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 further step out of Russia’s orbit.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko briefly came to the rally before going into the cathedral, where he is expected to attend the synod.
Ukrainian believers pray at the front of the Saint Sophia’s Cathedral during church council to convene to create an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church in …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
