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Israel calls OUN leader a collaborator and condemns his reburial in Ukraine - " " "
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (371+ words) Israeli officials stressed that OUN (M) leader Andriy Melnyk collaborated with the Nazis. Israel has officially condemned the reburial of Andriy Melnyk in Ukraine, describing him as a Nazi collaborator. "We regret the decision to hold an official state reburial ceremony…...
Constantinople Patriarch holds negotiations with Anglicans in Istanbul
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (283+ words) Representatives of the Constantinople Patriarchate and the Anglican Church discussed issues of "mutual understanding" and preparation for a new stage of dialogue. Informal talks between a delegation of the Constantinople Patriarchate and representatives of the Anglican Communion took place in…...
Priest of Pokrovsky Vicariate of UOC killed in Konstiantynivka shelling - " " "
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (248+ words) Archpriest Valery Voskresensky consciously remained at his parish in the Donetsk region, despite the constant threat of shelling. In Konstiantynivka, the rector of St. Catherine's Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in the village of Katerynivka, Donetsk region, Archpriest…...
Metropolitan Onuphry leads Liturgy at Intercession Monastery of Kyiv - " " "
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (326+ words) On the Feast of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Primate of the UOC celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Saint Nicholas's Cathedral of the Intercession Monastery and offered prayers for peace in the Ukrainian land. On May 22, 2026, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry…...
Organizers of procession to Bancheny Monastery fined
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (272+ words) Chernivtsi region police have drawn up administrative protocols against the organizers of the UOC pilgrimage to Bancheny Monastery. Chernivtsi region police fined the organizers of the annual procession to Bancheny Monastery on May 20-21, 2026, reports "Zakhid. net". The religious procession went…...
Persecuted community of Verkhni Stanivtsi celebrates archpastoral Liturgy - " " "
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (185+ words) For the second year in a row, the parishioners have been celebrating their patronal feast day outside the walls of their church, which was seized by OCU supporters with police backing in April 2025. On May 22, 2026, the persecuted St. Nicholas community…...
Remains of OUN-M leader Melnyk brought to UGCC cathedral in Kyiv - " " "
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (325+ words) On May 22, 2026, coffins containing the remains of Andriy Melnyk, leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), and his wife Sofia Fedak-Melnyk were placed in the UGCC cathedral in Kyiv, Ukrainska Pravda. Life reported. The remains were delivered to the…...
Metropolitan Meletiy supports persecuted UOC community in Dobrynivtsi - " " "
4+ day, 31+ min ago (356+ words) The archpastor led the festive service on the eve of the patronal feast and called on the faithful to remain steadfast in prayer. On May 21, 2026, Metropolitan Meletiy of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna led the All-Night Vigil at the persecuted parish in…...
Greek "bishop" of UOC-KP shows off embroidered shirt on Ascension feast - " " "
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (187+ words) This year, May 21 coincided with the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord and Vyshyvanka Day, which is annually celebrated on the third Thursday of May. Chrysostomos Kallis, who refers to himself on his page as a metropolitan, combined the…...
Persecuted UOC community of Rynhach village celebrates patronal feast - " " "
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (161+ words) Believers celebrated the feast of the Lord's Ascension in a converted facility. As the UOJ reported, the UOC religious community in the village of Zadubrivka celebrated its patronal feast in a specially arranged house church. Now the persecuted community is…...