In response to a recent ban on Russian-linked religious organisations in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) has said that it will continue its work as a church ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday declared that “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he ...

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

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 ...

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which ...

A second vote on the bill is necessary before being presented to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for final approval as a law. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) is part of the greater Eastern Orthodox ...

(RNS) — Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi met with political and religious representatives in Moscow, June 28-30. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ envoy for peace in Ukraine returned to Rome from a ...

Ukraine's parliament voted overwhelmingly Oct. 19 to advance legislation seen as effectively banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its ties to Moscow, despite the church's insistence that it is ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church observes it. The explanatory ...

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered outside a Kiev cathedral to witness the birth of a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to drive the two ...

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, ...