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"People exercised their right to worship Saint Volodymyr," - Opposition Block MPs, Cossacks and people in striped vests prayed at Volodymyr Hill. PHOTOS+VIDEO The religious procession that included thousands of worshipers from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate ended today with a prayer service at Kyiv's St. Volodymyr Hill, after which the believers set for the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery. 149 033 522 Photo News 
New Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Elected The Bishops Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has elected Metropolitan Onufrii as the new head of the church. 157 101 460 Ukrainian Politics 
MP threatens metropolitan over religious issues Yesterday, June 23, a 39-year-old Kyiv resident, vicar of Kyiv metropolitan, filed a statement to police about threats of bodily harm made to him by a member of parliament. The conflict arouse over Ukrainian orthodoxy issues. 110 279 233 Ukrainian Politics 
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. 66 076 229 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
I was neither interested in it nor used it, - Metropolitan Onufriy of UOC-MP admits he had Russian citizenship Metropolitan Onufriy (Berezovsky) of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate said that he had previously owned Russian citizenship, emphasizing that now he only has a Ukrainian passport. 21 327 149 Previously in trend: Creation of local church 
UOC MP held last service in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. PHOTOS On Sunday, March 26, the UOC (Moscow Patriarchate) held a service in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a few days before the monks of the UOC MP are to leave all premises of the shrine. 24 506 120 Incidents 
Metropolitan Onufriy and more than 20 other priests of UOC-MP have Russian passports - Mass media Metropolitan Onufriy (ne Orest Berezovsky) of Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate and more than 20 other clergymen have Russian citizenship. 12 841 91 Society 
"Servant of People" Poturaiev: It is not enough for Metropolitan Onufriy to withdraw from the ROC Synod to fulfill requirements of law The head of the UOC-MP, Metropolitan Onufriy, cannot simply withdraw from the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church in order to comply with the law banning religious organisations associated with the Russian Federation. 9 042 41 
