Party leader: Servants of the People will not support Poroshenko’s bill
“Servants” in the Rada are preparing an alternative bill on “collaborators”, which does not mention religious organizations, said the party leader Kornienko. MPs of the Verkhovna Rada…
Vatican: Mother of God unites Christianity and Islam
The Mother of God corresponds to “genetic codes of Judaism, Christianity and Islam,” therefore She can become a bridge between multicultural worlds, said the RCC priest. On February…
Filaret: Tomos prohibits transfer of UOC-KP communities in U.S. to Dumenko
Filaret Denisenko on the conference of the UOC-KP vicariate in the United States, which declared its subordination to the OCU: Tomos prohibits parishes outside Ukraine. The head of…
Russian Church recalls stance of new Serbian Patriarch on Ukrainian issue
The Deputy Head of the MP DECR said that the Primate of the Serbian Church had previously expressed support for the UOC and declared his rejection of…
UOC hierarch: Phanar wants to speak in EU on behalf of World Orthodoxy
Phanar is trying to position itself in the EU as a leader of all Orthodox Christians worldwide, which causes disagreement on the part of other Local Churches. Bishop…
Expert: Poroshenko’s bill will turn millions of UOC faithful against power
The authorities are unlikely to accept Poroshenko-initiated bill without provoking mass protests from believers and clergy of the UOC, believes Konstantin Bondarenko. It is unlikely that the majority representing…
MP DECR head: Western human rights activists silenсe persecution of UOC
The hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church noted the double standards of European human rights defenders who prefer not to notice the seizure of churches of the…
Poroshenko initiates a bill to liquidate religious organizations
According to the bill, a religious organization “threatening the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine” may be liquidated. On February 18, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine registered…
Expert: Poroshenko’s bill is dangerous not only for UOC
The bill initiated by Poroshenko is directed primarily against the UOC but is dangerous for other religious organizations, the expert believes. The religious expert, chairman of the…
Congress of believers of seized UOC churches appeals to government bodies
Representatives of the communities of the seized churches of the UOC called on the authorities to abolish anti-church laws and stop the persecution. Participants of the congress…
His Beatitude Met Onuphry addresses “Faithful” congress participants
People remain faithful to the UOC because the Church is the Mother who cannot be betrayed, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry wrote in his address. His Beatitude Metropolitan…
Met. Isaiah: Russian Church never interfered in affairs of Cyprus Church
Met. Isaiah believes that narrative on the ROC influencing the Church of Cyprus is intended to shape the opinion of Cypriot bishops on the issue of recognizing the OCU….
UOC Primate named among Heads of Churches who congratulated Pat. Porfirije
The congratulations of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry to the new Serbian Patriarch are mentioned among the Primates of Local Orthodox Churches on the SOC website. The name…
Patriarch Bartholomew: Interreligious dialogue is one of Phanar priorities
The head of Phanar said that Local Churches hinder the Orthodox testimony of Orthodoxy in Europe to be borne by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. On February 20,…
OCU in Rivne “consecrates” Plast scouts flag with the name of Nazi ally
In Rivne, in the OCU Cathedral, a flag of the Plast kuren, named after the OUN writer Samchuk, who collaborated with the Nazis in occupied Ukraine, was “consecrated”….
Expert: Phanar’s support for schism in Ukraine threatens Serbian Church
The Serbian Doctor of Science said the actions of the Phanar head in Ukraine show the SOC the situation with the Macedonian schism may be replayed. The…
UOC spokesman: In case of pressure, the Church can react like in Montenegro
When the rights of the Church are infringed, one should be sensible to understand where to be renitent and where to be humble, the UOC spokesman assures. The deputy…
UOC comments on Embassy’s congratulation to SOC Patriarch on behalf of OCU
Dumenko’s “congratulation” will not make the Serbian Patriarch Porfirije recognize the OCU, Metropolitan Mitrofan said. The head of the UOC DECR, Metropolitan Mitrofan of Lugansk and Alchevsk,…
Head of Phanar to the Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia: Do not provoke!
Pat. Bartholomew sent an angry message to Abp. Mikhail of Prague, in which he threatened with having troubles for inconsistency of the Statute with Tomos of Autocephaly. On February…
Expert: Authorities’ attacks on UOC can provoke destabilization in country
The political expert admits that after the closure of the opposition media, attacks on the canonical Church may begin, which will entail serious conflicts. The next step…
OCU, speaking of Serbian Primate, recalls transformation of Pat Theodore
Zoria hinted that diplomatic work should be carried out with the new SOC Patriarch and reminded that the favour of Cyprus, Greece and Alexandria did not appear…
MFA promotes Dumenko’s “fraternal greeting” to Patriarch Porfirije
The Embassy of Ukraine in Serbia posted on its social media accounts Dumenko’s “congratulations” to the newly elected Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Church. On February 19,…
His Beatitude Onuphry congratulates new Serbian Patriarch
The Primate expressed the hope that the good fraternal relations that have developed between the Serbian and Ukrainian Churches will develop and strengthen. His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry…
Union of Orthodox Lawyers reports on criminal cases in Zolochiv
The mayor and deputies of Zolochiv are the main figures in the criminal case on inciting religious hatred against the family of the UOC priest defended by…
Phanar bishop: Orthodox Christians have no problem accepting Rome’s primacy
At a conference dedicated to the Orthodox-Catholic dialogue, Abp Job (Getcha) said the problem is not the primacy of the Pope, but how this primacy will be realized. The…