PRESIDENT HAD A MEETING WITH THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH

 The Presidential Office of Ukraine

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Fener, Istanbul.

THE SERBIAN PATRIARCH RECEIVED THE APOSTOLIC NUNCIO

 Serbian Patriarchate

The Serbian Patriarch Irinej received His Excellency Lucan Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio in the Republic of Serbia, at the Serbian Patriarchate Palace in Belgrade on 7 August 2019.

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH IN ISTANBUL

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has begun a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

REPRESENTATIVES OF OCU, CONSTANTINOPLE, AND VICARIATE OF FORMER UOC-KP IN USA, CANADA DECIDE ON VICARIATE'S STATUS

On July 30, 2019, an official meeting of Metropolitan Emmanuel, representative of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Yevstratiy, representative of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and members of the former Vicariate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate in the USA and Canada – Fr. Victor Polarnyy, Fr. Oleksandr Dvinyatin, Fr. Roman Zagurski, Viktor Rud, Ivan Yaresko and Peter Palukh was held in Newark, New Jersey, Religion in Ukraine reports citing a Facebook account of Ivan Yaresko.

HOW CATHOLICS HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED AND TAUGHT DEIFICATION

by Jared Ortiz, publicorthodoxy

Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox all have an unfortunate habit of thinking that deification is somehow the exclusive provenance of the Orthodox. This claim is unfortunate not only because it has no basis in reality, but because it blinds us to the riches to be discovered in the tradition and because it slows down ecumenical progress.

Ο ΚΥΠΡΙΟΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΟΡΓΑΝΟ ΡΩΣΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΠΑΓΑΝΔΑΣ;

Γράφει η Τατιάνα Ντερκάτς Γράφει η Τατιάνα Ντερκάτς - Cerkvarium Μετάφραση από τα ρωσικά: Αλέξανδρος Ρωμηόπουλος 

THE VOICE OF SILENCE: A MONASTIC VOICE ON THE UKRAINIAN QUESTION

 MOTHER ABBESS THEOXENI, ''The Voice of Silence: A Monastic Voice on the Ukrainian Question'', in  The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 7-10.

‘THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF RUSSIA: THE THEORY OF THE THIRD ROME’

Holy Metropolis of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios 

‘The History of the Church of Russia: The Theory of the Third Rome’
Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos and St Vlassios

Translation of the article in Greek «Ἱστορία τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τῆς Ρωσίας, ἡ θεωρία τῆς Τρίτης Ρώμης»

Article in pdf 

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: SHOW SPIRITUAL RESISTANCE TO VIOLENCE AND HEATRED

 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Announcement on the killings in El Paso and Dayton, USA : Ecumenical Patriarch: Show spiritual resistance to violence and hatred

THE NORTH AMERICAN ORTHODOX-CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL CONSULTATION RELEASES NEW AGREED STATEMENT ON THE VOCATION AND MISSION OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD

 The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation Releases New Agreed Statement on the Vocation and Mission of the People of God

HOW RUSSIA’S ORTHODOX CHURCH REJECTS UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALY

 Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill visits St George church, the main Greek Orthodox cathedral during his visit on Aug. 31, 2018 in Istanbul.

Photo by AFP

 By VoxUkraine, Christine Borovkova, Scholar of the Democracy Study Center, Andreas Umland, political scientist, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation

THE ROLE OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE IN GRANTING AUTOCEPHALY TO THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN UKRAINE: A CANONICAL PERSPECTIVE

 DR. LEWIS J. PATSAVOS, ''The Role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Granting Autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine: A Canonical Perspective'', in  The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 66-72.

PASTORAL CARE FOR THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX

Fr. Cyril Hovorun, ''Pastoral Care for the Ukrainian Orthodox'',  in  The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 41-46.

RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN CRISIS, NATIONALISM AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN UKRAINE

  Dina Pisareva 

The research explores Russian-Ukrainian crisis 2014 in order to see (i) how it has impacted Ukrainian identity split between pro-Western and pro-Russian supporters and (ii) the situation with the process of democratic consolidation in Ukraine. The first research question uses data from public surveys and results of presidential and parliamentary elections 2014 and local elections 2015 in order to demonstrate that Ukrainian national identity has become more consolidated in its commitment to integration with the European Union. At the same time, there has been a significant rise of negative attitude towards Russia even in previously pro-Russian regions. The second research question is concerned with the democratic consolidation in Ukraine and whether resolution of pro-Russian vs. pro-Western identity conflict has resulted in enhanced democracy. In order to assess democratic consolidation in Ukraine the research looks at two main indicators post-crisis political party system and public support of democracy. From the analysis of second research question it can be concluded that democratic consolidation has been facing serious impediments in Ukraine and neither Ukrainian political party system nor political elites can be considered as sources of further consolidation of new regime. Public support of democracy has also slightly wavered by 2016 due to tough economic situation, non-decreasing corruption and lack of trust in politicians.

