Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Majority of Ukrainians support ban on Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate

A total of 63% of Ukrainians support a complete ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) in the country, a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on May 7 suggests.

7 May 2024, 06:40 PM

OCU priests in Russian-occupied territories continue to hold clandestine services

The priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (OCU) in the Russian-occupied territories continue to conduct clandestine services, the Primate of the OCU, Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine, said in an interview with U.S.-funded Radio Liberty published on May 5.

6 May 2024, 12:25 PM

Russia damages Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Easter weekend shelling of Nikopol

Russia damaged Nikopol's Preobrazhensky Cathedral in a shelling on May 4, the day before Easter, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) announced.

6 May 2024, 09:08 AM

Why Ukraine's Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Easter after Western Catholic and Protestant churches

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) celebrates Easter on May 5 — that is, at the same time as the majority of Orthodox churches around the world.

2 May 2024, 12:54 PM

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

Ukrainians denounce church's discrimination — public figures return awards after UOC KP revokes medal from openly gay soldier

After the news that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC KP) revoked an award to the head of the LGBT+ Military association, Viktor Pylypenko, because he is openly gay, Ukrainians launched a flash mob online, publicly renouncing the awards issued by this church, Ukraine’s LGBT Military community reported on social media on Feb. 26.

27 February 2024, 02:50 PM

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