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. 31 954 407 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
Constantinople publishes centuries-old documents confirming its canonical and legal jurisdiction in Ukraine The research also proves Moscow Patriarchate has violated the rules of the Patriarchal and Synodal Act of 1686 of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. 24 091 124 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
"We're in the home stretch," - Ukraine's president on granting autonomy to Ukrainian Orthodox Church President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is confident that the decision to grant Ukraine a Tomos on the creation of a local Ukrainian Orthodox Church has entered the home stretch. 9 584 268 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
"It is time for Ukraine to get autocephaly," - Patriarch Bartholomew Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Sunday said he would not change his stance as for supporting the provision of autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. 23 773 227 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
Poroshenko: "Work on Tomos started with my first meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew" Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko says the dialogue on the creation of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and granting Ukraine the Tomos on Autocephaly had started with his meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew after Easter this year. 6 227 316 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
Kyiv Patriarchate expects fruitful cooperation with Ecumenical Patriarchate Exarchs in preparations for granting autocephaly to Ukraine's Orthodox Church, - Archbishop Yevstratii Exarchs will represent Ecumenical Patriarch and the church in performing preparations for the provision of autocephaly. 9 991 81 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
Hierarchs: Constantinople Church authorized to grant autocephaly without consent of other churches On Sept. 2, hierarchs held meetings (Synaxis) of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, to decide whether the Church of Constantinople is authorized, without the consent of other churches, to grant autonomy, or autocephaly, to a church that has requested it. 31 836 215 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
Poroshenko: Autocephaly is one of pillars of Ukrainian state, nation, national security, whole world geopolitics. PHOTOS President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes autocephaly is not only an issue of Ukrainian Orthodox Christians but an issue of Ukrainian independence. 83 357 297 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
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. 34 105 162 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
Poroshenko: Ecumenical Patriarchate initiates procedures necessary for granting autocephaly to Ukraine's Orthodox Church Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko says the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate made a decision to initiate the procedures necessary for granting autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. 138 986 633 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
Moscow Patriarchate claims Poroshenko exceeded authority: Neither president nor parliament authorized to apply for autocephaly The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate said that President Petro Poroshenko and the Verkhovna Rada had gone beyond theirauthority by interfering in the church affairs. 97 853 547 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
Rada approves appeal to Patriarch Bartholomew on Autocephalous church establishment. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine upheld the appeal of President Petro Poroshenko to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on granting the Tomos of Autocephaly to the Ukrainian church. 66 680 325 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. 66 077 229 Previously in trend: Creation of local church
President Poroshenko says Ukraine closer than ever before to autocephalous church creation President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine is closer than ever before to creating an autocephalous united local church. 87 627 448 Ukrainian Politics