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Partisans
Christmas is celebrated by the Russian church on Jan. 7, and caroling is banned in occupied parts of Ukraine for fear of Western influence
Jan. 3
Religion
Ukraine’s independent Orthodox Church leader has visited Pope Francis, but the Vatican has deliberately kept silent so as not to incur the wrath of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Dec. 26, 2024
Ukraine
Zelensky promises to seek peace in 2025; Ukrainian families celebrate Christmas at the cemetery; and inside the war-time legacy of ‘Shchedryk’ and ‘Carol of the Bells,’ from Pokrovsk to the world.
Dec. 25, 2024
War in Ukraine
According to the open-source statistics site, Opendatabot, in 2023, 96 churches switched from the Moscow Patriarchate to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
May. 3, 2024
War in Ukraine
While Ukraine wants to stop the Russian Orthodox Church from carrying out Kremlin aims, it doesn't aim to mimic Moscow by cracking down on people’s religious freedom.
Mar. 12, 2024
Religion
Almost 600 Ukrainian religious institutions have left the Moscow Patriarchate and joined the Orthodox Church of Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Dec. 26, 2023