Ukraine: Epiphanius is Primate of new “Ukrainian Orthodox Church”. Ukrainian President Poroshenko, “without Putin, without Kirill”, but “with God and with Ukraine”

Ukraine: creation of new Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Newly elected primate Epiphanius to visit Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul on 6 January

Russia: Patriarch Kirill defends freedom of religion and conscience in Ukraine. The first Council of the Authocephalous Church tomorrow in Kiev

++ Ukraine: Greek Catholic Bishops on Russian aggression, “hearts of criminals and aggressors possessed by evil forces” ++

++ Ukraine: Greek Catholic Bishops, “sacred right and duty to defend one’s homeland” from Russian “aggression” ++

Ukraine/Russia. Aldo Ferrari (ISPI), “two fraternal peoples growing increasingly distant” ·

Skyrocketing tensions between Ukraine and Russia over the naval incident in the area which connects the Sea of Azov and…

Ukraine: wishes from His Beatitude Shevchuk to Mustafa Dzhemilev. The Crimean Tatar Hero turns 75

Orthodox schism, Moscow speaks out. Hilarion: “Constantinople has lost this role. Half of all Orthodox Christians in the world are not in communion with it”

More strong words stressing the consequences of the “Orthodox schism” on inter-Orthodox relations were delivered by Metropolitan Hilarion in this…

Orthodox schism, Constantinople speaks out. Chryssavgis: “A schism created for an abuse of power”

“This was a schism created for no other reason than an abuse of power resulting in millions of Orthodox believers…

Ecumenical Patriarchate agrees to the autocephaly of the Church of Ukraine. Sharp condemnation from Moscow

The Ecumenical Patriarchate agrees to the granting of autocephaly (independence) to the Church of Ukraine. The decision was announced in…

Orthodox Church: Metropolitan Hilarion (Moscow), Russian Patriarchate to reply to autocephaly of Ukrainian Church, at the Holy Synod meeting in Minsk, on Monday 15th October