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Defiant Melitopol mayor held hostage as Russia tries to tighten its grip on Ukraine
Kherson council member Sergey Khlan said Russian authorities had called local officials to see if they were willing to cooperate.The southern port city of Kherson was captured by Russia last week and was the first major city to be taken in…
Russia: Russian Troops Advance on kyiv, Zelenskyy Ready for Negotiations in Jerusalem: Key…
NEW DELHI: Russia is stepping up its attack on Ukraine as its forces bombard towns across the country with aircraft and artillery. Satellite images showed Russian troops appearing to regroup for a possible assault on kyiv as they closed in…
Intercessory Prayer Service for Ukraine at St. Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Cathedral (PHOTOS)
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, Bishop Elpidophoros of America joined Metropolitan Anthony of Hierapolis and Archbishop Daniel of Pamphilon of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the United States for an…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Keynote Address for Intercessory Prayer Service for Ukraine…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America
Preliminary remarks
Intercessory Prayer Service for Ukraine
March 9, 2022
Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Volodymyr
New York City
Your Eminence, Timothy Cardinal…
The many oversights of Babi Yar
When I asked Max Yakover, then-CEO of BYHMC, about Khrzhanovsky's vision for the site, he argued that their critics don't understand the urgency of remaking Holocaust history for a new era. “When you build a museum, you do it…
Vladimir Putin’s war banishes for good the outdated myth that Ukrainians and Russians are the…
Metropolitan Onuphry's statement is just one of many similar statements, public and private, issued in Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine since the Russian attack. Onuphrius' own clergy asked him to declare his metropolis' autocephaly or…
A key monument of medieval Russia: St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev
By Alice Isabella SullivanThe Ukrainian people and the local cultural heritage of medieval Rus' are under fire from the ongoing Russian attacks. What the world is witnessing is tragic, and the consequences on human life and on the medieval…
With war looming, will Kiev have a Catholic patriarch?
As the prospect of another Russian invasion of Ukraine becomes a reality, the Vatican office that oversees the Eastern Catholic Churches is considering a request that the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church be given “patriarchal” status. This…
Can new CEO Ilker Ayci turn Air India around?
Dubai: Tata Sons' decision to tap former Turkish Airlines chairman Ilker Ayci for the post of CEO of Air India is a calculated move to transform the airline into a world-class airline and make New Delhi a major aviation hub, industry…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attends 30th Independence Day celebrations in Ukraine
KYIV - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople traveled to Ukraine to participate in the country's 30th Independence Day celebrations despite opposition from the Russian Orthodox Church.Along with Metropolitan Epifaniy,…
How Russia is using the Moscow Patriarchate as a weapon to achieve its geopolitical goals, an…
UPDATE: It has been brought to our attention that the Jamestown Foundation's assertion in the article below that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate did not oppose the Russian occupation of the Crimea and eastern Ukraine is…
The Primate of the Orthodox Church holds a prayer service on the occasion of the baptism anniversary…
Metropolitan Epiphanes of Kiev and All Ukraine, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, led a prayer service in front of the monument to Holy Prince Volodymyr in Kiev.
The event was part of the celebrations for…
The Primate of the Orthodox Church organizes a prayer service in Kyivan Rus-U …
(MENAFN - UkrinForm) Metropolitan Epiphanes of Kiev and All Ukraine, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, led a prayer service near the monument to Holy Prince Volodymyr in Kiev. The event was part…
Interior Minister meets with main Orthodox clerics
Interior Minister Dionysius Monastyrsky met with the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Epiphanes, and the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Onufriy.
