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Hromadske Radio: Jaroslav Skira on religion and politics and newly-created Orthodox Church

By Hromadske Radio.

Published Dec. 25, 2018 at 12:15 pm

President Petro Poroshenko gestures after Epiphanius, Metropolitan of Pereyaslav and Bila Tserkva was elected and announced as the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, on the stage at Sofiivska Square, on Dec. 15.

Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

Editor’s Note: The following is the English-language transcript of Hromadske Radio’s “Ukraine Calling” program on Dec. 23, interviewing historical theologian Prof. Skira on the background and significance of the newly created Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ukraine Calling. I’m Bohdan Nahaylo for Hromadske Radio in Kyiv and we’re bringing you our feature in-depth interview followed by some new music from Ukraine.