21 May 2013, 09:09 | Andrew Sorokowski’s column | | | Code for Blog | | Andrew SOROKOWSKIThe blasphemous stunts of FEMEN would merit little attention were they not part of a global trend. While blasphemy is nothing new, only recently has it become a form of public protest, gaining the attention of the press.
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20 May 2013, 12:10 | Conferences, seminars, researches | | | Code for Blog | | The Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate will hold a round table “The first Ukrainian Orthodox Patriarch (1898-1993)” on occasion of the 20th anniversary of the death of Patriarch Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orhodox Church. The event is to take place at 2 pm on 27 May, in the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy and is organized by the Department of Church History of the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy.According to the web site of UOC-Kyivan Patriarchate, the organizers invite to the event teachers, students and everyone interested in history of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and our motherland.
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UOC-Kyivan Patriarchate To Study Activity of Patriarch Mstyslav Skrypnyk
20 May 2013, 11:55 | Interview | | | Code for Blog | | I believe that as Christians, as representatives of our churches, we must play a very important role in the continuation of the Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said in an interview with KAI on the occasion of the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Volyn tragedy.“And if we send a request for forgiveness to our Polish brothers, it means that we feel guilty,” he adds.KAI: A remarkable process of reconciliation and cooperation between Poland and Ukraine has been observed over the last couple of decades. Our churches—the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Catholic Church in Poland—have played an important role in dealing with the troubled past
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Head of the UGCC: We Send a Request for Forgiveness to Our Polish Brothers!
20 May 2013, 09:37 | UOC (MP) | | | Code for Blog | | On 19 May, on the day of remembrance of political repressions in Ukraine marked on the 3rd Sunday of May, with the blessing of Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), Secretary of the Kyiv Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, Protopriest Viktor Ivashchuk conducted a memorial litia for the repose of the victims of Holodomor and repressions under the Communist regime at the National Reserve Bykivnia Graves in Kyiv Region. So reported the web site of UOC-MP.In the Bykivnia forest, in 1936-1941, the NKVD organized a mass burial of people executed by the repressive bodies.
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Victims of Communist Repressions Remembered in Prayer at Bykivnia Graves
20 May 2013, 09:16 | Faith and weapon | | | Code for Blog | | On 18 May, in the garrison Church of St. Peter and Paul in Lviv, the 55th International Pilgrimage to Lourdes began with a celebratory liturgy led by the Head of Department of the Patriarchal Curia on Pastoral Matters of Power Structures, Bishop Mykhail (Koltun) jointly with the Roman Catholic Bishop Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk.
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MIlitary Pilgrimage to Lourdes Unites Chaplains of Different Churches
17 May 2013, 12:20 | Religion and policy | | | Code for Blog | | The Congress of the National Communities of Ukraine and Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities of 266 organizations from 90 towns of Ukraine including 52 religious organizations spoke against the use of artificial “antifascist” rhetoric at the meeting to be organized allegedly by the ruling party in Kyiv on 18 May and warned against provocations of inter-ethnic character.This is stated in a statement published by the Association.”According to the published methodical recommendations on organization of “antifascist marches and meetings,” the campaign is aimed to create artificially a dualist model of opposition to the power aimed at Europe and “fascists” dragging the country back to the past,” in particular reads the statement.
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Jews Of Ukraine Are Against Artificial "Antifascist" Campaign
17 May 2013, 11:06 | Protestants | | | Code for Blog | | The Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine addressed Ukraine’s President, Parliament, heads of the parliamentary factions and committees with the request to prevent approval of legislative amendments with regard to prevention of discrimination which amendments are an encroachment on the institute of family and stipulate a special legal protection for the adherents of same sex relations. The addresses were passed at the meeting of the heads of the Evangelical Churches of 14 May, 2013 held under the chairmanship of the Church of the Seventh Day Adventists.
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16 May 2013, 12:37 | AUCCRO, inter-confessional councils | | | Code for Blog | | The Crimean Interdenominational Council Peace is a Gift of God extended condolences to the Crimean Tatars on the 69th anniversary of the deportation of their nation from the Crimea.
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16 May 2013, 10:45 | UGCC | | | Code for Blog | | On 29 May, in the town of Peremyshliany of Lviv Region, the 2nd All-Ukrainian pilgrimage of the clergy of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church will be held on occasion of the declaration of Holy Martyr Omelian Kovch patron of the pastors of UGCC. The pilgrimage with the participation of bishops and priests of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will be led by Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine, Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson.
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16 May 2013, 10:43 | Faith and weapon | | | Code for Blog | | On 15 May, the Kyiv Cave Monastery was visited by military attaches of the Embassies of Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Poland and Italy as well as representatives of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and police.So reported the web site of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP).Head of the UOC-MP Synod Department of Cooperation with Armed Forces of Ukraine, Archbishop Avhustyn (Markevych) of Bila Tserkva and Bohuslav conducted a thanksgiving prayer service in the Assumption Monastery.After that, together with the Superior of the monastery, Metropolitan Pavlo (Lebed) of Vyshhorod and Chornobyl, he conducted an excursion in the Kyiv Cave Monastery.In the end, the visitors were addressed by Administrator of UOC-MP, Metropolitan Antonii (Pakanych) of Boryspil.
