Kamianets-Podilskyi- A Turkish minaret and minbar (pulpit) are being disputed in the central Ukrainian town of Kamianets-Podilskyi (Khmelnytskyi Region). A Muslim organization, Allah's Party, has sued the Roman Catholic community, demanding that it return the minaret and minbar. RISU's Ukrainian-language

The primary purpose of this address is the desire to encourage people to pray. In what sense to pray? To pray not in the way that we suggest to God our solutions, as if we were the advisers of the

Kyiv—A scholarly colloquium entitled "Religious minorities of Ukraine: Status and problems" was held in Kyiv on 23 April 2008. It was organized by the Department of Religious Studies of the H. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of

Interview with Dr. Taras DOBKO, first vice-rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University.

Vatican (Zenit.org).- On 27 April 2008, Pope Benedict XVI urged the continuation of dialogue toward Christian unity when sending greetings to the Eastern churches that are celebrating Easter.

Kyiv—During his visit to Kyiv on 28 April 2008, Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov met with Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), in the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves. He was accompanied by Russian Ambassador

The sale of the Adolf Hitler doll in Ukraine has been condemned by the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Kyiv-Patriarchate (UAOC). In doing so on Orthodox Good Friday, the 25th of April, 2008, the UAOC asked all Christian Ukrainian leaders in