This is according to the press…
UCU Senator Emeritus Mykola Kmit receives the Order of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky
LVIV - During a national pilgrimage to Zarvanytsia, Ukraine, on July 18, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC) introduced Mykola Kmit, Senator Emeritus and Benefactor of the Ukrainian Catholic…
Archbishop of Cyprus warns dissident bishops, as dissident bishop publishes book on Ukraine
PARSIPPANY, NJ - Archbishop Chrysostomos, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, has issued a statement that he will implement methods to establish Synod members of the Church of Cyprus who are not from accord with the decision to…
Ukrainian Burial Mound Dig Reveals 5,500-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Structure
The Scythians and other warring cultures and the archaeological remains of their history are under attack by Ukrainian developers who seek to build new luxury country houses. There are two roadblocks in their pursuit of unrestricted…
Chicago Community Celebrates Ukraine’s Historical and Contemporary Heroes
CHICAGO - Initiated by the Ukrainian organization "Pomarancheva Khvylia", in collaboration with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of the America-Illinois Division, the Ukrainian community in Chicago gathered on May 22 to celebrate Ukraine's…
Kyivans celebrate the 1032nd anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus (PHOTOS) – July 29, 2020
Ukrainian Orthodox parishioners celebrated the 1,032nd anniversary of the baptism of the Kievan Rus' on July 28 at the St. Michael's Monastery in central kyiv, as well as next to…
Latinized? | Ukrainian weekly
History will likely remember 2020 as the year of the Coronavirus. It is also the 300th anniversary of a relatively forgotten but still influential Synod of the Church.At that time, what is now Ukraine was divided between Russia and…
Will the zeal of converts be the hope of the Church?
"Strangers in a strange church?" New faces of Ukrainian Catholicism in Canada â, by Christophe Guly. Toronto: Novalis, 2019. 96 p. ISBN 978-2-89688-747-7. How do others see us? We rarely have the opportunity to find…
Our Hellenic Heritage | Ukrainian weekly
The story goes that a young American couple decided to visit the land of their ancestors. All they knew was that their family was Greek Catholic. So they booked a trip to - Greece.Today, Greece offers a beautiful heritage. The…
Historian finds new evidence proving the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church’s initial…
On January 5-6, 2019, the official delegation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (OCU) to the Tomos Bestowal Ceremony at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul included Metropolitan Andriy Abramchuk of Galicia who concelebrated with…
George A. Perfecky, retired professor of foreign languages
Professor George A. PerfeckyPHILADELPHIA - On Saturday January 11, the Ukrainian American community in Philadelphia bid their final farewells to Dr. George A. Perfecky, retired professor of foreign languages…
Tourism development – a new priority for Ukraine
WASHINGTON - In 2020, the Ukrainian government plans to devote 240 million hrv (approximately US $ 10 million) to developing Ukraine's tourism potential, an increase of more than ten times over current spending levels. A new tourism…
Bulgarian hierarch prays for Metropolitan Epifaniy
Metropolitan Nikolai of Plovdiv of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on November 28 commemorated Metropolitan Epifaniy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for the first time in a divine liturgy which was concelebrated with Metropolitan Ioannis of…
The Phanar worries about the future of the Ukrainian Church – New Eastern Europe
The Ecumenical Patriarchate is concerned that the Orthodox world does not recognize the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, but refrains from intervening.
October 31, 2019 - Svitlana Goyko -
Articles and comments…
Greek Orthodox Church becomes first to recognize Ukrainian Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church essentially recognized the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (OCU), which in January was granted autocephaly, or independence, from Moscow by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, which angered Russia and caused what some…
U.S. influence on Church of Greece grows – OpEd – Eurasia Review
The position of the Greek Orthodox Church is changing rapidly. After the election of the new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, all proposals to lift state support were revoked. On July 16, Mitsotakis and Archbishop Ieronymos of…
Ukrainians and Russians remember the baptism of Saint Volodymyr
Streets filled with processions, renewed baptismal vows, babies immersed in water.Earlier this month, fans of the British Royal Family focused on the christening of their newest member, Archie Harrison.But this week in Russia, many babies…
Service held at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev to mark 1,031 years of Christianization of Kiev…
The event was attended by the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of Gaul.Main building of Saint Sophia Cathedral / Photo UNIANA church service was held at St. Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev to…
More than 500 parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine join the new Orthodox Church –…
The process slowed down during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine.A religious procession in Kiev on the occasion of the 1031st anniversary of Christianization / Photo UNIANMetropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, Primate…
