The Deputy Head of the Department of External Church Relations (Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate) emphasizes that Law No. 5309 artificially makes the believers of Ukraine strangers in their own country.

December 24, 2018. Union of Orthodox Journalists reports with reference to the ZIK channel, that the Deputy Head of the Department of External Church Relations (Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate) Protopriest Nikolai Danilevich stated: the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) will not agree to name change and will protect its rights by all possible legal means “We will protect ourselves […]

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Bill No. 5309 is the abuse of the Constitution of Ukraine, noted the Chairperson of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Synodal Commission “Church and Culture”.

December 22, 2018. Commenting anti-church bill No 5309, Hegumeness Serafima, abbess of the Holy Archangel Michael Convent of Odessa, Chairman of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)  Synodal Commission “Church and Culture” said on the program “Evening on Dumska” that nobody will be able to drive the Ukrainian Orthodox Church into the ghetto . “As for changing our name, our […]

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The Law Department of the UOC appealed to President Poroshenko request to veto bill No 5309, as it discriminates millions of believing citizens of Ukraine on the religious ground

December 20, 2018 – The Law Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church appealed to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko with a request to veto the bill No. 5309 adopted on December 20, 2018, reported the Information and Education Department of the UOC. This draft law violates the right to freedom of religion and discriminates on the religious ground millions of […]

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Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) believers start prayerful standing outside the Verkhovna Rada as a protest against the possible adaptation of anti-church bills

December 20, 2018. The believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) gathered at the walls of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to hold a prayer as a protest against interference of the authorities in the affairs of the Church. About two thousand UOC-MP (Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate) believers took part in the prayer standing at the walls […]

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