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No additional COVID-19 curbs to be introduced in Ukraine on Orthodox Easter

This year, Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter on May 2.

23:59, 22.04.2021

Kyiv's Baroque church resumes religious services after 11 years' repairing (Photos)

It was held on the day to honor Andrew the Apostle.

19:59, 13.12.2020

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

SBI explains Tomos case against Poroshenko opened after Honorary Patriarch Filaret files claim – media

The SBI called Poroshenko's reaction a publicity stunt.

15:15, 19.06.2020

Ukrainians ask Zelensky to transfer Kyiv Lavra to Orthodox Church of Ukraine

The petition was signed by over 26,000 people.

22:20, 29.04.2020

Eastern Christians celebrate Palm Sunday, western Christians observe Easter on April 12

On Willow Sunday, all eastern Christian churches conduct a rite of blessing pussy willow branches.

18:30, 12.04.2020

RFE/RL: One-third of Ukrainians say they belong to church independent of Moscow

An additional 8.2 percent said they belong to the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church.

17:50, 04.02.2020

Epifaniy: About 600 parishes of Moscow-aligned church convert to new Ukrainian Orthodox church – RFE/RL

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine was granted independence by the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Istanbul in January 2019.

12:15, 07.01.2020

Metropolitan Epifaniy: Orthodox Church of Ukraine in occupied Donbas active in underground

The metropolitan added there were few priests who remained in the occupied part of Donbas.

17:20, 05.01.2020

Ukraine church leader Epifaniy: Zelensky must find "formula or recipe" for ending Donbas war

Metropolitan Epifaniy spoke about relations with President Vladimir Zelensky.

11:50, 14.12.2019

Over 500 Moscow Patriarchate parishes in Ukraine join new Orthodox Church – leader

The process has slowed down during presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine.

21:59, 28.07.2019

Some 15,000 people take part in Kyivan Rus Christianization celebration, no incidents reported (Video)

The events in the center of Kyiv took place without violation of public order.

18:25, 28.07.2019

Service held at Kyiv's St Sophia Cathedral to mark 1,031 years of Christianization of Kyivan Rus-Ukraine

The event was attended by Ecumenical Patriarchate representative, His Eminence Metropolitan Emanuel of Gaul.

12:59, 28.07.2019

U.S. concerned by reports of looting of Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral in Russia-occupied Simferopol

U.S. diplomats have once again called on Russia to end the occupation of Ukraine's Crimea.

03:29, 26.07.2019

Ukraine's Orthodox Church representative compares Filaret's "council," Unification Council (Photos)

The Archbishop says the assembly is "a humiliation for the historical name of the Kyiv Patriarchate."

10:00, 21.06.2019

Ukraine's Orthodox Church on Filaret's call for council: Any ex-UOC-KP events illegal

The UOC-KP ceased to exist as a separate religious association by merging and joining the newly-created local Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

15:57, 14.06.2019

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

Ukrainian church leaders meeting amid power struggle – media

Epifaniy says the church must be ruled collectively.

11:45, 24.05.2019

Head of Ukraine's new church tells of first Zelensky meeting

The Metropolitan says further cooperation was discussed.

10:15, 13.05.2019