From June 14 to 20, the General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) was held in Tallinn, Estonia. It gathered representatives of the Protestant, Anglican, Old Catholic and Orthodox churches of Europe. During the weekend days, two sessions Read More …
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Social importance of religion and possible ban of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
In November 2022, the Razumkov Center conducted annual large-scale survey in the field of religion, which was published a few months later in their brochure “War and the Church. Church and religious situation in Ukraine in 2022”. It is of Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk spoke at webinar of Villigst-Academy
On May 3, 2023, the Villigst Evangelical Academy organized the webinar “Orthodox Churches at War: Hope for Peace?” As speakers were invited Sergii Bortnyk and Regina Elsner. In his presentation, Sergii Bortnyk analyzed the reaction of churches on the war Read More …
Once again the Vatican puts ordinary Ukrainians on the same level with Russians. Considerations about the proper attitude of the Church to the war
On April 7, on Good Friday according to the Gregorian calendar, the topic of equalizing ordinary Russians and Ukrainians, who suffer equally in the situation of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, was again loudly voiced by the leaders of the Read More …
Probable eviction of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’ structures from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
On March 10, the National Historical and Cultural Reserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” sent a “warning” to the monastery with the same name about the imminent termination of the lease contract for the buildings of the Lower Lavra. This decision concerns not Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk gave a presentation at the Domberg Academy webinar about love for enemies
On January 11, 2023, the Domberg Academy, located outside Munich, Germany, hosted a webinar on the topic of “Loving Your Enemies: How to Love Your Enemies in Times of the War?” Among the speakers, in addition to Sergii Bortnyk, there Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk took part in the meeting of representatives of the clergy and believers of both Orthodox jurisdictions of Ukraine
On February 16, an informal meeting of representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) took place in the Saint Sophia complex of Kyiv. Another name of this meeting was “Round table of the Read More …
Nadieszda Kizenko: Mistakes of the UOC do not give the Ukrainian government the right to deny its right to exist
In her report delivered on January 30, 2023 at the Berkley Center webinar, Nadieszda Kizenko, professor and director of the Religious Studies Program at the State University of New York (Albany, USA), analyzes the complex situation surrounding the possible ban Read More …
Is religious freedom under threat in Ukraine?
Is religious freedom under threat in Ukraine? On January 30, 2023, a webinar under this title took place. It was organized by the “Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs” of the Georgetown University (USA). The moderator was Eric Read More …
Our Foundation continues to help victims of the war
Together with informational and academic activities, the charitable foundation “Academic Initiative” continues its activities in the field of humanitarian aid. In the center of our attention are victims of the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian war: forced migrants, people from the Read More …