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…
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Putin’s ‘Russian world’ rapidly contracting in Ukraine and elsewhere, Sokolov says
The reason that the Kremlin and the Moscow Patriarchate are so alarmed by the prospect of an independent…
Waiting for Constantinople’s historical decision on Church autocephaly in Ukraine
When Russia annexed Crimea and invaded the Donbas in 2014, it was clear that it was only a…
Why Ukraine needs a free and recognized Orthodox Church
Euromaidan Press sat down with Archimandrite Cyril Hovorun, Acting Director of Huffington Ecumenical Institute, Assistant Professor at Loyola…
The “Russian World” as a political technology used against Ukraine
What is the “Russian World”? The “Russian World” is a flexible and well-thought-out technology for spreading the ideology…
Chaplain Mykola: For patriotic priests, the “front line” represents all of Ukraine!
– The number one mission for anyone who loves Ukraine is protecting Ukraine, but not only in the…
Can anything be done in Ukraine with the so-called “canonical” Moscow Patriarchate?
Similar acts committed by clerics of the UOC-MP – in fact a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church…
Moscow Patriarchate takes lead in prisoner exchange to its benefit in Ukraine
The Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, virtually “the last acceptable mediator between Moscow and Kyiv,” played…
Moscow Patriarchate’s moves strengthen Russia’s hand in Ukraine, Kryuchkov says
The decision of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC MP) to allow the Ukrainian Orthodox…
Moscow Patriarchate hasn’t ‘freed’ Ukrainian Orthodox Church but rather imposed new limits
The amendments to the rules governing the Russian Orthodox Church have been presented as giving the Ukrainian Orthodox…
Three religious developments in Eurasia with more than religious implications
A Ukrainian bill that would make it easier for congregations to shift from the Moscow patriarchate to the…
Ternopil Council looks into Yanukovych’s transfer of Pochayiv Lavra to UOC-MP
The Ternopil Regional Council has created a commission to verify the legality of the transfer of Pochayiv Lavra…
UOC-MP organizes “religious peace march” from Donbas to Kyiv
On July 3, the UOC-MP launched “a religious peace march” from the Donbas to Kyiv by stirring up…
Ukraine and the Orthodox Taliban
The actions of certain Orthodox activists demonstrate that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) is…