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Ukrainian churches call for global day of prayer on Independence Day

Churches across Ukraine are urging Christians worldwide to join a “Day of Prayer for Ukraine” on Aug. 24, coinciding with the country’s 34th Independence Day. The Ukrainian Council of Churches and ...
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Ukrainian Christians Allege Soviet-Era Persecution By Russia, Bombings Of Churches

UKRAINE — Parishioners in Ukraine face persecution under Russian occupation, leaders of the Ukrainian Council of Churches told the Daily Caller in interviews last year. Clement, Metropolitan of ...
Los Angeles Times

Ukraine moves to ban an Orthodox church it says is linked with pro-war Moscow church

Ukrainian government moves to ban Orthodox church branch it says failed to completely sever longstanding ties with pro-war Moscow. Action deepens religious battleground in war, coming year after ...
National Catholic Register

Russian Forces Are Liquidating the Catholic Church in Occupied Ukraine

In the occupied city of Mariupol, many Catholic churches are “completely destroyed,” according to Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk. This is not unique to Mariupol. According to the Archbishop, the ...
Religion News Service

Orthodox patriarch defends recognition of an independent Ukrainian church

The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Friday before a New York audience, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine, and he denounced the Russian ...