CIUS: Even before the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, you argued that the war with Russia since 2014 had changed church-state relations in Ukraine. Can you describe that ...

Metropolitan Epifanii, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), has stated that the law banning religious organisations associated with the Russian Federation makes it possible to reject the ...

Attitudes toward issues concerning the Russian language and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UPTs-MP ...

(RNS) — Even some supporters of Ukraine see the ban as an overstep in the name of national security, a violation of religious freedom and a potential risk to continued foreign military aid. (RNS) — On ...

KYIV, Ukraine — On a recent autumn afternoon, Ukrainian worshipers with a branch of the Orthodox church long tied to Moscow gathered on a street outside a monastery in Kyiv to sing and pray. They come ...

Just before Christmas, the Ukrainian government added Orthodox patriarch Kirill of Moscow to its “most wanted” list, its latest move against the Moscow Patriarchate and its affiliated Ukrainian ...

The Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lypivka sheltered nearly 100 residents during the 2022 Russian occupation. The church, with a history spanning more than 300 years, halted ...

As the war continues between Russia and Ukraine, a local church is helping Ukrainians who have been injured during the ...

LYPIVKA, Ukraine — This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago, it also provided ...

The Ukrainian parliament passed a preliminary vote on Thursday for a bill that could ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has close ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, from operating within ...

The Banya provides respite for soldiers waiting to see if an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine can be brokered ...

Millions of Ukrainians still worship in Orthodox churches deeply influenced by Russian clergy who support Moscow's invasion, sparking a clash of... Anger grows over Ukraine's largest Orthodox church, ...