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28.06.2010 20:09:06

Ukraine plays referee between the Pope and the Patriarch of Moscow

Over there Russian Orthodoxy has its cornerstone. And over there, there is the most numerous Eastern Catholic population. With John Paul II the two Churches were at loggerheads. With Benedict XVI the turning point. But peace is still far away.

by Sandro Magister

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10.05.2010 10:51:11

Orthodox – Greek-Catholic dialog and co-operation

Romania. 7 May 2010, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received at the Patriarchal Residence, His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches of Vatican, who was paying a visit to Romania, accompanied by Rev. Dr. Yaroslav Karpyak. His Excellency Francisco-Javier Lozano, Apostolic Nuncio for Romania and the Republic of Moldova, His Grace Mihai, Assistant Bishop of Bucharest and Rev. Valeriu Median, on behalf of the Greek Catholic Church, were also present at the meeting.

His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri conveyed to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel the cordial salute of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and his confidence in the development of the good relations present between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel underlined the traditional relations of friendship and collaboration between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, pointing out the fact that the two Churches have the common duty to strengthen these positive relations in a European society marked by secularism, where Christian co-operation is not a simple fashion of the day, but a moral missionary duty.

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09.05.2010 19:52:21

VICTIMS OF WW II TO BE REMEMBERED

On May 8, 2010, a commemoration of the victims of WWII will be held in Lviv. The main event of the commemoration will be an inter-religious prayer for the dead at the place of the former Yaniv concentration camp and in two places of the Yaniv cemetery, namely, at the burial place of German captives and near the memorial sign for the perished civilians of Lviv. Greek Catholics, Roman Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, Jews, and representatives of other religious communities of Lviv have already volunteered to participate in the prayer. RISU’s Ukrainian-language web page posted this story on May 4.

The event is initiated by the Justice and Peace Committee and the Committee for Promoting Christian Unity of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It will be held with the assistance of the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Lviv City Council.

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04.05.2010 11:56:21

Religions for Peace issues declaration on tolerance

On Wednesday 28 April ECRL concluded its annual meeting in Istanbul and issued the Istanbul Declaration on Tolerance: Our Commitment to Justice, Equality and Sharing which also reflects the meeting’s main theme.

«Tolerance is an active recognition of diversity and means respecting the otherness of the other with whom we differ religiously, culturally, or otherwise, with compassion and benevolence. Tolerance does not mean unconditional approval of the ideas of others nor of the way they live their lives. Tolerance means respecting the other’s human rights, but not necessarily sharing his or her viewpoints.»

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14.04.2010 10:04:50

4th European Social Week

From April 15 to 17, the Catholic Social Institute (Katholisch-Soziales Institut, KSI) is organising the Fourth European Social Week in Bad Honnef on the theme of «Work – Social cohesion – Leadership». At a time when the challenges facing society are no longer being tackled in all countries across the board and the question of immigrant workers is becoming more and more pressing, we have to put all our efforts into meeting the most important challenges in terms of the social make-up of Europe, created by the changes in the jobs market resulting from new business strategies designed to tackle the economic crisis. The Fourth European Social Week, therefore, aims to be a platform for meeting, discussion and reflection and for all those active in the Christian-social sector to work together, looking at and he lping each other with the needs of workers.

The specific focuses are the quality of work and the questions of economic ethics, as well as the formulation of a leadership with a social philosophy. Those representatives attending from workers organisation and trades unions are working towards devising appropriate measures and ways to cooperate efficiently within the entire European network.

Expected speakers are expected to include, amongst others, Elmar Brok, MEP, Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission, Bishop Joseph Homeyer, former president of COMECE, Ingrid Sehrbrock, deputy president of the DGB and Józef Niemiec, confederal secretary of ETUC. As a delegate from Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church will take part Rev. Ihor Shaban, Head of the Ecumenical Commission and the coordinator of the Social Days of UGCC in Ukraine.

