Emblem of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate
The head of global Orthodox Christianity has decided to grant Ukraine its own church independent of Russia’s patriarchate, in a politically charged move that defies sharp warnings from Moscow.
Russian Orthodox Church Breaks With Constantinople As Ukrainian Orthodox Church Pulls Away
The decision is a victory for Ukraine in a wider struggle against Russia that encompasses Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and its continued support for separatists fighting against Kiev in the east of the country. But it has been condemned by Russian officials, who have warned it threatens to trigger the biggest Christian schism in a millennium…
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