Opinion: only Patriarch Filaret will protect Ukrainian faithful in the diaspora – Novinite.com
"We are told that our transition to the jurisdiction of Constantinople will not change anything in the life of our parishes. But this is all a lie," Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Olga Samulyak told the Ukrainian Canadian Religious…
Only Patriarch Filaret will protect Ukrainian faithful in the diaspora
Unparalleled heritage
Six years of unwavering courage, hard work and endless spiritual pursuit transformed a human into a divine figure - Siddhartha became Buddha, an enlightened being. His opposition to the most…
The coat of arms of Monsignor Borys Gudziak
The coat uses a laconic modern style reflecting the semiotics of a contemporary logo. The Trinitarian, Christocentric, Eucharistic and old Kiev accents are clearly discernible. The coat of arms is not in the form of a militarist shield,…
Biography of Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of…
On February 18, 2019, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, appointed Bishop Borys Gudziak Archbishop of Philadelphia for Ukrainians and Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States, thus approving the recommendation for…
Gudziak Enthroned Seventh Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Church in United States
PHILADELPHIA - More than 2,500 people gathered inside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday, June 4, eagerly awaiting the enthronement of the United States' Seventh Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop, Bishop Borys…
New Ukrainian Archbishop is from New York
Archbishop Borys Gudziak to be enthroned by Ukrainian Church leader Sviatoslav ShevchukA native of Syracuse, New York, who spent many years as a Catholic leader in Europe, will return to the United States this week as Archbishop of the…
“Icons on Ammunition Boxes” exhibition opens at Philadelphia Cathedral
PHILADELPHIA - A unique display of religious iconography, titled "Icons on Ammunition Boxes", will be on display at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 830 North Franklin St., during the week of June 2-9.The…
The globalization of Notre-Dame de Paris: for the Great and Holy Tuesday
Fire in the frame of Notre-Dame. - by LeLissentPasserA38, April 15, 2019 (CC BY-SA 4.0 ), via Wikimedia CommonsParis, according to Marxist geographer David Harvey, is the Capital of modernity. There is a path through Harvey's voluminous…
The death of a grandfather: on the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead
photo by me
I was eleven years old when my grandfather died. He was not doing well when he did. A few months before his death, he had stopped taking his antipsychotic medication. He was clinically depressed, and he had been a long time…
Religious organizations increasingly violate journalists’ rights – OpEd – Eurasia…
At the beginning of January 2019, a remarkable event for the Ukrainian faithful happened: the Ukrainian Orthodox Church gained independence. Before that, there were three largest religious denominations in the country; two of them -…
The body exists, and I am one: the mystagogy of the time of the Nativity
photo by me
One of the graces of Byzantine churches is our habit of celebrating echoes. The Feast of the Meeting marks the end of the Nativity season, and that should be the end - more Christ was born as a greeting, more Christmas…
A new opportunity for the Ukrainian Catholic Patriarchate emerges from the creation of the UCO
OTTAWA - The creation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (OCU) could help pave the way for the Holy See's recognition of a Ukrainian Catholic patriarchate, according to a Ukrainian Church historian. âThe main problem with…
Ukrainian challenges for Patriarch Bartholomew
Epiphanes, 39, seems to be an ideal candidate: 1) he was never a member of the Moscow Patriarchate and did not initiate the schism; 2) had no crow to pluck…
Opinion: Poroshenko’s ecclesiastical policy keeps Ukraine away from Europe
To save his sagging political fortune, the man responsible for the failed Ukrainian reforms, human rights violations and corruption dons a priestly robe.
The sins of corruption, anarchy and authoritarianism are now absolved. Ukrainian…
Ukrainian Orthodox Church celebrates first Christmas without Russian “shackles” | Voice of America
KYIV - The Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Church celebrated its first Christmas outside of Russian control on Monday, and President Petro Poroshenko said the document enshrining its newly gained independence had broken "the last shackles…
Carved snakes offer insight into mysterious Ukrainian rock art and a forgotten Stone Age snake…
Two curiously shaped âophidian carved stonesâ discovered in present-day Ukraine were made by stone age sculptors. The artifacts resemble the heads of a "sharp-eyed" snake, according to the team of…
The geopolitics of the New Independent Church of Ukraine
BESA Center Perspectives Paper n ° 1,033, December 11, 2018
ABSTRACT: The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) is experiencing problems in Ukraine. Areas once considered the undisputed territory of the Russian Patriarchate are now…
“You will pray even in Spanish and Chinese”: on the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Fast…
Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, in my icon corner - photo of me
When I told my friends that I was going to be baptized in the Kiev church in the weeks leading up to this in June 2016, the formula I was using was that I was seek communion…
Appointed Cambridge Ukrainian Studies Director
CAMBRIDGE, England - Dr Olenka Pevny, a university professor of modern-day Slavic culture and history, will lead Cambridge's Ukrainian Studies program from October 2.Dr Pevny succeeds Dr Rory Finnin, University Lecturer in Ukrainian…
