KDAiS teachers meet with Anglican Archbishop near Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
KDAiS teachers meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. Photo: facebook.com/www.kdais.kiev.ua
On 6 February 2024, near the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, there was a meeting of teachers of Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. This was reported by the KDAiS press service.
The meeting, initiated by the Department for External Church Relations of the UOC, discussed issues related to the life of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Kyiv Theological Schools in the conditions of Russia's war against Ukraine.
"Particular attention was paid to the functioning of the Kyiv Theological Schools in difficult modern conditions. The meeting also focused on theological aspects, in particular, on the role and mission of the UOC and KDAiS in the conditions of military conflict, as well as on the support of the AFU and Ukrainian society," the press service told.
As reported by the UOJ, Yelensky assured the Anglican archbishop of the "unity of Ukraine's denominations".
Read also
A site for the construction of a new church was consecrated in the Alexandrian Diocese
On the feast day of Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, Metropolitan Bogolep laid a capsule in the foundation of a new church.
World Council of Churches condemns confiscation of evangelical church in Iran
Secretary General Jerry Pillay demanded the return of the St. Peter's Church complex to believers.
Poland repeals law recognizing same-sex unions concluded in the EU
The court ruled that the registration of foreign same-sex unions contradicts the article of the Constitution defining marriage as a union of a man and a woman.
The right hand of St. Basil the Great to visit Romania for the first time
The relic from Greece will be displayed in the cathedral of Alexandria to mark the 30th anniversary of the local diocese.
DESS expert tells US State Department reps about religious freedom in Ukraine
Andriy Smirnov held a meeting with staff of the US State Department's Office of International Religious Freedom.
Eight people killed in drone strike on monastery in Ethiopia
Two nuns and six priests were killed in the strike on the monastery; several more people were seriously injured.