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Ukraine synod creates independent church
Poroshenko congratulates newly elected head of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox church Metropolitan Epifaniy (Dumenko) at the Saint Sophia’s Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. — Reuters photo KIEV: A historic council of Orthodox bishops in Kiev has created a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia, President Petro Poroshenko announced on...
Ukraine president hopes anti-corruption court formed by February
KIEV (Reuters) – A special Ukrainian court to try corruption cases will hopefully be formed by February, President Petro Poroshenko told a news conference on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine creates Orthodox church independent from Russia
A historic council of Orthodox bishops in Kiev has created a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia, President Petro Poroshenko announced on Saturday.The announcement came … …read more Source: The Japan...
Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center left, and Metropolitan Emmanuel, center right, attend a closed-door synod of three Ukrainian Orthodox churches to approve the charter for a unified church and to elect leadership in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 15. (Mykhailo Markiv, Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Pool...
Ukraine church picks bishop as leader, secures split from Russia
The St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. (Bloomberg pic)KIEV: Ukrainian Orthodox Christian priests selected a 39-year-old bishop to lead their newly independent church, cementing a split from the previous Russian hierarchy in a step that’s further straining relations between the two former allies. Priests gathered in Ukraine’s most...
Ukraine creates church independent from Russia
A council of Orthodox bishops in Kiev has created a new Ukrainian church independent from Russia, President Petro Poroshenko announced. The post Ukraine creates church independent from Russia appeared first on Inquirer News. …read more Source: The Philippine Daily...
Ukraine’s prez names leader of new church in split from Russia
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Ukraine’s president names leader of new church in split from Russia
December 16, 2018 12:19 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – Ukraine chose the leader of a new national church on Saturday (Dec 15), marking an historic split from Russia which its leaders see as vital to the country’s security and independence. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainians await decision on independent church
KIEV: Several thousand Ukrainians rallied outside one of Kiev’s main cathedrals yesterday ahead of a historic synod expected to establish an Orthodox church independent from Russia. Ukrainian priests were to meet in Kiev’s 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral to work towards founding the church, in what Kiev authorities hope will be a...
Ukraine's President names leader of new church in split from Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine chose the leader of a new national church on Saturday, marking an historic split from Russia its leaders see as vital to the country’s security and independence. …read more Source: The...
