The Ukrainian Week

11 August, 2021	Breaking news	Reintegration Ministry drafts sanctions package against persecutors of Ukrainian Orthodox Church Another sanctions package against persons persecuting the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in the occupied Crimea
5 April, 2020		The architecture of faith How many Ukrainians believe in God
17 August, 2019	Culture	Around Holy Sepulchre In Jerusalem Christian churches are united for dialogue on their status
4 March, 2019	Breaking news	Detained Ukrainian church archbishop released in Crimea Authorities in the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula have released the head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in the region after briefly detaining him, a Russian lawyer says
18 February, 2019	Breaking news	Russian Intelligence Services Plan To Attack 20 UOC Churches The Security Service of Ukraine believes that Ukrainian citizens recruited by Russian intelligence services are planning to attack 20 churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
14 February, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine deports Russia-aligned priest, strips citizenship, in church rift Ukraine has taken the extraordinary step of deporting a senior cleric of the Moscow-aligned Orthodox Church and stripping him of his citizenship
3 February, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian Orthodox Church enthrones Epifaniy as leader The new Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) has installed its first metropolitan, Epifaniy, at a ceremony in Kyiv on February 3, in a process that further establishes the new church body's independence
1 February, 2019	Society	Chain reaction Social and political implications of the emergence of independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church
21 January, 2019	Breaking news	Some 100 parishes of former UOC-MP join new Orthodox Church of Ukraine The communities of the former Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Vinnytsia region were most active in joining the OCU
14 January, 2019	World	Hell hath no fury How Moscow can respond to the provision of the tomos for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
6 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian Orthodox Church officially gains independence from Russian Church Bartholomew I signs the Tomos of Autocephaly, marking the formal independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul
19 December, 2018		Resilience before the Assembly The significance and challenges of autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
16 December, 2018		The unification council of the Ukrainian Orthodox churches was held at Kyiv's St. Sophia Cathedral On December 15, the unifying Sobor or Assembly was took place. It declared autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, adopt the Church Charter and elect its leader. Bishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, Metropolitan of Pereiaslav and Bila Tserkva Epifaniy (Serhiy Dumenko) has been elected head of the local Orthodox Church in Ukraine.
15 December, 2018	Breaking news	Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head the new church, officials said
14 December, 2018	Politics	An act of spiritual independence On Ukraine’s first steps towards its national Orthodox Church
13 December, 2018	Politics	Holy politics How religious are Ukrainian politicians?
15 November, 2018	Breaking news	Kyiv St. Andrew's Church comes under attempted arson attack The perpetrators assaulted a priest, the report says
13 November, 2018	Breaking news	Serbian church 'doesn't recognize' Ukrainian churches The Serbian Orthodox Church says it will not recognize a decision by the leadership of Orthodox Christianity to rehabilitate the leaders of two Ukrainian Orthodox churches breaking away from Moscow
3 November, 2018	Breaking news	Poroshenko and Patriarch Bartholomew sign accord on independent Ukrainian Church Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew signed an agreement on November 3 in Istanbul, outlining cooperation between Kyiv and the Patriarchate of Constantinople that paves the way for the establishment of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a plan that has angered Moscow
26 October, 2018	Politics	After autocephaly What to expect after the Ukrainian Orthodox Church receives autonomy
15 October, 2018	Breaking news	Russian Orthodox Church holds synod in Minsk over Ukraine church issue Leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church were meeting in the Belarusian capital on October 15 amid a dispute over moves toward independence for the Orthodox Church in Ukraine
13 October, 2018	Breaking news	Ecumenical Patriarchate reinstates Ukraine’s Patriarch Filaret, Archbishop Makariy The schismatic Patriarch of Kyev, Filaret, and the schismatic Archbishop of Ukraine, Makariy, are as of today considered canonical hierarchs of the Orthodox Church
15 September, 2018	Breaking news	Russia's Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine Russia’s Orthodox Church said on Friday it would no longer participate in structures chaired by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
8 September, 2018	Breaking news	The Ecumenical Patriarchate has appointed two Exarchs in Kyiv as part of preparations for granting autocephaly Closer to autocephaly: Ecumenical Patriarchate appoints its Exarchs in Kyiv. These will be the Archbishop from the United States and the Bishop from Canada
5 September, 2018	World	Different Ireland Countless scandals of past sexual and institutional misbehaviour have left many young people in Ireland deeply hostile to a Church that once dominated every aspect of Irish life
23 August, 2018	World	No alternative wanted Anti-cult movements as an instrument in Russia’s hybrid war
17 August, 2018	Society	The irreversible path How close is Ukraine to autocephaly for its Orthodox Church?
26 February, 2018	Society	Priests and politicians Compared to many other countries in Europe, Ukraine’s religious life is very active, although there is no state religion. So how do politics and religion work together here?
