 19, 2011 Featured News

On November 13, with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, in St. Stephan’s aisle of the Assumption Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra the first Divine Liturgy in Romanian was performed for the Romanian and Moldovan members of the community in Kyiv. Praying at the worship service was Ambassador Extraordinary [...]

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Volhynian icon-painting Discoveries

by OCP November 10, 2011 Featured News
THE KHOLM ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. PRINCE DANYLO OF GALICIA BROUGHT IT APPROXIMATELY IN 1223-37 FROM KYIV TO THE CITY OF KHOLM (CURRENTLY POLISH CHELM)

By Natalia MALIMON, The Day, Lutsk 10/11/2011 They were made by Enhelina Smirnova, worldwide re­co­g­nized icon-painting history specialist, at the 13th In­ter­na­tional Academic Conference “Vo­­lhynian Icon: Research and Restoration.” It happened that I got to sit next to Enhelina Smirnova on the bus that took the conference participants to Volhynian mo­na­ste­ries and museums. And though [...]

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What kind of people are the current owners of the shrine in the Kholodny Yar?

by OCP November 10, 2011 News

By Yurii MELNYK 10/11/2011 The ancient Holy Trinity and St. Mot­rona’s Monastery has been established as far back as in the 12th century and well-known throughout the land. It was destroyed repeatedly in the turbulent periods of our history. The Mongol invasion, Catholic encroachment after the Union of Lublin, Turkish raids during the Ruin, Bolshevik [...]

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Peresopnytsia Gospel presented and the exhibition about Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra opened at the Council of Europe

by OCP November 9, 2011 Featured News

7/11/2011 STRASBOURG – KYIV: With the blessing of His Beatitude Volodymyr, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine on November 7, under the chairmanship of Ukraine in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, the Peresopnytsia Gospels was presented, and the photo exhibition devoted to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra opened. In this regard, [...]

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Metropolitan Volodymyr addresses Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov with request to restore utility tariffs benefits set in 2009-2010for Religious Organizations

by OCP October 21, 2011 Featured News

№ 1305 October 19, 2011 PRIME MINISTER OF UKRAINE M.Azarov Dear Mr. Azarov! As the Ukrainian Orthodox Church came to know from the media reports that on October 17, 2011 the people’s deputies of Ukraine David Zhvania, Volodymyr Stretovych, Oksana Bilozir, Catherine Lukyanov, Vladimir Marushchenko, Sergey Harovskyy requested you as Prime Minister of Ukraine to [...]

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“…So we were able to love Ukraine as much as Kobzar did”

by OCP October 8, 2011 News
THE GEM OF METROPOLITAN’S COLLECTION, THE ICON BY HRYHORII CHESTAKHIVSKY

By Oksana MYKOLIUK, photos by Kostiantyn HRYSHYN, The Day 6/10/2011 A display of Shevchenkiana which belongs to the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Volodymyr (Sabodan) opens in Pereiaslav-Khmelnytsky in the Museum of Taras Shevchenko’s Testament The little town of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytsky is famous for its 35 museums. One of [...]

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Yanukovych meets with Ecumenical Patriarch on Mount Athos, says source

by OCP October 8, 2011 News

08.10.2011 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych during his state visit to Greece made a private visit to Mount Athos, where he met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, a source in diplomatic circles told Interfax-Ukraine. The source said that the Ukrainian president visited Mount Athos on Friday, October 7, after attending a business forum in Thessaloniki. He [...]

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Superior Administrative Court Finds Legal Bestowing Hero Of Ukraine Title To Metropolite Volodymyr Of Ukrainian Orthodox Church Of Moscow Patriarchate

by OCP October 5, 2011 News

5/10/2011 The Superior Administrative Court has found legal President Viktor Yanukovych’s decree on bestowing Hero of Ukraine title to Metropolite Volodymyr, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate. The Court has announced this decision at a sitting. Thus, the Court dismissed a relevant suit Anatolii Ilchenko, a pensioner from Mykolaiv, filed against the [...]

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Ukrainian Christians protest against Biometric Data Law

by OCP October 4, 2011 News

4/10/2011 Kiev – Hundreds of Orthodox Christians demonstrated in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev Tuesday to protest the government’s planned inclusion of biometric data in personal identification documents. More than 200 faithful gathered next to Ukraine’s national parliament building to sing hymns and listen to speeches by priests, who called a recently passed law allowing [...]

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Metropolitan Volodymyr conferred the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle on Archbishop Ephraim of Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol

by OCP October 3, 2011 News

3/10/2011 Your Beatitude! Dear Vladyka! Please accept our heartfelt congratulations on the 15th anniversary of your episcopal ordination! Your service to the Holy Church is an example of spiritual life for many believers. The labors you carry out at the diocese of Kryvyy Rih show your sincerity and dedication to the Church of Christ. You [...]

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