Yuliana Lavrysh

The course of the latest events more and more forces us to think over the role of religion in our society. September of this year will see the 25th anniversary of the Religious Studies Department of Ukraine’s Institute of Philosophy. We spoke about the gains, priorities, and creditworthiness...

The issue of the consolidated local church has been actively discussed in the religious context for many years. There are many proposals and ideas how to achieve it; many of them remain to be heard. Our conversation with His Eminence Oleksandr (Drabynko) explores the multidimensional nature of the...

Hubert Kampa is interested in theology and paints icons; being a native Pole, he supports Ukrainians with all his heart and soul. He is currently helping our soldiers and volunteering for Eleos-Ukraine, a faith-based NGO sponsored by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP)...

The year 2015 is drawing to a close, in just a couple of weeks we will be opening a new page in our personal lives and as a nation in general. Trying to summarize, we realize that events must be evaluated in their progress, in our case for two past years. Recently the Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus...

In today’s world it is not too fashionable to be spiritual and religious. Taking into account the European countries, for example, one can hear less and less appeals for a priestly or religious life. After the events in France for many people the perished Charlie Hebdo journalists are heroes...

Every day our world moves along new trajectories of thoughts, events, and decisions. Obstacles change, but man and his desire for inner spiritual development remain unchangeable. Several weeks after the visit to Southern Korea Pope Francis traditionally communicated with journalists on the board of...

The Ukrainian media space has rather clearly outlined at least a few figures – candidates for primacy.When you read some press comments, you gain an impression that the coming elections of the UOC primate will leave no alternative and the church will be headed by either Metropolitan Antonii...

April 27 saw the canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II, whose pontificates coincided with the turbulent times of the 20th century. Let us recall that a few dozen years, in what the world-famous New York Times called “Satan’s century,” both pontiffs tried to change...

Besides the consolidation of the Ukrainian society, Maidan has also become a platform for establishing an interconfessional dialog. The religious diversity of Ukrainians became the evidence of even greater unification in spirit. During the past few days mass media have been analyzing the news that...

Recently the heads of two Ukrainian Churches – His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) and Patriarch Filaret – took part in the 62nd National Prayer Breakfast with members of Congress and the US President. Besides, the religious leaders had a series of official meetings and roundtables,...