Division

According to a recent study, 67% of believers in Ukraine consider themselves as Orthodox. However, next to three Orthodox Churches, there is also a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (40% of Ukrainians living in the west of the country declare themselves Greek Catholic), Roman Catholic Church and various factions of Protestantism. A large group of Muslims also live in Ukraine.

Kiev wants an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Kiev wants an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The President Petro Poroshenko officially asked the Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, to issue of Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported Poroshenko, whose unexpected move caused numerous comments. The President’s critics claim it was all politically motivated. Less than a year remained till the next presidential election and Poroshenko losses […]