On April 8., 2024, a delegation of the Bishops’ Conference of Germany visited the Kyiv Theological Academy on the territory of the Golosiyiv Monastery. It had a meeting with Metropolitan of Nizhyn and Pryluky Kliment, a permanent member of the Read More …
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Ten years after the Revolution of dignity: Church and civic perspectives
On the tenth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity, the German-language magazine “Religion and Society in the East and West” prepared a specialized issue dedicated to Ukraine. Sergii Bortnyk became one of the authors of the issue, his material was Read More …
Changes in the leadership of the Conference of European Churches
On March 14, 2024, at a meeting in Hanover, Germany, it was decided to appoint German pastor Frank Dieter Fischbach as the new Secretary General of the Conference of European Churches. He took this position after Jørgen Skov Sørensen, a Read More …
Representatives of Ukraine took part in an ecumenical workshop in Vienna
On March 9-14, 2024, an ecumenical workshop “In Europe at home – enhancing ecumenical exchange among Eastern and Oriental Orthodox young Christians”. It was organized by the Catholic Foundation “Pro Oriente” and held in Vienna. The seminar brought together young Read More …
Canada hosted a conference on religion and war in Ukraine
On March 14-16, 2024, the conference “Religion and war in Ukraine: The political, the public, and the possible” took place at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada). The conference was hosted by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies in cooperation Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk became one of the faces of the “People of Peace” project
Since the beginning of March 2024, a traveling exhibition dedicated to the theme “People of Peace” has been opened in the German town Coesfeld near Muenster. These are 24 photos of men and women from several countries of Eastern Europe Read More …
The Church of England held hearings on the war and the current religious situation in Ukraine
On February 27, 2024, in the framework of the General Synod of the Church of England there were hearings held on the situation in Ukraine. The discussion was based on speeches of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and of the Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk spoke at a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury
On February 6, 2024, the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations had a meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and his accompanying persons. Sergii Bortnyk represented the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at this meeting. Below we publish an English Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk gave open lectures at the Universities of Goettingen and Leipzig
On January 24-27, 2024, Sergii Bortnyk was in Germany, where he gave two open lectures for theology students. The first lecture on January 24, 2024 was held at the University of Goettingen on the topic “The Orthodox Church in Ukraine: Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk took part in the seminar in Krakow
On November 29-30, 2023, the international seminar “Voices of moderation”, which was organized by the international Catholic movement “Pax Christi International”, was held in Krakow. Among the participants of the seminar were representatives of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine, as well Read More …