The Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany on 19 January by bathing in the consecrated baptismal waters despite the freezing winter temperatures. An LB.ua reporter attended one such…
On 19 September, the opposition-leaning Ukrainian TV channel Inter reported on the alleged meeting between the leaders of the Moscow-run Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the ambassadors…
No serious violations of law took place on 27-28 July as Kyiv hosted massive religious events, National Police said on 28 July.
More than 4,000 law-enforcement officers and National…
The church must clearly state its attitude to the events in Donbas, President Petro Poroshenko stated in his speech at the celebration of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus-Ukraine.
The president…
President Petro Poroshenko believes that only the Patriarchate of Constantinople can secure the unity of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).
He stated this in a speech at Kyiv's…
The procession that started on July 3 in the east of Ukraine at Svyatohorsk Lavra (monastery) and on 9 July at the Pochayiv Lavra in the west, have made it to Kyiv.
The marchers are…