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY TO MEET WITH PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW IN ISTANBUL

On August 7-8, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will be on a visit to the Republic of Turkey. This is reported by the website of Ukraine's Head of State.

TΑΜΑΣΟΥ ΗΣΑΙΑΣ: ''ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΜΑΣ Η ΕΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΚΑΙ Η ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑ''

Συνέντευξη του Μητροπολίτη Ταμασού και Ορεινής κ. Ησαΐα στην εφημερίδα "Αλήθεια"
Του Δημοσιογράφου Παναγιώτη Χατζηδημητρίου, Romfea.gr

''H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΜΟΥ''. ΤΟ ΝΕΟ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΙΚΟ ΤΗΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΕΦΑΛΗΣ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΥΚΡΑΝΙΑΣ

''MY CHURCH ''. THE NEW JOURNAL OF NEW AUTOCEFALOUS ORTHODOX CHURCH OF UKRAINE

Ιωάννης Λότσιος

 Οι ποιμαντικές παρεμβάσεις και ο διάλογος της νέας Αυτοκέφαλης Εκκλησίας αρχίζουν να λαμβάνουν σάρκα και οστά.

GEORGE FLOROVSKY ABOUT A GREAT BIBLICAL SCHOLAR, ST. FILARET OF MOSCOW

GEORGE FLOROVSKY ABOUT A GREAT BIBLICAL SCHOLAR, ST. FILARET OF MOSCOW

Filaret never looked upon Scripture abstractly or in isolation. The Bible is given to and is maintained in the Church.

EARLY AUGUST MEMORIAL FOR GREAT RUSSIAN THINKERS AND MARTYRS

On August 2, the holy martyr John Steblin-Kamensky  (1887–1930) was shot dead.

PENALTY OR ABUSE OF POWER? CANONICAL SANCTIONS AND UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALY

FR. NICHOLAS DENYSENKO, ''Penalty or Abuse of Power? Canonical Sanctions and Ukrainian Autocephaly'',  in  The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 17-26.

ΤHE BULGARIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALY

DR. DANIELA KALKANDJIEVA, ''Τhe Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Autocephaly'', in  The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 60-65.

THE AUTOCEPHALY OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN UKRAINE AND THE CANONICAL PREROGATIVES OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE

ARCHBISHOP JOB OF TELMESSOS:΄΄The Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine and the Canonical Prerogatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate΄΄, in  The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 47-59.

PASTORAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALY: A PERSONAL FACE TO A POLITICAL ISSUE

FR. JOHN CHRYSSAVGIS, ''Pastoral Perspectives of the Ukrainian Autocephaly: A Personal Face to a Political Issue'',  in  The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 11-16.

UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALY: REFLECTIONS FROM THE DIASPORA

FR. BOHDAN HLADIO, ''Ukrainian Autocephaly: Reflections from the Diaspora'', in 

The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly, Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Editor, May 2019, ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE, ARCHONS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE, pp. 35-41.

St. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM 2010 THEOLOGICAL ESSAY CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT

St. Chrysostom Orthodox Research Group

The Orthodox Research Group of St. John Chrysostom is pleased to announce the Theological Essay Contest, which is our first official writing contest.

OCU EXPLAINS SYNOD DECISION ON LIQUIDATION OF LEGAL ENTITIES OF KYIV PATRIARCHY OF UOC-KP AND PATRIARCHY OF UAOC

The press service of the Kyiv Metropolia of the UOC (Orthodox Church of Ukraine) issued a clarification statement concerning the grounds on which the liquidation of legal entities "Kyiv Patriarchy of UOC-KP" and "Patriarchy of the UAOC" was performed.

"ROME IS NOT OUR FATHER, BUT NEITHER IS MOSCOW OUR MOTHER: WILL THERE BE A LOCAL UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH?

Geraldine Fagan and Aleksandr Shchipkov, "Rome Is Not Our Father, But Neither Is Moscow Our Mother: Will There Be a Local Ukrainian Orthodox Church? in Religion, State & Society, Vo!. 29, No. 3, 2001

THE INDEPENDENT UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH: ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR UKRAINIAN IDENTITY AND RUSSIA

Source: euronews.lv

Ukraine’s history has consisted of a desire and efforts to consolidate national identity and utilize its self-determination despite opposition from Russia.

