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Filaret asks Ukraine's Interior Minister to protect Ukraine's Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate The Head of the Church fears cases of raiding Ukraine's Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate. 12 241 227 Ukrainian Politics Filaret urgently calls local council to "resurrect" Kyiv Patriarchate Honorable Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) Filaret has set a date for an urgent local council, during which he wants to officially resume the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP). 32 398 338 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
Tomos of church autocephaly will not be revoked - Poroshenko's adviser Pavlenko If the conditions set out in the tomos are not violated, if the church does not revise or amend it, revoking the tomos is off the table. 5 652 34 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
Tymoshenko nominated for presidency by party congress. PHOTOs The Unity Forum, a festive Batkivshchyna congress, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Unity of Ukraine has nominated the party leader Yuliia Tymoshenko for presidency. 25 128 979 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019 
If UOC (MP) refuses to rename itself, it will lose its legal status, - Filaret The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchy will lose its legal entity right unless it renames itself as Russian Orthodox Church. 11 427 144 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
"We’re going to ask Verkhovna Rada to rename Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate," - Filaret The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) is going to appeal to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to rename the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) into the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine. 12 537 139 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
Filaret: Kremlin seeks for reason to 'protect' Orthodox believers in Ukraine Russian authorities are looking for a new reason to launch another "protection campaign" this time of Orthodox believers in Ukraine. 5 828 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Creation of local church It's up to Ecumenical Patriarch to decide when church unification council should be held, - Filaret Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) Filaret says he can not name the date of the convocation of the Unification Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox churches for it depends on the Ecumenical Patriarch. 3 077 20 Previously in trend: Creation of local church Ecumenical Patriarch so far wants Ukrainian church to be headed by metropolitan rather than patriarch, - Filaret Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) Filaret voiced criteria that will be taken into account when electing the head of an independent Orthodox Church that will be created in Ukraine. 28 917 182 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
Kyiv Patriarchate urges Ukraine's church heads to get ready for special unification council Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) Filaret has urged the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to prepare for a special unification council to approve the decision on church unity. 27 524 140 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
Ecumenical Patriarchate restores Ukraine’s Patriarch Filaret, Archbishop Makarii to canonical status The schismatic Patriarch of Kyiv, Filaret, and the schismatic Archbishop of Ukraine, Makarii, are as of today considered canonical hierarchs of the Orthodox Church. 49 862 245 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
Tomos to be received by newly elected head of single local Ukrainian church, - Patriarch Filaret Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, Filaret, says a new head of the Church will be the one to receive the tomos – the decree of the Ecumenical Patriarch on granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. 31 944 407 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
Patriarch Filaret expects Kyiv-Pechersk, Pochaiv Lavras to be run by Ukrainian Church after it receives Tomos of Autocephaly When Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate is granted Tomos of Autocephaly, the Kyiv-Pechersk and Pochaiv Lavras will no longer be run by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate. 46 044 239 Incidents Patriarch Filaret: I believe we will receive Tomos and autocephaly in July The local Ukrainian Orthodox Church may be granted the Tomos of Autocephaly as early as in July. 31 356 97 Society Patriarch Filaret: “I am 100 percent certain that Orthodox Church in Ukraine will have autocephaly - there is no other option” Patriarch of Kyiv and all Rus-Ukraine Filaret is convinced that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will receive autocephaly. 34 101 162 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
Poroshenko meets with primates of Ukraine's orthodox churches to discuss receiving Tomos of Autocephaly. PHOTOS President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with the Primates of the Orthodox Churches of Ukraine and formally accepted the Appeal on granting the Tomos of Autocephaly to the Ukrainian church signed by all the hierarchs who supported this decision to convey it to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. 66 067 229 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
"May the Lord lead us to victory," - Filaret consecrated Easter eggs and cakes for Ukrainian military. PHOTOS+VIDEO His Holiness Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Filaret has consecrated Easter eggs and cakes for Ukrainian soldiers in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone. 8 503 25 Ukrainian Politics 
Requiem for poet Oleksandr Oles and wife Vira Kandyba held in Kyiv. PHOTO Thousands of people attended the burial service of Oleksandr Oles and his wife Vira Kandyba. 19 338 29 Ukrainian Politics 
All-Ukrainian Council of Churches meets in ATO area. PHOTOS SBU Head Vasyl Hrytsak took part in the meeting of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches in Kramatorsk, the Donetsk region. 23 013 59 Ukrainian Politics 
Victory will be ours, because truth and God are with us, - Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church Filaret visited front line. PHOTOS Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, Patriarch Filaret came to the front line in the Donbas and blessed the Ukrainian soldiers in the holy cause of protection of Ukraine. 26 374 83 Ukrainian Politics 
Military Surgeon Became Priest After Serving in Anti-Terrorist Operation. PHOTO After performing military tasks in the ATO area, a doctor from Rivne Garrison Military Hospital, Medical Service Major Ruslan Saliichuk took the gown of deacon to treat human soul as well as the body. 21 769 33 Society 
Customs Union is a Step to Empire, Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church Filaret The Primate of the UOC-KP shared his opinion about the foreign policy of the country. 22 901 1 842 Previously in trend: Union with Russia 
Filaret: Russia Wants to Destroy Our Language in Order to Destroy Our Country Ukrainians need to stand up in defense of their native language, starting from correct education of their children. 13 858 641 Previously in trend: Language Issue 
