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St. Elijah’s сhurch of Ukrainian Orthodox Church seized with police assistance in Bukovina Village of Zabolotye
31 May 2025 year 20:23

St. Elijah’s сhurch of Ukrainian Orthodox Church seized with police assistance in Bukovina Village of Zabolotye

On May 30, "clergy" and activists of the "OCU" (Orthodox Church of Ukraine), backed by police forces, stormed the premises of St. Elijah’s Church belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Zabolotye, Chernovtsi Oblast, Ukraine, forcibly seizing the church.
OCU raiders seize a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Spaska village, Bukovina
13 May 2025 year 17:07

OCU raiders seize a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Spaska village, Bukovina

On 12th May, in Spaska village, Chernivtsi region, Ukraine, the OCU clerics seized the 19th-century Church of the Holy Great Martyr John of Suceava of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Raiders force parishioners out of a Ukrainian Orthodox church during service in Bukovyna village Stavchany
25 April 2025 year 17:27

Raiders force parishioners out of a Ukrainian Orthodox church during service in Bukovyna village Stavchany

On April 21 — Bright Monday — raiders from the "OCU" ("Orthodox Church of Ukraine") seized the Archangel Michael church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Stavchany, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine.
Archbishop Theodosius of Sebastia: We demand that persecutions against Ukrainian Orthodox Church be stopped
11 February 2025 year 18:34

Archbishop Theodosius of Sebastia: We demand that persecutions against Ukrainian Orthodox Church be stopped

On 8th February, a hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, Archbishop Theodosius of Sebastia, spoke in his homily about the oppression and outright persecutions unleashed against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by the Ukrainian authorities that subject its episcopate and clergy to persecutions, justify church seizures and adopt discriminatory amendments to the laws in force.
Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk: We have embarked on a significant and new endeavor in Africa
4 February 2025 year 11:18

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk: We have embarked on a significant and new endeavor in Africa
[Interview]

Why has the Russian Orthodox Church turned its attention to Africa now, and what are we doing there? The TASS Analytical Center posed this question to Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka: Division in Ukraine has turned into the Orthodoxy-wide division
15 January 2025 year 12:15

Metropolitan Irinej of Bačka: Division in Ukraine has turned into the Orthodoxy-wide division

One of the topics raised during the Christmas interview that a hierarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Irinej ofBačka, gave to Pečat news magazine referred to the tragedy of the ecclesiastical schism in Ukraine and the support the schism had received from the Patriarch of Constantinople.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Violations of the rights of the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have been noted in reports by international human rights organizations
20 December 2024 year 14:35

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Violations of the rights of the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have been noted in reports by international human rights organizations

On 20th December in his speech at the Hall of Church Assemblies in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral at the annual diocesan clergy assembly His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill spoke of the worsening persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the total terror shown towards it by the Ukrainian authorities.
Интервью митрополита Черкасского и Каневского Феодосия информационному агентству Romfea
3 December 2024 year 12:44

Интервью митрополита Черкасского и Каневского Феодосия информационному агентству Romfea
[Interview]

Митрополит Черкасский Феодосий дал интервью церковному информационному агентству Romfea.gr. Беседа состоялась через несколько дней после избиения, которому иерарха подвергли последователи «Православной церкви Украины» во время захвата Архангело-Михайловского кафедрального собора.
Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech calls the seizure of cathedral in Cherkassy a great tragedy
27 October 2024 year 12:04

Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech calls the seizure of cathedral in Cherkassy a great tragedy

Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech, hierarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, addressed his words of support to Metropolitan Feodosy of Cherkassy and Kanev in connection with the raider seizure of the Archangel Michael Cathedral in Cherkassy.
Serbian hierarch expresses fraternal support to Metropolitan Feodosiy of Cherkassy and Kanev in connection with raider seizure of cathedral in Cherkassy
26 October 2024 year 11:23

Serbian hierarch expresses fraternal support to Metropolitan Feodosiy of Cherkassy and Kanev in connection with raider seizure of cathedral in Cherkassy

"It was with great pain and compassion that I received news of the forcible raider seizure of the Cathedral of Archangel Michael in Cherkassy," wrote Metropolitan Joannikije of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church in his letter to Metropolitan Feodosy of Cherkassy and Kanev. The text was published by the Telegram channel of the Diocese of Cherkassy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Primate of the Malankara Church of India: 'In these difficult times, we assure you of our prayerful support for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its believers.'
24 October 2024 year 13:29

Primate of the Malankara Church of India: "In these difficult times, we assure you of our prayerful support for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its believers."

The Primate of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, sent a letter to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' condemning the raider seizure of the Archangel Michael Cathedral in Cherkasy.
Украина как апробационная площадка для новой унии: угрозы и пути преодоления
24 October 2024 year 11:37

Украина как апробационная площадка для новой унии: угрозы и пути преодоления
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Митрополит Запорожский и Мелитопольский Лука представил доклад на конференции «Влияние Константинопольского патриархата на судьбу Православия на Украине», организованной Центром русских исследований при факультете политических наук Белградского университета.
Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia characterizes the seizure of the Cathedral and beating of the Hierarch in Cherkasy as barbaric actions
23 October 2024 year 18:43

Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia characterizes the seizure of the Cathedral and beating of the Hierarch in Cherkasy as barbaric actions

Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia (Patriarchate of Jerusalem) issued a statement demanding an immediate end to the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Following the seizure of UOC cathedral in Cherkassy, hierarch of Malankara Church conveyed “heartfelt prayers and solidarity with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, especially with Metropolitan Feodosiy, the clergy, and the faithful who are undergoing such tribulations”
22 October 2024 year 11:45

Following the seizure of UOC cathedral in Cherkassy, hierarch of Malankara Church conveyed “heartfelt prayers and solidarity with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, especially with Metropolitan Feodosiy, the clergy, and the faithful who are undergoing such tribulations”

Metropolitan Abraham Mar Stephanos of the Diocese of UK–Europe and Africa of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church sent a letter to Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, in the wake of the seizure of the Archangel Michael Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Cherkassy.
Ethiopian Church’s spokesman on the seizure of UOC cathedral in Cherkassy: We want to convey our solidarity and deepest sympathy to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
21 October 2024 year 16:05

Ethiopian Church’s spokesman on the seizure of UOC cathedral in Cherkassy: We want to convey our solidarity and deepest sympathy to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

On October the 20th, Rev. Daniel Sayfemichael, a priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, secretary of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, appeared live on RT news channel to comment on behalf of the Ethiopian Church on the seizure of the Archangel Michael Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that had taken place in Cherkassy on October the 17th.
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