Two more parishes in Zhytomyr region decided to switch from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate to the new united Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
UkrInform: Two more parishes in Zhytomyr oblast join united Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gives a speech at a mass prayer on Oct. 14, 2018 in Kyiv. The prayer was held to express gratitude to the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate for granting approval to plans to create the country's independent church.
