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Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church in poll

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Four-fifths of Ukrainians said they supported a new law banning Russia-affiliated religious groups in a survey released on Tuesday, as Kyiv seeks to root out a branch of the Orthodox Church accused of cooperating with Moscow, which is waging war on Ukraine. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which counted six per cent […]

Ukraine’s main church to switch calendar in move away from Russia

A stork sits on the cross of an Orthodox Church of Ukraine church, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Hrabivtsi, Vinnytsia region, Ukraine, on 23rd April, 2023

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s main Orthodox church said on Wednesday it had decided to switch to a calendar in which Christmas is celebrated on 25th December, a move that distances it from Russia. Ukrainian Christians, a majority of whom are Orthodox, have traditionally celebrated Christmas on 7th January alongside other predominantly Orthodox Christian countries such […]

Church accused of Moscow ties expelled from two parishes in western Ukraine

Ukrainian police officers stand next to St George's Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, accused of being linked to Moscow, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, on 5th April, 2023.

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox church accused of ties with Russia was expelled from the premises of two places of worship on Wednesday amid rising public anger against the organisation 14 months into Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian police officers stand next to St George’s Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, […]