Orthodox Church of Ukraine

• 27 January, 12:45
  Orthodox Church of Ukraine Head Epifaniy meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul
  The Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), Metropolitan Epifaniy, has begun his visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate (Istanbul, Turkey). There he met with Ecumenical Patriarch…
• 25 January, 16:06
  First time Pope meets with leaders of major Ukrainian churches. Head of UOC-MP does not go
  Pope Francis met for the first time with a delegation of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, Vatican News reports. On Wednesday, 25 January, before the…
• 20 January, 16:58
  Provocations attempted during two Orthodox Church of Ukraine services in Lavra
  During the first service of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in the Lavra on Christmas Day, Metropolitan Epifaniy's guards detained a person who tried to put brilliant green in…
• 08 January, 21:00
  Sonya Koshkina
  Burnt clerical headgear on a grave in Lavra. Who is engaged in Orthodox shamanism and why?
  The incident is fraught with criminal responsibility.
• 07 January, 12:10
  Epifaniy in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra: "The enemy will definitely be defeated in the war"
  The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epifaniy, expressed confidence in the victory of Ukraine in the war with Russia. Epifaniy said this during the Christmas…
• 06 January, 11:20
  Orthodox Church of Ukraine seeks to serve in upper temples of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
  The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) claims to stay in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The government was asked to provide one of the churches for the OCU's use back in June.Then it was about…
• 06 January, 07:00
  Sonya Koshkina
  Metropolitan Epifaniy: "We just tolerate the presence of the Moscow Patriarchate – they have no right to be on our territory"
  How much has the OCU achieved and what's ahead for the church?
• 05 January, 13:31
  Dormition Cathedral, Refectory Church of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra finally transferred from UOC (MP) to state
  The Dormition Cathedral and the Refectory Church of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra have been returned to the state from the use of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of the Moscow Patriarchate…
• 04 January, 21:18
  Metropolitan Epifaniy to lead Christmas service in Dormition Cathedral of Lavra
  On 7 January, the Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine, will celebrate the Liturgy on the occasion of the Nativity of Christ…
• 30 December 2022, 01:05
  Sonya Koshkina
  Church revolution: 2022 version. To be continued
  The fate of the Moscow branch of Ukrainian Orthodoxy may finally be decided in 2023.
• 28 December 2022, 10:14
  UOC-MP refuses to change its name
  The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) refused to change its name. At the same time, the law, recently recognized by the decision of the Constitutional Court…
• 27 December 2022, 12:26
  Constitutional Court rules renaming of UOC-MP lawful
  The Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) has ruled that the renaming of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of the Moscow Patriarchate (MP) is lawful. Now the church is planned to…
• 23 December 2022, 13:00
  Sonya Koshkina
  Viktor Yelenskyy: "There should be no structures of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine. This is public demand"
  Is church dialogue a real prospect?
• 16 December 2022, 12:15
  UOC-MP bishop sues LB.ua for publishing information about him being intimate with 17-year-old chorister
  Bishop Mykyta of Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyya of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of Moscow Patriarchate (MP) sued LB.ua for spreading information that Security Service of Ukraine…
• 14 December 2022, 11:02
  Security Service of Ukraine conducting safety measures at UOC (MP) facilities in nine regions
  On 14 December, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) came with counterintelligence measures to the facilities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of Moscow Patriarchate (MP) in…