CYRILL HOVORUN: ONE COMPOSITE CHRIST: ONENESS AND DUALITY OF JESUS IN THE BYZANTINE CHRISTOLOGY

Hovorun, Cyril. “One Composite Christ: Oneness and Duality of Jesus in the Byzantine Christology.” In Jesus Der Christus Im Glauben Der Einen Kirche, edited by Theresia Hainthaler, Dirk Ansorge, and Ansgar Wucherpfennig, 236–47, Freiburg; Basel; Wien: Herder, 2019

THE REALITY OF THE CATHOLIC EASTERN CHURCHES IN THE CONTEXT OF VATICAN II AND ECUMENISM: MODEL AND BRIDGE FOR UNITY?

THE REALITY OF THE CATHOLIC EASTERN CHURCHES IN THE CONTEXT OF VATICAN II AND ECUMENISM: MODEL AND BRIDGE FOR UNITY?
Cherian Karukaparambil Secretary, Syro Malabar Synodal Commission for Ecumenism

RELIGION, STATE, SOCIETY, AND IDENTITY IN TRANSITION Ukraine Editors (PdF)

Religion, State, Society, and Identity in Transition

Ukraine

 Rob van der Laarse, Mykhailo N. Cherenkov, Vitaliy V. Proshak, and Tetiana Mykhalchuk, eds

Візит офіційної делегації Православної Церкви України до Грецької Республіки

Press service of the Kyiv Metropolitanate Ukrainian Orthodox Church (OCU)

A UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC REFLECTS ON CHURCH AND COUNTRY

Mykola Symchych (Photo Provided)

Susan Klemond

Even if political progress is slow, Constantinople’s recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine offers reason for hope, says one Ukrainian Catholic scholar.

MΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ ΝΑΥΠΑΚΤΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΘΕΟΣ: «IΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΡΩΣΙΑΣ, Η ΘΕΩΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΤΡΙΤΗΣ ΡΩΜΗΣ»

Ιερά Μητρόπολη Ναυπάκτου και Αγίου Βλασίου

«Ἱστορία τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τῆς Ρωσίας, ἡ θεωρία τῆς Τρίτης Ρώμης»

Μητροπολίτου Ναυπάκτου καί Ἁγίου Βλασίου Ἱεροθέου

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Μέ ἀφορμή τό Οὐκρανικό ζήτημα πού μᾶς ἀπασχολεῖ τά τελευταῖα χρόνια, θέλησα νά διαβάσω κάποια ἐπιστημονικά κείμενα καί νά μάθω κάτι περισσότερο ἀπό ὅσα γνώριζα γιά τήν ἱστορία τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τῆς Ρωσίας καί τήν περίφημη θεωρία τῆς «Τρίτης Ρώμης».

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: “EVERY PLACE HAS ONE BISHOP, REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC ORIGIN”

Greek-English
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

L’ORTODOSSIA, L’UCRAINA E PARIGI

di: Lorenzo Prezzi, 

Il clamoroso risultato elettorale in Ucraina a vantaggio della formazione politica del neo-presidente Volodymyr Zelensky (21 luglio) e l’assemblea straordinaria dell’eparchia della Chiesa ortodossa di tradizione russa in programma a Parigi il 7 settembre prossimo sono eventi non comparabili.

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH CONGRATULATES UKRAINIANS ON 1031 ANNIVERSARY OF BAPTISM OF RUS-UKRAINE

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew greeted Ukrainians on the 1031st anniversary of the baptism of Rus -Ukraine. Patriarch Bartholomew's message to the Ukrainian people was read by the head of the delegation of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Metropolitan Emmanuel of France, who attended the Liturgy on the Day of the baptism of Russia, UKRINFORM reports.

Η ΕΠΙΚΥΡΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΡΣΕΩΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΩΝ

Του Παναγιώτη Ι. Μπούμη, Ομοτ. Καθηγητή του Παν/μιου Αθηνών στην Romfea.gr

Ι.Μ. ΛΑΓΚΑΔΑ: Ο ΣΕΒΑΣΜΙΩΤΑΤΟΣ ΠΑΡΕΣΤΗ ΙΔΙΩΤΙΚΩΣ ΣΤΟ ΚΙΕΒΟ

romfea.gr 

Εις απάντησιν δημοσιευμάτων εις τα ηλεκτρονικά Μ.Μ.Ε. εξ αφορμής της μεταβάσεως του Σεβασμιωτάτου Μητροπολίτου Λαγκαδά, Λητής και Ρεντίνης κ.κ. Ιωάννου εις Κίεβον Ουκρανίας, ανακοινούμεν τα κάτωθι:

UKRAINE: MEGA-SIZED SILVER PROOF COIN MARKS AUTONOMY OF UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

July 23, 2019 By Michael Alexander

The National Bank of Ukraine has issued (22nd July) their latest large-size silver Proof coin to mark the ultimate process for the autonomy of the country’s Orthodox church, which was finalised on the 5th January 2019.