Russian Orthodox Church separates from Constantinople | Catholic National Register
"The Russian Orthodox Church does not recognize these decisions and will not implement them," Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev said in Belarus after a meeting of the synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.…
What really happened in Constantinople last week
Metropolitan Emmanuel of France reads a statement after the Synod meeting at the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 11, 2018. REUTERS / Murad Sezer…
Estonian Orthodox Church Condemns Ukrainian Independent Church Project | New
âThe Synod of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate expresses its deep concern at the dangerous development of the situation of the Church in Ukraine, caused by the unilateral activity of the Ecumenical…
The geopolitical divorce of the century: why Putin can’t afford to let Ukraine go
The Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, Onufry, participates in a ceremony marking the 1030th anniversary…
Moscow Patriarchate suspends membership of structures run by Greek Orthodox Church in Ukraine
The Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church has withdrawn from all structures run by the Istanbul-based Greek Orthodox Church - considered the highest organ of Orthodox Christianity - in the ongoing dispute over the independence of the…
Moscow Patriarchate snubs Istanbul over Ukraine
The rant between the Istanbul-based Greek Orthodox Church - considered the supreme body of Orthodox Christianity - and the Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church over independence from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has…
Why the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is an earthquake for Putin
Metropolitan Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Patriarchate of Kiev, participates in a ceremony marking the 1030th anniversary of the Christianization of the…
The Orthodox Church in Ukraine in figures
This article begins with an overview of the struggle for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church since Ukraine's declaration of independence and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Second, it aims to shed light on the current situation by…
The last missing piece to make Ukraine truly independent
The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate Metropolitan Filaret, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his wife Maryna take part in a procession…
Ukraine celebrates 1,030th anniversary of Kyivan Rus’ christening
KYIV - President Petro Poroshenko and his wife Maryna Poroshenko took part in the large religious procession marking the 1,030th anniversary of the Christianization of Ukraine-Rus. Almost 100,000 people took part in the march.Devotees of…
Patriarch of Constantinople denies Moscow claims to Kiev inheritance | Kharkiv Observer
According to the press service of the Ukrainian Local Orthodox Church, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople says that Moscow has no reason to organize its own…
After autocephaly | Ukrainian weekly
Ukrainian Orthodox autocephaly may soon be a reality. According to Archimandrite Cyril Hovorun, the tomos (decree) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has already been written (Relihiina Pravda, May 26). The consequences would be profound.On…
Will the history of the Polish Orthodox Church repeat itself in Ukraine?
At the end of the summer, Estonia, in the person of its president, Kersti Kaljulaid, became the first EU country to declare that Ukraine remains as far removed from EU membership as it is it was after the…
Ukraine could have its own church, but not as fast as Poroshenko thinks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko meets with Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, in Kiev, Ukraine, April 18, 2018. Mikhail Palinchak / Ukrainian…
Ukrainian Orthodox Church under pressure in Crimea
When Russia took control of Crimea in 2014, its forces * took control of key military and government sites on the Ukrainian peninsula. They also targeted another institution - the branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church which is centered…
Epiphany draws protests, celebrations and career advice from Pope Francis
The Christian holiday marks the visit of the three wise men to Jesus soon after his birth as well as the baptism of Christ. For the Orthodox, Epiphany marks…
Cardinal Lubomyr Husar buried in the crypt of the Kyiv Patriarchal Cathedral
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The funeral for Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, the former primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) who died on May 31, took place in Lviv and Kiev from June 1-5.The divine liturgy and funeral rite of Cardinal Husar…
Hrushevsky Translation Project Produces Volume 3 of “The History of Ukraine-Rus” “
EDMONTON-TORONTO - The Peter Jacyk Center for Ukrainian Historical Research at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, and CIUS Press announced the publication of a new volume of "History of Ukraine-Rus" by…
Head of World Council of Churches meets Russian Patriarch Kirill in Moscow
(REUTERS / Sergei Gunyeev / Ria Novosti / Kremlin / Files)Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill arrive for the meeting with the bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow…
Kiev protesters see powerful ally under arrow
KIEV, Ukraine - After riot police stormed Independence Square here early on Saturday, spraying tear gas, throwing stun grenades and batons, dozens of young protesters ran in terrified scattering in the streets. It was 4.30 am, the air…