March 16, 2018. The head of the Legal Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Protopriest Alexander Bakhov, commented on the initiative of the political party VO “Svoboda” in the regional council, reports the Information and Education Department of the UOC. “Deputies of the regional council are trying to create an additional source of tension on religious grounds in the western […]
» Read moreFebruary 12, 2018. On December 14th, 2016, a resident of Krasnoyarsk set on fire the church of Nativity. Being intoxicated a man tried to assist the office but was refused. Later he returned, doused the doors with petrol and set it on fire. The fire was distinguished by passersby who seized the arsonist. On February 12th, 2018, the 50-year-old arsonist […]
» Read moreMarch 14, 2018. On the night of March 14, unknown persons set fire on the territory of the church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow”. As reported by a UOJ source, a wood stack near the church was caught in flames. The watchman needed three fire extinguishers to eliminate the fire. […]
» Read moreMarch 14, 2018. Increased crimes against the UOC have become a continuation of the aggressive attitude towards the canonical Church on the part of radical political forces. Archbishop Theodosius of Boyarka sees the reason for attacks on Orthodox churches in the unpunished incitement of hostility by the powerful through the media, reports the website of the Kiev Metropolitanate. “I think […]
» Read moreMarch 13, 2018. In the Polish town of Sahryń, a Ukrainian official attempted to disrupt a memorial service for the tragically died Ukrainians, forcing the priests of the Polish Orthodox Church to leave the cemetery. The memorial panikhida was being served for the hundreds of Ukrainians who fell victim to the Polish Army Krajowa on March 10, 1944, writes “Volyn […]
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