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Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97

Orthodox Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv has died at 97

The Independent UK · Mar 20

Ukraine MPs Vote To Ban Russia-linked Orthodox Church

Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday voted to ban the Russia-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church, as Kyiv cuts religious, social and institutional ties with bodies it considers aligned with Moscow.

International Business Times · Aug 20, 2024

Ukraine's parliament advances bill seen as targeting Orthodox church with historic ties to Moscow

Ukraine’s parliament has overwhelmingly voted to advance legislation seen as effectively banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its ties to Moscow

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Christmas joy and anger for rival Orthodox churches in historic Kyiv monastery

(This Jan. 7 story has been refiled to correct paragraphs 19, 20 and insert context on Bartholomew)

Reuters · Jan 7, 2023

Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed church

Hundreds of Ukrainians heard the Orthodox Christmas service in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades at Kyiv’s 1,000-year-old Lavra Cathedral

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023

Ukraine reclaims Kyiv cathedral amid church dispute

The Ukrainian government has taken the main cathedral of the revered historic Orthodox monastery from the church previously affiliated with Moscow’s patriarchate and allowed its Ukrainian rival to use it for Orthodox Christmas services

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

Scrutiny of Ukraine church draws praise, fear of overreach

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being praised and criticized for proposing legislation that could crack down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for alleged ties to Moscow

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Ukraine bans religious organizations with links to Russia

Ukraine has banned the activities of religious organizations “affiliated with centers of influence” in Russia and says it will examine the links between the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

Ukraine security service searches monastery, warns of 'subversive activities'

Ukraine's SBU security service conducted a fresh search of a monastery in the west of the country on Wednesday in what it said was an operation to counter suspected "subversive activities by Russian special services."

Reuters · Nov 30, 2022

With searches, Ukraine focuses suspicions on Orthodox clergy

Ukrainian counter-intelligence services have turned their sights on some Orthodox clergy whom they suspect of pro-Russian sentiment and activity

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022