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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Greets First Graduates of Lviv Theological Institute27.11.2003, [13:48] // UOC-MP //
Patriarch Alexis II, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, sent a letter of congratulations to the first graduates of the Lviv branch of the Saint Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute. The graduation was held on 23 November 2003, and the letter was posted on sedmitza.ru on 25 November.
Ukrainian Parliament Rejects Hearings on Church-State Cooperation in Society
27.11.2003, [13:47] // Church-state relations //
The Ukrainian Parliament rejected a draft decree on parliamentary hearings on the topic “State and Church: Uniting Efforts to Renew the Spirituality of the Nation and Overcome Negative Phenomena in Society” prepared by Deputy I. Rishniak and scheduled for 24 December 2003. This news was reported on 25 November 2003.
Cardinal Husar, Laity Congress Participants Discuss Follow-up
27.11.2003, [13:45] // UGCC //
Lviv -- During a meeting on 25 November 2003 in western Ukrainian Lviv, Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), and participants of the 1st International Congress of the Catholic Laity of Eastern Europe, held in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, in early October, discussed the work of the commission for the laity.
Nuncio and Sevastopol Official Discuss Return of Roman Catholic Cathedral
26.11.2003, [09:55] // RCC //
Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, apostolic nuncio in Ukraine, and Volodymyr Arabadzhi, deputy head of the municipal administration in southern Ukrainian Sevastopol, recently discussed the transfer of the former Roman Catholic cathedral, currently occupied by a movie theater, to the local Roman Catholic community of St. Clement. This news was reported by the information agency “UNIAN” on 25 November 2003.
Cardinal Husar Says Famine Anniversary Not Properly Commemorated
26.11.2003, [09:53] // UGCC //
Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), sent an open letter to Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and the head of the organizing committee for the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Soviet-imposed famine in Ukraine. In it, he stressed that “the organizers did not have sufficient understanding of the greatness and value of this commemoration,” and expressed his hope that this event will receive more appropriate recognition in Ukraine in the future. The letter was publicized by the press service of the UGCC on 24 November 2003.
Greek Catholic and Orthodox (UOC-KP) Hierarchs Pray Together for Famine Victims25.11.2003, [16:19] // UGCC //
Kyiv -- Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), and Patriarch Filaret (Denysenko), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP), conducted a joint a prayer service in memory of the victims of the Soviet-imposed famine in 1932 and 1933 in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on 22 November 2003.
Crimean Interreligious Council Discusses “Healers” and Immorality in Media
25.11.2003, [16:17] // Interreligious relations //
Simferopol -- “Peace: God’s Gift,” the Interreligious Council of southern Ukraine Crimea. discussed the problem of “healers” and ”sorcerers” that advertise using religious symbols in their practices and immorality in the mass media. The meeting, held on 20 November 2003, was led by Metropolitan Lazar of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP).
Ukrainians in Italy Establish Christian Society, Discuss Immigrant Problems25.11.2003, [16:16] // news //
Rome -- During a meeting on 9 November 2003 in Italy’s capital, Rome, representatives of 24 Ukrainian communities from all over the country established the Christian Society of Ukrainians in Italy. In addition, they discussed church-state cooperation, targeted at solving the most urgent problems of Ukrainian immigrants.
Kyiv Mayor Allows Embassy of God to Use Building24.11.2003, [16:35] // Pentecostals //
Mayor Omelchenko of Kyiv has allowed “The Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations” to prolong the rent of an athletics center on Tychyna Street in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. This news was posted on the website on the Embassy of God on 21 November 2003. Representatives of Protestant churches on 13 November in Kyiv picketed the municipal administration demanding that the rental agreement for the Embassy of God be prolonged.
Source: www.godembassy.org
Orthodox (UOC-MP) Disappointed Over Rejection of Religion Bill
24.11.2003, [16:34] // UOC-MP //
Kyiv -- The press service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) expressed its disappointment at the rejection of the legislative bill “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine on Freedom of Religion and Religious Organizations” by the Ukrainian Parliament on 20 November 2003.
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