Monthly Archives: February 2017

Authorities of a Nizhny Novgorod village are demanding the demolition of an Orthodox church.

February 20, 2017 – Believers of the Kornirovka ( Nizhny Novgorod region) have had to face administrative barriers from the local authorities. They are demanding the demolition of a chapel, which a local resident built on top of a holy water source. Before the October Revolution, this terrain had a pre-existing church, which a man restored at his own expense. […]

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A priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was physically assaulted in the Odessa oblast

February 20, 2017 – Unknown individuals have committed an attack on the Parish house at the Petropavlovsk cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) in the village of Vasilievka, Odessa oblast. The evildoers have committed serious physical assault against the Archpriest Alexei Glushko. The priest heard noises at around 3:00 A.M. outside of his home, where […]

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Former UOC MP priest lies about the transfer of an Orthodox church

February 20, 2017 – Igor Zelenski of the Kiev Patriarchate has published a provocative message on his social media page to proclaim that the Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in the village of Bugayevka has been transferred to the Kiev Patriarchate. Igor Zelenski was previously a priest of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). Further investigations have […]

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The community of Ukrainian Orthodox Church is not allowed to build a church, despite approval from the court

February 18, 2017 – The Saint-Nicholas community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) in the village of Veliky Omelyanik, despite a won lawsuit, has received additional administrative problems. Representatives from the Volyn Oblast’s architectural-construction inspection department have disbursed funds for further judicial proceedings, despite the expiry of the legal payment term. The case was transferred to […]

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