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Cardinal Husar Discusses Military Chaplaincy With General31.01.2002, [16:07] // UGCC //
Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), met with Ukrainian General Vitalii Radzetskyi to talk about providing military chaplains for Ukraine’s armed services. The meeting was held at the cardinal’s residence on 22 January 2002.
Autocephalous Orthodox Church Won’t Interfere in Elections
29.01.2002, [16:46] // UAOC //
The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) will not interfere in the elections to be held in Ukraine on 31 March 2002. The bishops announced this at a meeting with Mykhailo Vyshyvaniuk, head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Administration, on 23 January 2002.
Lviv’s Sheptytsky Hospital Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Revival
29.01.2002, [16:41] // UGCC //
The Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Hospital in Lviv held a ceremony on 22 January 2002 dedicated to the 10th anniversary of its revival as a private hospital.
Russian and Serbian Orthodox Patriarchs On Division in Ukraine and Macedonia29.01.2002, [16:38] // UOC-MP //
In Moscow on 21 January 2002, Patriarch Alexis II, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, met Patriarch Pavle of Serbia. The main topic of the discussion was the Orthodox split in Ukraine and Macedonia and how the churches can work together to overcome it.
Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Deplores 2001 Papal Visit to Ukraine
28.01.2002, [14:44] // UOC-MP //
A key member of the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate said the Papal Visit to Ukraine in 2001 has not "contributed anything to Catholic-Orthodox relations." Zenit reported on the interview with Agence France-Presse which took place on 25 January 2001
Christian Candidates For Parliament
24.01.2002, [14:02] // Church-state relations //
The Party of the All-Ukrainian Association of Christians (AUAC), meeting in Kyiv on 21 and 22 January 2002, composed its list of candidates for Ukraine’s upcoming parliamentary elections. Among the candidates on the list are Fr. Oleh Sknar,a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate and Volodymyr Franchuk, deputy-head of the All-Ukrainian Alliance of Evangelical Christians. Other Christian-oriented parties are also preparing for the elections, which are to be held on 31 March 2002.
Orthodoxy in Sumy School Curriculum
24.01.2002, [13:15] // UOC-MP //
A meeting organized by the Department of Religious Education and Catechetics of the Sumy eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate unanimously voted to introduce religion into the public school curriculum. Media Internet Group reported on the story on 21 January 2002.
Autocephalous Orthodox Have Own Calendar For Christian Unity Week
24.01.2002, [12:16] // UAOC //
The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) will be celebrating the week of prayer for Christian unity this year. But, because the standard dates coincide with a major religious feast, the eparchy of Kharkiv and Poltava will delay slightly, observing the week from 21 to 27 January. RISU’s Ukrainian-language version reported on the story on 21 January 2002.
The Socialist Party of Ukraine and Orthodoxy
23.01.2002, [14:08] // Church-state relations //
At a press conference held during the pre-election congress of the Socialist Party of Ukraine (SPU), its leader, Oleksandr Moroz, spoke about the SPU’s attitude toward religion in general and the Orthodox Church. “Orthodoxy in Ukraine” reported on the event on 15 January 2002.
2002 Proclaimed Year of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj in Ternopil
23.01.2002, [14:03] // UGCC //
As reported by Radio Ternopil on 15 January 2002, Ternopil’s city administration has proclaimed 2002 the year of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj. He was head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1944 to 1984. This year is the 110th anniversary of his birth.
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