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Archbishop of Alaska met with Putin and later apologized for it Archbishop of Alaska apologizes for meeting with Putin: I deeply regret scandal provoked Archbishop Alexy of Sitka and Alaska (Orthodox Church in America), who met with dictator Vladimir Putin during his visit to Anchorage, apologized for this. 9 357 27 Previously in trend: Meeting between Trump and Putin

Filaret: Kremlin seeks for reason to 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. 5 840 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Creation of local church

"Why everyone has right to autocephaly while 45-50 million Ukrainians does not?" Patriarch Bartholomew "Why everyone has right to autocephaly while 45-50 million Ukrainians does not?" Patriarch Bartholomew Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew says the issue of granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will be resolved in the best interests of the Ukrainian people. 28 099 216 Previously in trend: Creation of local church

"Giving assessments of Ukraine’s internal issues is none of Russian muftis’ business," Ismagilov to Russia’s chief mufti "Giving assessments of Ukraine’s internal issues is none of Russian muftis’ business," Ismagilov to Russia’s chief mufti Statement by Chief Mufti of Russia, Talgat Tajuddin, that he opposes granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is unacceptable. 21 309 119 Previously in trend: Creation of local church

Ecumenical Patriarch so far wants Ukrainian church to be headed by metropolitan rather than patriarch, - Filaret 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. 28 925 182 Previously in trend: Creation of local church

Poroshenko: "By severing relations with Constantinople, Russian Orthodox Church placed itself on path of self-isolation" Poroshenko: "By severing relations with Constantinople, Russian Orthodox Church placed itself on path of self-isolation" By breaking off eucharistic communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Russian Orthodox Church has placed itself on the path of self-isolation and conflict with the entire Orthodox world. 8 961 141 Incidents

Constantinople makes benchmark decision to grant autocephaly to Ukraine Constantinople makes benchmark decision to grant autocephaly to Ukraine's Church. VIDEO Ecumenical Patriarchate has decided to proceed to the granting of Autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine. 72 191 360 Previously in trend: Creation of local church

порошенко православие Ukrainian authorities aspire to have single national Orthodox church, - Poroshenko met with representative of Ecumenical Patriarchate. PHOTO The president of Ukraine has met with representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Archbishop Job of Telmessos. 34 881 181 Ukrainian Politics

аваков Only Ukrainian citizens will be allowed to attend tomorrow's worship, - Minister Avakov Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has announced introduction of a special regime in Kyiv in connection with tomorrow's prayer service and religious procession of worshipers from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, both dedicated to the anniversary of Christianization of Rus-Ukraine. 93 465 268 Ukrainian Politics

киев крестный ход Religious procession breaks through police cordon, heads for Kyiv. PHOTOS+VIDEO The religious procession that includes thousands of worshipers from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate managed to get through the police cordon in the village of Dmytrivka in order to proceed further along the Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway. 110 384 298 Previously in trend: Police workdays

полиция блокирование крестный ход Police block Moscow Patriarchate’s religious procession participants in village near Kyiv. PHOTOS The participants of the procession organized by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate have been blocked by the police in the village of Dmytrivka in Kyiv-Sviatoshynskyi district of the Kyiv region. 60 487 145 Previously in trend: Police workdays

Moscow Patriarchate's sacred procession egged outside Boryspil The participants of the sacred procession of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) got egged at Boryspil's outlet belt. 77 320 303 Incidents

Constantinople to help revive traditions existing long before the Treaty of Pereiaslav and annexation of Ukraine Patriarchate of Constantinople will do its utmost to help Ukraine create a united local Orthodox church. This was announced by the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox church in the United States and Canada - metropolitan Yurij (Kalistchuk), who is one of the representatives of the Archbishop of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I. 89 756 511 Society