15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (525+ words) On the feast of the Three-Handed Icon of the Mother of God, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Archangel Michael Zverynets Monastery in Kyiv and delivered a sermon to the faithful. This was reported by…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (352+ words) Volodymyr Zelensky said that synagogues, memorials to Holocaust victims, and the country’s anti-antisemitism law are Ukraine’s response to accusations made by Russia. He made the remarks in an interview with American blogger Laura Loomer. Asked whether there are Nazis in…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago   (345+ words) According to Zelensky, the Soviet authorities destroyed churches, converted church buildings into bureaucratic offices, and imposed a single “religion” – the Communist Party. Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about how the authorities destroyed and closed churches during the Soviet era. He made the…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (266+ words) The Serbian Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos celebrated the panigyri – the patronal feast of the wonderworking Three-Handed Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos – with a solemn overnight service. The monastery announced the celebration on its official Facebook page. The service…...

19+ hour, 17+ min ago   (467+ words) Archpriest Nikita Chekman has announced new legal measures in response to the forcible abduction of Archpriest Vasyl Hel by masked men in balaclavas in Lutsk. According to Fr. Nikita, the legal team's objective is to ensure a comprehensive and impartial…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (302+ words) Preparatory work has resumed on the construction of a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Kyiv’s Obolon district despite protests from local residents, the Obolonlife Telegram channel reported. Following a meeting with residents of Pivnichna Street held on Thursday, the parties…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (402+ words) Archaeologists in the Turkish city of İznik have discovered the foundations of the church where the First Ecumenical Council was held in 325. Scholars identified the remains as the Church of St. Neophytos, confirming historical accounts that the council convened in…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (487+ words) Lawyers representing the Kyiv Metropolia of the UOC have rejected statements made by DESS head Viktor Yelensky. The defense views his public remarks as an attempt to obstruct the lawful professional activities of attorneys. The lawyers responded to the official’s…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (244+ words) Archimandrite Epifaniy (Rudenko), rector of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos Church of the UOC in the village of Khmelna, Cherkasy Region, has joined the OCU. According to the Pershyi Kozatskyi Telegram channel, the clergyman made the decision after…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (183+ words) Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin visited the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra as part of his official trip to Kyiv. The head of the Irish government inspected the damaged Dormition Cathedral and was briefed on efforts to preserve the shrine. At the monastery,…...