Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh), Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Kyiv, summarized the recent visit to Ukraine of representatives of the charitable foundation Renovabis: "As far as I can tell, the guests

Kyiv—The deputy head of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine, Yuriy Bohutsky, reported at a briefing on 3 July 2008 that "17 Church delegations are invited to the celebration of the 1020th anniversary of the baptism of Rus. Nine

Recently the Svichado (Beacon) Publishing House published a Ukrainian translation of a guide-book on the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches edited by Fr. George Nedungatt, S.J.

Kyiv— At a briefing on 3 July 2008, the deputy head of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine, Yuriy Bohutsky, stressed that the president is convinced that "The celebration of the 1020th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus

Kyiv— With the blessing of the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) of the Kyivan Patriarchate, the association Way of the Orthodox resumed the religious procession for the occasion of the 1020th anniversary of the baptism of

Moscow—The information that Patriarch Bartholomew I is to head the delegation of the Universal Patriarchate during the celebration of the 1020th anniversary of baptism of Kyivan Rus is to be "thoroughly studied" by the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). This was

Constantinople-Kyiv— Patriarch Bartholomew I will head the delegation of the Universal Patriarchate at the celebration of the 1020th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus. The Holy Synod of the Universal Patriarchate accepted the invitation of Patriarch Alexis II of Moscow

Kyiv—Today, the administrative district court of Kyiv considered a case against President Yushchenko, Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, and Speaker Arsenii Yatseniuk. The proceedings resulted from a claim of an all-Ukrainian public organization "Orthodox Choice." The claim was provoked by a letter,

Kharkiv—The Status Quo information agency was told by a member of the local organization of the Union of Ukrainian Youth, Roman Cheremskyi, that a deputy of the Kharkiv Regional Council (of the faction of the Communist Party of Ukraine), Pavlo

Kyiv—The Hierarchical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) passed a resolution to open a residence for the head of the ROC, Alexis II, in the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves. According to the information of www.nr2.ru, which references the

Rivne—On 29 June 2008, Patriarch Filaret celebrated a liturgy at St. George's Monastery on Cossack Graves, which, according to the press service of the monastery, was attended by over twenty thousand people. It has already become a tradition for representatives

Kyiv—On 26 June 2008, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine was held to discuss the recognition of religious organizations as subjects of the law when founding educational institutions. The question, issued from

On June 26-30, 2008, the annual meeting of secretaries of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe is happening in Spain. The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church is represented at this forum by Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh), Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of the

The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), learning about the act of vandalism which was performed on June 23, 2008, at about 8.00 (a report on this is available at www.ugcc.org.ua/eng/news/article;7172/ ), expressed its great disturbance.

Moscow—As reported by RISU on 25 June 2008, the State Committee of Ukraine on Matters of Nationalities and Religions stated that Patriarch Alexis "made at least two mistakes" in his comments about the statute of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church during

Kyiv—On 26 June 2008, the clergy of the Kyivan Eparchy met at the assembly hall of the Kyivan Orthodox Theological Academy. The meeting was presided by Patriarch Filaret (Denysenko) of the Kyivan Patriarchate. Participants discussed eparchy life as well as

Kyiv— On 25 June 2008, the opening ceremony of the 7th International Congress of Ukrainian Studies was held at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv. Bishop Yevstratii (Zoria) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyivan Patriarchate heartily greeted the participants and

Moscow-Kyiv— During his address at the Hierarchical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on 25 June 2008 in Moscow, Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) stated that a change in the canonical status of the UOC

On June 27-29 in Lviv's Sykhiv neighborhood, the first Christian "Vocations Forum," which will help youths choose their future, will be held. The forum will be conducted as part of the "Year of Christian Vocation," which was proclaimed this year

Kyiv— State officials of the Kyiv Bureau of Forensic Examination next to the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) on Batu's Mount wish to use the lot of the church for their