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News Photogallery Documents About us Documents 17.02.2010 The UGCC Synod’s message The Synod’s message for the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the legalization of the UGCC, the 65th anniversary of the death of Metropolitan Andrey (Sheptytskyj), and the 25th anniversary of the death of Patriarch Joseph (Slipyj) read more 06.02.2010 DECREE ON ECUMENISM (UNITATIS REDINTEGRATIO) The restoration of unity among all Christians is one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council. Christ the Lord founded one Church and one Church only. However, many Christian communions present themselves to men as the true inheritors of Jesus Christ; read more 06.02.2010 CHARTA OECUMENICA Guidelines for the Growing Cooperation among the Churches in Europe read more Share \|		ECUMENISM IS A WAY OF LIFE News 28.06.2010 20:09:06 Ukraine plays referee between the Pope and the Patriarch of Moscow Over there Russian Orthodoxy has its cornerstone. And over there, there is the most numerous Eastern Catholic population. With John Paul II the two Churches were at loggerheads. With Benedict XVI the turning point. But peace is still far away. by Sandro Magister read more 10.05.2010 10:51:11 Orthodox – Greek-Catholic dialog and co-operation Romania. 7 May 2010, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received at the Patriarchal Residence, His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches of Vatican, who was paying a visit to Romania, accompanied by Rev. Dr. Yaroslav Karpyak. His Excellency Francisco-Javier Lozano, Apostolic Nuncio for Romania and the Republic of Moldova, His Grace Mihai, Assistant Bishop of Bucharest and Rev. Valeriu Median, on behalf of the Greek Catholic Church, were also present at the meeting. His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri conveyed to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel the cordial salute of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and his confidence in the development of the good relations present between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel underlined the traditional relations of friendship and collaboration between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, pointing out the fact that the two Churches have the common duty to strengthen these positive relations in a European society marked by secularism, where Christian co-operation is not a simple fashion of the day, but a moral missionary duty. read more 09.05.2010 19:52:21 VICTIMS OF WW II TO BE REMEMBERED On May 8, 2010, a commemoration of the victims of WWII will be held in Lviv. The main event of the commemoration will be an inter-religious prayer for the dead at the place of the former Yaniv concentration camp and in two places of the Yaniv cemetery, namely, at the burial place of German captives and near the memorial sign for the perished civilians of Lviv. Greek Catholics, Roman Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, Jews, and representatives of other religious communities of Lviv have already volunteered to participate in the prayer. RISU’s Ukrainian-language web page posted this story on May 4. The event is initiated by the Justice and Peace Committee and the Committee for Promoting Christian Unity of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It will be held with the assistance of the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Lviv City Council. read more 04.05.2010 11:56:21 Religions for Peace issues declaration on tolerance On Wednesday 28 April ECRL concluded its annual meeting in Istanbul and issued the Istanbul Declaration on Tolerance: Our Commitment to Justice, Equality and Sharing which also reflects the meeting’s main theme. «Tolerance is an active recognition of diversity and means respecting the otherness of the other with whom we differ religiously, culturally, or otherwise, with compassion and benevolence. Tolerance does not mean unconditional approval of the ideas of others nor of the way they live their lives. Tolerance means respecting the other’s human rights, but not necessarily sharing his or her viewpoints.» read more 14.04.2010 10:04:50 4th European Social Week From April 15 to 17, the Catholic Social Institute (Katholisch-Soziales Institut, KSI) is organising the Fourth European Social Week in Bad Honnef on the theme of «Work – Social cohesion – Leadership». At a time when the challenges facing society are no longer being tackled in all countries across the board and the question of immigrant workers is becoming more and more pressing, we have to put all our efforts into meeting the most important challenges in terms of the social make-up of Europe, created by the changes in the jobs market resulting from new business strategies designed to tackle the economic crisis. The Fourth European Social Week, therefore, aims to be a platform for meeting, discussion and reflection and for all those active in the Christian-social sector to work together, looking at and he lping each other with the needs of workers. The specific focuses are the quality of work and the questions of economic ethics, as well as the formulation of a leadership with a social philosophy. Those representatives attending from workers organisation and trades unions are working towards devising appropriate measures and ways to cooperate efficiently within the entire European network. Expected speakers are expected to include, amongst others, Elmar Brok, MEP, Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission, Bishop Joseph Homeyer, former president of COMECE, Ingrid Sehrbrock, deputy president of the DGB and Józef Niemiec, confederal secretary of ETUC. As a delegate from Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church will take part Rev. Ihor Shaban, Head of the Ecumenical Commission and the coordinator of the Social Days of UGCC in Ukraine. read more RSS

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