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Mikvah Given to Kyiv's Central Synagogue29.05.2001, [14:39] // Jewish Communities //
Well-known businessman Vadym Rabynovych and a number of other Jewish philanthropists in Ukraine have financed the opening of a mikvah, a pool for ritual cleansing, in Kyiv. This expensive gift was given to the Jewish religious community in the capital of Ukraine in honor of the 10th anniversary of its revival.
Moslems and Jews in Ukraine Favor Papal Visit
28.05.2001, [19:24] // news //
Moslems and Jews in Ukraine see the upcoming Papal Visit in a positive light. They shared their opinions with RISU's correspondent in Kyiv.
Ukraine cardinal says “radical holiness” key to Christian unity25.05.2001, [09:52] // UGCC //
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians will be one when holiness and turning away from the sin of division is the primary aim of ecumenism, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Speaking at the consistory of the world's cardinals May 22, Cardinal Lubomyr Husar of Lviv said the key to Christian unity is a “completely radical holiness” that challenges and changes everyone's way of acting and thinking.
Patriarch Filaret visits Ukrainian Autocephalous Patriarchate22.05.2001, [09:37] // news //
On May 18 Filaret, Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine and head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP), paid a visit to the main office of the Patriarchate of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC). According to the press service of the UAOC, Filaret was invited by Archbishop Ihor Isichenko, administrator of the UAOC Patriarchate (pictured at right).
Filaret Thinks Pope Will Bring Ukraine Closer to the West22.05.2001, [09:29] // news //
His Holiness Filaret, Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine (Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate), told Polish journalists during a meeting on May 19 that he thinks the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ukraine will strengthen the country's pro-Western orientation.
International Jehovah’s Witnesses Center Opens near Lviv
21.05.2001, [10:13] // news //
On Saturday, May 19, the Governing Office of the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization in Ukraine opened a massive administrative center in Briukhovychi, a leafy suburb of western Ukrainian Lviv. Representatives from over 1100 assemblies in Ukraine and about 250 delegates from 35 countries traveled to attend the ceremony.
Lviv Youth Prepare for Papal Rally16.05.2001, [14:41] // news //
The youth of Lviv's Sykhiv neighborhood are preparing for the rally which Pope John Paul II will lead there on 26 June. A million youth from Ukraine and beyond are expected to attend the papal meeting to be held in the huge plaza in front of the church of the Nativity of the Mother of God.
Patriarch Alexis II's fears unfounded, say Lviv civil authorities16.05.2001, [14:38] // news //
Kyiv/Lviv, 9 May 2001: Ivan Rudnytsky, head of the Sykhiv residential council denies that the Lviv City Council had any intentions of demolishing St. Volodymyr's church. Information from the TASS news agency dated May 3, 2001, stated that Patriarch Alexis II of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed concerns that Lviv City Council passed a resolution to demolish the church of St. Volodymyr, which is located in Sykhiv, a suburb of Lviv, Ukraine.
Ukrainian Youth Pilgrimage Dedicated to Papal Visit15.05.2001, [16:08] // news //
(Lviv-Univ) More than 1000 Ukrainian youth walked over 60 kilometers on May 11 and 12 as part of the 8th annual May pilgrimage to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Studite Monastery of the Holy Dormition in Univ, western Ukraine. This year’s pilgrimage was dedicated to the Holy Father’s upcoming visit to Ukraine.
Church in Kulykiv
01.05.2001, [14:41] // news //
The Archbishop of Lviv Cardinal Marian JAWORSKI has served the first Mass in the church of St. Nicholas in Kulykiv (Lviv Oblast). Fifty-six years after its closingthis church was returned to believers.
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