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Ukraine Orthodox leaders to approve break with Russia church
- Dec 15, 2018
Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head that new church — a move that could exponentially raise tensions with neighboring Russia.
Key Ukrainian church gathering slated for next week
- Dec 5, 2018
Ukraine’s Orthodox clerics will gather for a meeting next week that is expected to form a new, independent Ukrainian church, the country’s leader said Wednesday, as the authorities ramped up pressure on priests to support the move.
Ukraine: Leader pledges church choice for Orthodox faithful
- Dec 3, 2018
Ukraine’s president has promised the country’s Orthodox Christian faithful they will be free to remain part of the Russian Orthodox Church after the creation of an independent Ukrainian church.
Russian Orthodox Church breaks ties with Orthodoxy’s leader
- Oct 15, 2018
The Russian Orthodox Church decided Monday to sever ties with the leader of the worldwide Orthodox community after his decision to grant Ukrainian clerics independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
Orthodox Church to move forward with Ukrainian independence
- Oct 12, 2018
Ukraine’s president on Thursday hailed the announcement by Orthodoxy’s Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople that it will move forward with granting Ukrainian clerics independence from the Russian Orthodox Church.
Russian Catholics hope ties won’t be affected by inter-Orthodox tensions
- Oct 2, 2018
As plans to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church encounter complaints from Russia, Catholic leaders hope ecumenical ties will not be affected.
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