“No” from Metropolitan Onufriy on severing the UOC’s connection with Moscow
By Efi Efthimiou The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC – Moscow Patriarchate) has formally announced its refusal to comply with legislation ...
Sunday, January 18, 2026
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What Putin asked Trump regarding the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine (UOC)
By Efi Efthimiou Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, to push for Russian to be ...
UOC Hierarchs call on President Zelenskyy to reverse citizenship revocation of Metropolitan Onufriy
In an open letter to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, numerous hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) have expressed their "sincere ...
What was Metropolitan Onufriy’s response to the revocation of his citizenship
Metropolitan Onufriy explained that he had only a passport of a citizen of Ukraine. It was emphasised by the Head ...
Ukrainian authorities revoked Ukrainian citizenship of Metropolitan Onufriy of the UOC
By Efi Efthymiou The Ukrainian authorities have revoked the Ukrainian citizenship of Metropolitan Onufriy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). ...
Scenes of shame among Orthodox in Ukraine – Who will intervene?
By Efi Efthymiou The recent events in Chernivtsi painfully stress the deadlock in which Orthodoxy in Ukraine currently finds itself, ...
What sources from Phanar and Kyiv reveal to Orthodox Times about the situation in Ukraine
by Efi Efthimiou Particularly revealing about the current state of the Orthodox community in Ukraine is information that has come ...
Onufriy on the third anniversary of the 2022 Council: We possess all the marks of canonical independence from Moscow
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) celebrated the third anniversary of its Council with a Divine Liturgy officiated by Metropolitan Onufriy ...
Metropolitan Onufriy: After May 27, 2022, we are no longer part of the Patriarchate of Moscow
Metropolitan Onufriy has issued a message marking the three-year anniversary of the historic Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), ...
Holy Synod of UOC decides to celebrate 1700th anniversary of First Ecumenical Council
On 19 March 2025, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), under Metropolitan Onufriy, decided that it would ...
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