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Patriarch of Constantinople
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Moscow worried about possible moves to Orthodox autocephaly in Belarus and Moldova
Religious affairs specialist Milena Faustova says that “the closer the August 24 date of the visit of Bartholomew…
Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Orthodox Church of Ukraine are now legal synonyms
Yesterday, the Ukrainian justice ministry officially registered the religious organization, “the Kyiv Metropolitanate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church…
Ukrainian autocephaly a defeat for Putin but a victory for a future Free Russia, Illarionov says
Many commentators have suggested that the grant of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine is a great…
Now-independent Ukrainian Orthodox church set to be major player internationally, Illarionov says
Russian commentator Andrey Illarionov has carefully compared the status of Ukrainian Orthodoxy in terms of 25 basic issues…
Ukrainian Orthodox Church head says Russian Orthodox Church will remain in Ukraine as many want it and he’s not against that
To hear Moscow propagandists talk, you would think that the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in combination…
Are the Uniates about to make common cause with newly autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox?
With the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) receiving the tomos of autocephaly from the Universal Patriarch Bartholomew, the…
Ukrainian autocephaly destroys ideological foundation of Russian empire, Espresso says
Many are saying Ukraine’s receipt of autocephaly from the Universal Patriarch is for Russia an act equivalent to…
‘A church without Putin, without Kirill, and without prayers for the aggressor’
The unification council of the Ukrainian Orthodox has ended with the election of a new metropolitan and promises…
History in the making: future Ukrainian Orthodox Church elects its Primate
On 15 December 2018, the Unification Council which brought together delegates from the three Orthodox churches in Ukraine…
Draft tomos gives Ukrainian Church less autonomy than it hopes to obtain
Ukrainian media have obtained a copy of a draft tomos that the Universal Patriarchate has prepared for delivery…
Moscow laying groundwork for alternative patriarchate in Muslim Turkey
The Moscow Patriarchate is taking its battle against the Universal Patriarchate over Ukrainian autocephaly to a new level:…
Constantinople: Moscow could be stripped of autocephaly, while Belarus could gain it
If Moscow continues to interfere with the march of Ukraine’s Orthodox to autocephaly, it could lose not only…
Fight over subordination of Orthodox hierarchies spreads to Moldova
Despite the fact that Ukraine’s Orthodox church is about to be granted autocephaly and ever more people in…
Does Estonia’s history with two Orthodox churches have lessons for Ukraine?
Constantinople’s gift of autocephaly to Ukraine’s Orthodox church could have a very different outcome than the violent clashes…
Constantinople decision on Ukrainian Church truly has global consequences
Although the Universal Patriarch in Constantinople has not yet given the tomos of autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox…
38 of the 46 Ukrainian Orthodox churches in Crimea forced to close by Russian occupiers
Archbishop Klyment of Simferopol and Crimea says that once autocephaly is granted to Ukraine, the Russian occupation forces…
The next domino – Belarusian Orthodox hope for autocephaly
Archbishop Sviatoslau Lohin, head of the émigré Belarusian Autocephalous Church, says that his denomination supports autocephaly for Ukrainian…
Moscow having failed to block Ukrainian autocephaly now attempting to exploit it
The Kremlin and the Moscow Patriarchate remain totally opposed to autocephaly for the Ukrainian church, but in recognition…
Constantinople could grant autocephaly to Belarusian Orthodox Church next, Gorbik says
Ukrainian Archpriest Sergey Gorbik says that Constantinople could grant autocephaly to the Belarusian Orthodox Church in the near…
Constantinople moves to grant autocephaly to Ukrainian Church, outraging Moscow
Yesterday, the Ecumenical Patriarchate announced that it has appointed as its exarchs in Kyiv an archbishop from the…