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Holy site carnage: images from Kyiv monastery damaged by Russian drones

During the large-scale attack on Kyiv overnight on June 15, Russia carried out deliberate strikes on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, and a fire broke out on the roof of the Dormition Cathedral.

16 June, 03:08 AM

Ukrainian exorcists attend seminar in Ivano-Frankivsk seminary

Ukrainian exorcists participated in a four-day seminar from May 12 to 15, 2025, at the Josaphat Seminary in Ivano-Frankivsk, led by Bishop Dmytro Hryhorak, head of the UGCC Exorcists’ Association, news outlet Ternopoliany reported on May 18.

19 May 2025, 02:32 PM

St. Ambrose Church destroyed in Russian strike on Donetsk Oblast

Russian invaders destroyed the Church of St. Ambrose of Optina in Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, with a double drone strike, NV journalist Serhii Okunev reported from the scene on May 12.

12 May 2025, 05:51 PM

Ukrainian priests busted for fake alcohol scheme

The Bureau of Economic Security (BEB) has uncovered and shut down an illegal alcohol production operation in Kyiv and Rivne oblasts, which was organized by members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). Nearly 20,000 liters of counterfeit alcohol were seized, BEB reported on March 25.

25 March 2025, 03:27 PM

Supreme Court rules Russian Orthodox Church can't use Transfiguration Cathedral in Chernihiv

Ukraine's Supreme Court ruled that the Russian Orthodox Church cannot use the Transfiguration Cathedral in Chernihiv, the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2024, 12:34 PM

Violence breaks out as Cherkasy's Saint Michael's Cathedral transfers to Orthodox Church of Ukraine

The fight between OCU members and Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) parishioners broke out in Cherkasy near the Saint Michael's Cathedral, recently transfered to Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Suspilne reported on Oct. 17.

17 October 2024, 12:05 PM

Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs law banning Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) on Aug. 24, according to the Verkhovna Rada website.

24 August 2024, 11:52 AM

Serbian patriarch criticizes Ukraine’s ROC ban

Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Porfirije has expressed support for the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) after the Ukrainian parliament passed a bill banning ROC in Ukraine, the Serbian Orthodox Church announced on Aug. 23.

24 August 2024, 12:28 AM

Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate abbot sells gold to Russia

A cleric from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) in Russian-occupied Luhansk is suspected of supplying gold products to Russia, the SBU reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2024, 05:29 PM

Zelenskyy discusses ROC ban with Archbishop of Constantinople

After the Ukrainian parliament passed a ban on the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with the Archbishop of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

21 August 2024, 09:41 PM

Orthodox Church of Ukraine leader invites UOC MP members to leave Moscow’s control

Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), expressed his willingness to engage in dialogue with Metropolitan Onufriy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) and encouraged followers of the UOC MP to join the OCU.

21 August 2024, 06:27 PM

Ukrainian parliament to consider UOC-MP ban, says Ruslan Stefanchuk

In the coming days, the Verkhovna Rada will consider a draft law to ban the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said in an interview with We Ukraine TV channel on Aug. 17.

18 August 2024, 11:18 AM

Ukrainian Council supports ban on religious groups tied to Russian Orthodox Church

The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations backed a legislative push to ban religious groups linked to the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, according to a statement on their website on Aug. 17.

17 August 2024, 07:36 PM

Statehood Day in Ukraine: new date marks historic ties to St. Volodymyr

On July 15, Ukraine celebrates Statehood Day on a new date for the first time. NV explains the significance of this day and why it was established to honor St. Volodymyr and the Baptism of Kievan Rus - Ukraine.

15 July 2024, 11:26 AM

SBU serves notice of suspicion to church archpriest of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service served a notice of suspicion to archpriest of Shepetivka Diocese of Moscow Patriarchate church in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, who supported Russia’s war against Ukraine and incited religious hatred, SBU reported on April 22.

22 April 2024, 05:29 PM

Two priests in Western Ukraine charged with spreading communist propaganda

Ukraine’s SBU security service has charged two Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) priests in Zakarpattia Oblast with disseminating banned Soviet and communist symbols, SBU announced on Feb. 27.

27 February 2024, 11:30 PM

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