26 February, 2018	Society	When church and country clash The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate is expanding its influence and propaganda in Donbas
31 March, 2016		The Pope in Havana: A new walk to Canossa? The pope sacrificed his principles and the trust of a part of his faithful for the sake of a “deal” that looks like nothing more than the division of spheres of influence between competing bureaucrats under cover of “communicating” and “dialog” between two parts of a sundered religious community
31 March, 2016	Society	Patriarch Filaret: "Almost all Orthodox Churches believe that Ukraine should have its own Church" Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate on church canonicity and manipulations around it, and independence of Ukrainian Church
23 July, 2015	History	The Many Faces of Tradition How Ukrainians have developed tolerance for other religions
16 July, 2015	Society	Freedom of Belief No More Believers in Eastern Ukraine faced brutal intolerance, repression and murder
12 May, 2015	History	From Munich to Yalta The beginning and end of World War II brought about political collusions that greatly discredited the leaders of Western democracies
3 October, 2013	News	*Paul Goble*: Ukrainian branch of Moscow Patriarchate backs Kyiv’s European course The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate backs Ukraine’s decision to pursue closer ties with the European Union, writes expert for the Window on Eurasia
20 September, 2013	Navigator	A Guide to Majestic Wooden Churches Slender Gothic towers, lavish Baroque iconostases, and solid timber domes that trace back to pre-Christian times – The Ukrainian Week takes you on a tour of the unique wooden churches scattered along the Polish-Ukrainian border
15 August, 2013		Trolling by the Patriarch While all of Russia is still recovering from the emotional shock over the events surrounding Alexei Navalny, its spiritual leaders are again announcing the end of the world as they speak to their “flock”. This time, the Apocalypse has stealthily snuck up from behind in the form of evil homosexuals who have forced the civilized world to legalize same-sex marriage
7 August, 2013	News	*New Eastern Europe*: Russian Orthodox "Foreign Policy" - best way to strengthen Kremlin's influence “near abroad”
6 August, 2013	Politics	Mission: Impossible The celebration of 1025 years of the christening of Kyiv Rus sums up the failure of Russia’s religious expansion in Ukraine headed by Patriarch Kirill
1 August, 2013	News	Ukrainian-Russian relations: facing Cool Winter Putin’s visit left the impression that Ukrainian-Russian relations will remain stagnant, writes Maksym Bugriy in Eurasia Daily Monitor
31 July, 2013	News	*The Economist*: the 1,025th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus demonstrated Putin’s and Patriarch’s Kirill I nostalgia for common space of Russian-Orthodox civilisation Celebrating of the 1,025th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus, a medieval federation of eastern Slavic princedoms, in Kyiv amid rising concerns in Russia over Ukraine’s future the Economist reports.
28 June, 2013	News	Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra to be privatized Kyiv City State Administration supports draft amendments to the law regulating the return of places of worship to religious communities describing them as “timely and important”. The draft amendments entail privatization of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, reports Batkivshchyna’s MP Oleksandr Bryhynets as his press service reports
21 February, 2013		Pope`s Resignation: What Comes Next? The sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the first time a Pontiff has voluntarily left office for almost 600 years, has thrown the Catholic world into turmoil and comes at a difficult time for the Church as it struggles to assert its authority in a secular world and contain the unfolding scandal of child sex abuse by priests who were sheltered by the Church from prosecution.
8 November, 2012	History	Freeing Ukraine from Spiritual Dependence The creation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate) 20 years ago was as resolute a step as proclaiming the independence of the Ukrainian state
8 November, 2012	Society	Filaret: A Statehood-oriented Patriarch Filaret’s position saved the Kyiv Patriarchate from a rift and dissolution in the “Russian World”
24 August, 2012		Andrey Sheptytskiy Unrecognized Having saved 150 Jews during the war, Andrey Sheptytskiy, Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (uniate church), deserves the Israeli title of “Righteous Gentile”
22 March, 2012	Society	The Church Against the Government The Church of England and Catholic Church condemn plans to allow gay marriages
14 March, 2012	Society	Church Opposition Metropolitan Sofroniy Dmytruk talks about the intrigue surrounding the election of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
25 November, 2011		Occupy Wall Street (OWS): British Scenario After OWS protests blockaded St Paul's Cathedral, Anglican church faces dilemma whether to support the state or maintain the protesters
8 September, 2011	World	Oleg Kalugin: “Putin Is a Temporary Twist In History” Kalugin, currently a professor at the Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies, speaks about Vladimir Putin’s use of Stalinist methods and the Russian Orthodox Church as a servant of the FSB
23 August, 2011	Politics	The Illusion of the Third Rome Cyril’s imperial policy is leading the Russian Orthodox Church to isolation
14 June, 2011	Investigation	Priests in Pursuit Is the Moscow Patriarchate laying its hands on a historical monument?
10 May, 2011	History	Andrey Sheptytsky, Lion of Halychyna Andrey Sheptytsky was the Greek-Catholic Metropolitan who was first met with distrust but later gained respect even from his enemies
16 March, 2011	Society	Ukrainians vs Television Quitting the "boob tube" is becoming more and more justified for Ukrainians. Their reasons are many
14 March, 2011	Society	When Evil Turns To Dood Filaret, Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine, talks about raider attacks on churches belonging to the Kyiv Patriarchate and the delusion of a “Russian world”
11 March, 2011	Society	Après Husar, la deluge? The new head of Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church will have to be a team player
14 January, 2011	Politics	When State And Church Unite By openly preferring the Russian Orthodox Church, the Administration is violating the balance among confessions in Ukraine and fostering a state religion
13 January, 2011	Politics	The Desiatynna Snatch Who exactly made the decision to spoil this unique historic site, where once stood the first Christian stone church in Ukraine?