LONDON — In an interview with the BBC Ukraine service, Patriarch Lubomyr (Husar), the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, commented on the accusations against Greek Catholics expressed by Archbishop Illarion of Volokolamsk, the head of the Department of

KYIV — On September 28, 2009, an opening and consecration ceremony was held in Babyn Yar for the renewed memorial cross on the symbolic grave of Ukrainian underground members. Bishop Yevstratii (Zoria) of Vasylkivtsi of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate

KYIV — Representatives of the Jewish community of Kyiv on September 27, 2009, marked the 68th anniversary of the execution of Jews in Babyn Yar. The event was attended by approximately 150 people including Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Yaakov Dov

SUMY-CRIMEA — During his election campaign tour to various regions of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, the leader of the Party of Regions, does not forget to visit shrines of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, reports his press service.

KYIV -- A new book relates the recollections of former prisoners of Ukraine's Balta ghetto, reported JTA information agency on 27 September. Rabbis, diplomats, survivors, scientists, local officials and Jewish activists took part Sept. 24 in the unveiling of the

Greek Catholic Scholar Responds to Statement of Moscow Patriarchate Representative Made During Meeting with Pope

KYIV-- A rabbi has asked Ukrainian law enforcement not to place restrictions on Uman residents during pilgrim's visits to the grave of Rabbi Nachman, reported JTA information agency on September 27.

KYIV -- Kyiv's mayor shot down a plan to build a hotel at the site of the Babi Yar massacre memorial, reported JTA information agency on 27 September.

Africa is the place that presents the challenge for the future of Catholicism: or we manage to spread the Gospel in that continent or we will suffer many more difficulties." This is what newly-appointed Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi of Trieste, previously

Monk of intense spiritual life, excellent educator of youth, theologian with an extraordinary speculative capacity, wise man of government and intransigent defender of the 'libertas Ecclesiae,' of the liberty of the Church." These were the words of the Holy Father

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed the members of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place October 4-25 in the Vatican. Among them are: Cardinals Angelo Sodano, Péter

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) The Holy See Press Office has issued the following statement. The Commission of Cardinals which oversees the activities of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), chaired by Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B.,

Pope Benedict XVI's latest encyclical Caritas in Veritate, occupied the newspaper columns for several days: with attention mainly on any possible economic and social indications the text might offer . Nevertheless, the Letter clearly states "the Church offers no technical

Rome (Agenzia Fides) The first phase of the XVII General Chapter of the Comboni Missionaries (see Fides 2/9/2009), which is being held in Rome at the General House of the missionary institute founded by Saint Daniel Comboni has ended. The