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Ukraine expresses condolences to Israel over casualties at religious festival
The foreign minister expressed condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
13:35, 30.04.2021
Moscow Patriarchate plotting to hinder Bartholomew's visit to Ukraine
In case these efforts fail, Russian church lobbyists are set to create an unfavorable information background around the visit.
18:00, 28.04.2021
Zelensky responds to Putin's allegations of "oppression" of Russian speakers
The president also addressed accusations of persecution on religious grounds.
18:00, 26.04.2021
All Orthodox parishes in Ukraine belong to OCU – Metropolitan Epifaniy
Nearly 700 new parishes have joined the OCU over the past two years.
20:40, 25.04.2021
Defying quarantine precautions, Moscow Patriarchate sets up processions across Ukraine
The events were held in Zaporizhia, Kyiv, Severodonetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Cherkasy, and other cities.
11:05, 22.03.2021
Pope Francis embarks on risky, historic Iraq tour – media
A motorcade of dozens of vehicles accompanied Francis out of the airport compound, which has recently come under rocket fire from militia groups.
15:15, 05.03.2021
"Pedophile pastor" case: Media learn details
The suspect's victims were 11 to 14 years old.
10:15, 22.02.2021
Mayor Klitschko submerges himself in freezing water on Orthodox Epiphany Day (Video)
He warns diving amid freezing air temperatures requires preparations.
13:59, 19.01.2021
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
Pompeo tells of U.S. help for Ukraine Church to escape Russian influence
In early 2019, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew granted the Ukrainian Orthodox Church a tomos of autocephaly.
11:30, 04.01.2021
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
Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act submitted to U.S. Senate – media
The relevant bill aims to hold Kremlin accountable for severe abuses of religious freedoms in occupied territories.
11:30, 23.11.2020
Priest wounded in Lyon shooting
The perpetrator remains at large.
23:00, 31.10.2020
Ukraine condemns Russian court move toward church eviction in occupied Crimea
The Russian Federation has once again made efforts to destroy Ukrainian cultural centers in Crimea, persecuting the Ukrainian congregation.
14:00, 05.08.2020
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in occupied Crimea under imminent threat following top сourt ruling
With Russia systematically trying to eliminate any Ukraine-associated elements from occupied Crimea, Klyment recently spoke of the Church having become the only island of Ukrainian identity and spirituality on the occupied peninsula.
11:30, 05.08.2020
Russian security agencies using religion as tool to meddle in Ukraine – intelligence chief
The Kremlin is sowing splits in society through Russian Orthodoxy.
11:40, 02.08.2020
Zelensky offers to make Hanukkah, Qurban Bayram national religious holidays
The move aims to ensure constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, realization of equal rights and opportunities for all worshipers, respect for the history, culture, and traditions of Ukraine's multiethnic and multiconfessional society.
22:30, 30.07.2020
Mariupol synagogue reports attack by man with axe
The offender has managed to escape.
15:18, 28.07.2020
Ukraine parliament's committee developing bill to fight against religious sects
It is about religious organizations that operate as financial institutions and take money from people.
22:20, 19.07.2020
"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
Reuters: Russia inaugurates cathedral without mosaics of Putin, Stalin (Video)
The richly decorated 95-metre high cathedral, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, was built outside Moscow in less than two years.
13:15, 15.06.2020
RFE/RL: Crimean court jails Jehovah's Witness for six years for 'extremist' activity
Gerasimov is the second Jehovah's Witness to be sentenced in Crimea, and the 30th Jehovah's Witness convicted in Russia and Crimea since 2017.
10:40, 05.06.2020
Russian-backed church's Sviatohirsk Lavra keeps ignoring quarantine measures (Video)
Some 400 monks and 200 locally displaced persons reportedly reside in the Lavra.
18:30, 27.04.2020
UOC-MP's Kyiv Theological Academy reports 19 coronavirus cases
All these 19 people are now on self-isolation in the academy's dormitory under the supervision of doctors.
15:00, 17.04.2020
Ukraine's OCU, UGCC call on believers to celebrate Easter at home
Epifaniy and Sviatoslav call on parishioners to "pray online".
13:20, 17.04.2020
Ukraine's senior health official explains government's move to refrain from shutting down churches pending quarantine
The official also explained why a ban on crowds had been introduced.
14:00, 15.04.2020
Some 85% of Ukrainians do not plan to go to church on Easter – poll
A total of 4% intend to go to worship, while 7% are just going to have priests bless their Easter basket.
14:40, 14.04.2020
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
Orthodox Church of Ukraine backs call for parishioners to stay home
People are offered to join in the prayer through remote communication channels.
21:20, 24.03.2020
Zelensky calls on church leaders to conduct services online
People need faith, but they need safety just as much.
09:55, 24.03.2020
RFE/RL: Court in Russia-controlled Crimea sends Jehovah's Witness to prison for six years
Russia officially banned the Jehovah's Witnesses in April 2017.
19:29, 05.03.2020
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
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
Pompeo names conditions for lifting Russia sanctions
The top diplomat recalled that Russian aggression in Ukraine had led to the "senseless" loss of thousands of lives in Donbas.
20:15, 31.01.2020
Church could "mediate" Donbas settlement – Ukraine official
Church is a social institution, present on all sides of the conflict.
11:00, 08.01.2020
Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Eve
Sviat Vechir is a ritual meal, which is prepared with 12 meatless dishes on the evening before Christmas to commemorate Christ's birth.
12:20, 06.01.2020
Ukrainian Ministry of Culture says Supreme Court never allowed "Moscow Patriarchate" to retain title
The ministry believes that the court did not pass a ruling allowing to reverse the renaming process.
21:20, 18.12.2019
Supreme Court of Ukraine rules in favor of Moscow Patriarchate
The case was related to the renaming of the church to indicate its affiliation with the Russian Orthodox Church.
23:15, 16.12.2019
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
Ukraine's Orthodox leader says Patriarch Filaret becomes "Kremlin's hand"
Epifaniy says certain pro-Russian forces are playing behind Honorary Patriarch Filaret's back.
16:00, 11.12.2019
Ex-Moscow Patriarchate managed from Russia, church's name must explain – minister Borodyansky
There is a law here that must be implemented, the minister said on the renaming.
23:50, 02.12.2019
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
Ukraine's Orthodox leader meets Pompeo on U.S. visit (Photo)
Metropolitan Epifaniy hopes Washington will continue its unwavering support of Ukraine's sovereignty.
23:10, 23.10.2019
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
UN Human Rights Committee again demands that Russia roll back eviction of Ukrainian church from temple in occupied Simferopol
According to the ruling of the Russia-controlled court, OCU clerics must vacate the premises before September 23.
23:40, 20.09.2019
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
Zelensky assures Bartholomew he will protect church independence
The president also emphasized that state authorities should not interfere in church affairs.
18:30, 08.08.2019
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
Patriarch Filaret complains to Zelensky, OSCE over liquidation of Kyiv Patriarchate
Despite having voted for the autocephaly of the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Filaret now seeks reinstatement of Kyiv Patriarchate he led earlier.
09:25, 01.08.2019
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