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UOC-MP Clergymen Organize Excursion in Kyiv Cave Monastery for Attaches of NATO Countries and Russia
15 May 2013, 13:48 | Announcements | | | Code for Blog | | Sürgünlik (Crimean Tatar for “exile”) refers to the state-organized forcible deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 to the Uzbek SSR and other parts of the Soviet Union.The evening requiem will be held in the Ukrainian Theatre in Sevastopol on May 17, 2013 in the framework of the events, commemorating the victims of the genocide of Crimean Tatar people and timed to the 69th anniversary of the deportation.
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May 18th Crimean Tatars will commemorate victims of deportation
15 May 2013, 13:08 | Sacral art | | | Code for Blog | | The Ukrainian Catholic University invites interested persons to the International Museum Day, which will be held at 3 p.m. on May 16 at 35a Khutorivka Street in Lviv, the press service of UCU reportedThe program includes the following events:1.
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15 May 2013, 09:02 | Religion and society | | | Code for Blog | | UNIAN reported with reference to the press-service of the party Udar of Vitalii Klychko that the Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and Inter-ethnic Relations, a deputy representing that party, Valerii Patskan stated in a commentary to journalists that it would not be possible to conclude the agreement on association with EU if the bill on prevention and combating discrimination is not passed.“The document is part of the package of European integration bills.
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Head of Committee: Bill on Sexual Minorities Will Have To Be Passed Anyway
14 May 2013, 14:20 | Interchurch relations | | | Code for Blog | | In an interview to КАІ Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) expressed hope that the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Catholic Church in Poland will continue to play the leading role in the process of Ukrainian-Polish reconciliation.Patriarch noted that in the beginning of the Lent, the bishops of UGCC published an address on the “Volyn tragedy.”At the same time, the hierarch regretted that the Greek-Catholics and Roman Catholics in Ukraine failed to issue a joint address on the Volyn tragedy.When asked about recognition of ethnic cleansing of Poles, the patriarch answered, “Yes and we mentioned it in our letter. We call things by their proper names.
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Patriarch Sviatoslav Explains Why Joint Address With Roman Catholics On Volyn Tragedy Was Not Issued
14 May 2013, 12:04 | Legislation | | | Code for Blog | | On 14 May, the Ukrainian Parliament will not consider the bill on discrimination in Ukraine.On a request of the head of the Party of Regions faction, Oleksandr Yefremov, the bill has been excluded from the agenda, reported Ukrainian Truth.A picket “Ukraine for the family” is organized in front of the Parliament.Heads of Churches and religious organizations earlier addressed Ukrainian deputies and Ukraine’s President, Prime Minister, Speaker with the request to do everything possible to prevent the adoption of Bill 2342 “On making alterations to certain legislative acts of Ukraine to prevent and combat discrimination in Ukraine” in order to protect the traditional family values and institute of family.Bill 2342 introduces at the legislative level the notion of “sexual orientation” and envisages civil, administrative and criminal responsibility for various forms of discrimination. It also allows one to interpret the church’s traditional negative attitude toward homosexuality as discrimination.
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14 May 2013, 10:28 | UGCC | | | Code for Blog | | “Reconciliation between our churches will help the Russian and Ukrainian people understand one another. As often happens between neighbors, we have many mutual historical problems, but we cannot build a future without Christian communication.
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Greek Catholic Head ‘Our church is a thorn in the side for those who do not seek true unity’
14 May 2013, 09:43 | World news | | | Code for Blog | | His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during his visit to China met with the director of the Chinese State Directorate for Religious Affairs (SARA), Mr. Wang Zuoan.‘We are aware that the Russian Orthodox Church not only has a long history but also enjoys the broadest authority among the Russian public.
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Patriarch Kirill meets with director of Chinese State Administration for Religious Affairs
13 May 2013, 14:45 | UOC KP | | | Code for Blog | | A session of the Synod of Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) was held on 13 May.
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Synod of Kyivan Patriarchate Decrees to Admit Parishes and Two Bishops of UAOC
13 May 2013, 12:10 | Society-digest | | | Code for Blog | | 12 May 2013 SymposiumThe Eastern Catholic equivalent to Roman Catholic liturgical abuse is the issue of ‘Latinisation’.
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13 May 2013, 11:48 | Society-digest | | | Code for Blog | | Annysa Johnson12 May 2013 Journal SentinelTwo Soviet-trained artists explore cultural and religious themes in separate exhibits now on display at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee and the Episcopal Church’s All Saints Cathedral.Born decades apart, Felix Lembersky and Ludmila Pawlowska both studied in the rigid, state-controlled art academies of the former Soviet Union, and both pushed against those constraints in their work.Lembersky, a Polish-born Jew who came of age in the Stalinist era, hid Jewish symbolism in many of his pieces, at a time when the state strictly prohibited the depiction of religious iconography in art.Pawlowska, who enjoyed more freedom after immigrating to Sweden, takes a more direct approach, reinterpreting the richly written icons of her Russian Orthodox faith in abstract paintings and sculpture.”Longing for the divine is visible,” Pawlowska says in an online interview for the exhibit, which has appeared in cathedrals and churches around the world. “It’s about the same message, but the language is completely different.”"Felix Lembersky: Soviet Form, Jewish Context” is the first exhibit of the late artist’s work at a public museum in the United States, according to Jewish Museum curator Molly Dubin.The show chronicles Lembersky’s career as he moves beyond the dark palette of socialist realism to explore other influences and challenge the state’s view of art as a propaganda tool.”As he becomes more aware of the avantgarde movements in Europe, he becomes more and more disaligned with what he was taught,” Dubin said.
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