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U.S. Embassy greets OCU on second anniversary of autocephaly

The diplomats reaffirm their support for the ability of Ukrainians to worship as they choose, without external influence.

14:00, 06.01.2021

Cyprus Orthodox Church backs Ukrainian Church's independence

Holy Synod spokesman said the body's decisions are binding according to its constitution.

11:55, 27.11.2020

"Inciting religious hatred": SBI confirms another investigation targeting Poroshenko

The proceeding was launched following a complaint lodged by supporters of the dislodged church.

21:10, 18.06.2020

Metropolitan Epifaniy: OCU's autocephaly to be recognized by other churches despite pressure from Russia

Epifaniy says the Russian Orthodox Church is doing everything to prevent other churches from recognizing the independent status of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

17:50, 03.02.2020

Metropolitan Epifaniy announces Ecumenical Patriarch's visit to Ukraine

According to Epifaniy, several more parishes are expected to join the newly created Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2020.

19:35, 15.12.2019

Patriarchate of Alexandria recognizes autocephaly of Orthodox Church of Ukraine

Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and all Africa during the liturgy has mentioned the name of Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine as Primate of the OCU.

16:05, 08.11.2019

Russian propaganda "ineffective": Epifaniy on Church of Greece recognizing Ukraine's new church

Russian clerics attempted to exert pressure on the Greeks toward non-recognition of the independent Ukrainian church.

22:30, 14.10.2019

Greek Church recognizes autocephaly of Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The establishment of full Eucharistic unity and official relations between the Local Churches of Greece and Ukraine is a new page that will forever be bound in our history and in our hearts, Epifaniy said.

18:10, 12.10.2019

Synod in Greece rules Ukraine Church autocephaly "canonical"

The relevant report was published on the official website of the Hellenic Orthodox Church.

16:40, 28.08.2019

Russia’s Orthodox church rejects Ukrainian autocephaly – media

The Moscow Patriarchate repeats tropes of disinformation and defamation to be found in the Kremlin’s foreign discourses.

12:00, 07.08.2019

Orthodox Church of Ukraine independent, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew confirms

Bartholomew also noted with regret that Filaret had chosen a "wrong" path.

09:00, 15.07.2019

Law enforcement, judiciary should react to Filaret's interview with Russian propaganda TV – Razumkov

It's not politicians who must respond to sabotage by foreign propagandists disguised as media outlets but the Security Service and the courts.

19:50, 08.07.2019

At Filaret's "Council", decision made to restore Kyiv Patriarchate

The decision is in defiance of the newly created Orthodox Church of Ukraine which was created after Filaret signed the document dismantling the UOC-KP.

16:50, 20.06.2019

Russian Orthodox Church through its satellites trying to overthrow Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

The bishop suggests that Patriarch Bartholomew made a mistake by granting a tomos of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) and that he could not be removed from his post "for the sake of peace."

15:40, 16.06.2019

Patriarch Filaret refuses to accept tomos of Orthodox Church's autocephaly

Filaret said they would not vote for autocephaly on December 15 if they had known the meaning.

14:07, 11.06.2019

Filaret on tomos of Orthodox Church's autocephaly: "We did not know what was written there"

According to Filaret, some of the provisions of the tomos cannot be accepted.

16:58, 24.05.2019

Patriarch Filaret talks of split, schools Metropolitan Epifaniy

He says the new head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine is not fulfilling agreements reached during the Unification Council in December last year.

11:40, 15.05.2019