The Holy Synod accepted Archbishop John, head of Western European Archdiocese, as well as the clergy and parishes wishing to follow him as part of the Russian Church.
A raider attack on the UOC church in the village of Priputni, Chernigov Region, ended up with hospitalization of the parishioner.
The OCU is a “church” that does not exist from the canonical point of view, consisting of canon breakers, Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus believes.
The clergy of the Greek Church published an open letter on the “Ukrainian issue” urging its hierarchs not to recognize OCU contrary to the position of other Churches.
The SBI opened criminal proceedings for forgery against the ex-official of the Ministry of Culture Andrei Yurash in the case of Archpriest Viktor Zemlianoy.
