Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

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Why a centuries-old religious dispute over Ukraine’s Orthodox Church matters today

February 19, 2019Religion

Competition for dominance between the churches of Constantinople and Moscow in the Orthodox Christian world is not new — it goes back more than 500 years. But the birth of the new Orthodox Church in Ukraine opens a new chapter in this history.

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Ukrainian Orthodox Church gains independence from Moscow: ‘We have been waiting for this’

January 8, 2019Religion