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Russia patriarch to go on 10-day visit in Ukraine
MOSCOW, July 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
Kirill will go on a 10-day visit in Ukraine on Monday. This is Kirill's
first visit in the capacity of the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox
Church, which has many eparchies in Ukraine.
The goal of the visit is the pastoral communication with Ukrainian
Orthodox Christians. The patriarch said before the visit that he "is
looking forward to meetings with Ukrainian believers and the visit to
Kiev, a great ancient city on the Dnepr River." "Our Church was originated
here and laid down the foundation of the Eastern Slavic Orthodox
civilisation, and we are its inheritors," the patriarch said in an
interview with the Ukrainian church press.
The number of dioceses of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine makes
more than 11,000 that is a little bit fewer than in Russia.
During the pastoral trip the Russian patriarch will visit ten
Ukrainian cities. He will visit central, eastern and western eparchies, as
well as the Crimea.
At first the supreme hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church will
visit Chersonese, where Russian Grand Prince Vladimir was baptised into
Christianity. The Russian patriarch will lead a divine liturgy in this
ancient town. The patriarch will visit ancient churches and churches under
construction, hold religious services there and will meet with theological
students of the Ecclesiastical Academy and will preach in live televised
programs.
For the first time, Kirill will head a meeting of the Holy Synod of
the Russian Orthodox Church in Kiev.
The Russian patriarch is also expected to meet with the Ukrainian top
officials. Meanwhile, on the eve of Kirill's visit to Ukraine President
Yushchenko stated again about the intentions to create a national
Ukrainian church, which will be independent from the Russian Orthodox
Church. "The creation of a unified local Orthodox church will be a great
historical truth and justice for Ukraine," Yushchenko said in an address
to the Ukrainian people.
The current visit of the Russian patriarch envisages the cultural
program. During visits to Ukrainian cultural organisations the patriarch
will grant certificates for receiving the full collection of works and
letter of Great Russian writer Nikolai Gogol. This Russian-Ukrainian
edition was published in the publishing house of the Russian Orthodox
Church on occasion of the 200th anniversary of the worldwide known Russian
writer.
The Ukrainian TV channel Inter will broadcast live the main events
during the visit of the Russian patriarch. TV viewers in Russia and
Ukraine will be able to watch religious services in all three Ukrainian
lauras - the Kiev-Pecherskaya Laura, the Svyatogorsk Dormition Laura and
the Pochaev Laura. The patriarch will participate in a live TV program
involving well-known figures of culture and arts, scientists and athletes
from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in the evening on July 28.
-0-baz
Kirill will go on a 10-day visit in Ukraine on Monday. This is Kirill's
first visit in the capacity of the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox
Church, which has many eparchies in Ukraine.
The goal of the visit is the pastoral communication with Ukrainian
Orthodox Christians. The patriarch said before the visit that he "is
looking forward to meetings with Ukrainian believers and the visit to
Kiev, a great ancient city on the Dnepr River." "Our Church was originated
here and laid down the foundation of the Eastern Slavic Orthodox
civilisation, and we are its inheritors," the patriarch said in an
interview with the Ukrainian church press.
The number of dioceses of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine makes
more than 11,000 that is a little bit fewer than in Russia.
During the pastoral trip the Russian patriarch will visit ten
Ukrainian cities. He will visit central, eastern and western eparchies, as
well as the Crimea.
At first the supreme hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church will
visit Chersonese, where Russian Grand Prince Vladimir was baptised into
Christianity. The Russian patriarch will lead a divine liturgy in this
ancient town. The patriarch will visit ancient churches and churches under
construction, hold religious services there and will meet with theological
students of the Ecclesiastical Academy and will preach in live televised
programs.
For the first time, Kirill will head a meeting of the Holy Synod of
the Russian Orthodox Church in Kiev.
The Russian patriarch is also expected to meet with the Ukrainian top
officials. Meanwhile, on the eve of Kirill's visit to Ukraine President
Yushchenko stated again about the intentions to create a national
Ukrainian church, which will be independent from the Russian Orthodox
Church. "The creation of a unified local Orthodox church will be a great
historical truth and justice for Ukraine," Yushchenko said in an address
to the Ukrainian people.
The current visit of the Russian patriarch envisages the cultural
program. During visits to Ukrainian cultural organisations the patriarch
will grant certificates for receiving the full collection of works and
letter of Great Russian writer Nikolai Gogol. This Russian-Ukrainian
edition was published in the publishing house of the Russian Orthodox
Church on occasion of the 200th anniversary of the worldwide known Russian
writer.
The Ukrainian TV channel Inter will broadcast live the main events
during the visit of the Russian patriarch. TV viewers in Russia and
Ukraine will be able to watch religious services in all three Ukrainian
lauras - the Kiev-Pecherskaya Laura, the Svyatogorsk Dormition Laura and
the Pochaev Laura. The patriarch will participate in a live TV program
involving well-known figures of culture and arts, scientists and athletes
from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in the evening on July 28.
-0-baz
