religions in Ukraine

Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on Dec. 25

Ukraine’s Greek Catholic bishops told Pope Francis on Wednesday that his words praising Russia’s imperial past had pained the Ukrainian people.

In hopes of helping find “a solution to the tragic current situation” of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis’ peace envoy is heading to Moscow.

Ukraine’s prime minister asked Pope Francis  to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children who were forcibly taken to Russia.

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) - A Kyiv court ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest Saturday after Ukraine’s top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression,…

Orthodox monks, clerics and laity have resisted an eviction order from the Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv.

Ukraine cannot be forced into a Munich Agreement-like compromise and Ukrainians must not be pressured into an unjust peace.

Grassroots-level churches in Ukraine have been “critical” in supporting the population since war broke out one year ago.

Ukraine’s top officer in charge of religious freedom said the church had church poisoned people over decades with the idea of a Russian world, Russian supremacy, Russian chauvinism and militarism.

To avoid tie with Russia the Christmas date changed from 7 Jan to 25 Dec. by Ukraine Catholics.