Novynskyi is an ex-lawmaker from the pro-Russian Opposition Bloc, which was banned in Ukraine shortly after the start of Russia's full-scale war, and sponsor of the Moscow-backed church in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian president on Saturday asked the world's Orthodox spiritual leader to bless the creation of a Ukrainian church that would be independent of the powerful Moscow patriarchate. The request ...

According to a report by Ukrainska Pravda, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said in a recent interview that while no visit was confirmed ...

However, the date of the visit is not yet known, states the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, according to Radio Svoboda. The pope received an invitation to ...

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A church in Palmerton gleamed in the charm and splendor of Jesus’ birth on Christmas. Beautifully adorned in Christmas decorations, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, 101 Lehigh Ave., is a ...

Here are the key developments on the 1,064th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia poses an existential threat to the EU’s security, says foreign policy chief Kallas.

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. Ukrainian forces described a different kind ...

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country fighting to take over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official ...

Pope Francis is planning to visit Ukraine in 2025. Source: Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), in an interview with Radio Liberty Details: Francis has received ...