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Ukrainians defy Moscow with first Dec 25 Christmas
Many Ukrainians will on Monday celebrate Christmas Day on Dec. 25 for the first time, after the government changed the date from the Orthodox Church observance of Jan. 7 in a snub to Russia.
Ukraine passed a law in July moving the celebration to Dec. 25, the day when most of the Christian world marks Christmas.
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Spain seizes ancient gold jewelry stolen from Ukraine
Spanish police said on Oct. 23 they have seized centuries-old gold artefacts worth over 60 million euros ($64 million) that were stolen and taken out of Ukraine illegally.
The 11 pieces, including necklaces, bracelets and earrings, were displayed at a Kiev museum between 2009 and 2013, and were smuggled out of Ukraine before 2016, police said in a statement.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is moving to a New Calendar
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is moving to a new calendar with a decision of the Synod, Ukrinform reported, citing BBC Ukraine.
"The Orthodox Church of Ukraine - the most popular religious organization in the country, has approved the complete transition to the new calendar," an official announcement states.
Day 417 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Second Easter for Kyiv in Conditions of War
"The war broke out. The consequences will be tragic"
Zakharova, commenting on Kyiv's plans to expel the clergy from the Pochayev Lavra, called it "a new stage in the religious war".
"The new phase of the religious war in Ukraine initiated by the Kyiv regime will, of course, not lead to anything good. The consequences will be tragic," she said at a briefing on Thursday.
Cyprus’ new archbishop enthroned, no Russian clerics attend
The head of Cyprus' Orthodox Church Archbishop Georgios formally assumed his new duties Sunday following an enthronement ceremony evoking the splendor of centuries of Byzantine tradition before an audience of clergy from around the world with the notable exception of the Russian church.
Day 318 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Attacks continue despite Christmas and the “Ceasefire”
Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
Ukraine celebrates Christmas, the shelling does not stop
Ukraine celebrates Christmas, the first since the beginning of the war.
Dispute between orthodox Russians, Ukrainians in Antalya
A new dispute has occurred between the Russian and Ukrainian patriarchs in the southern province of Antalya as the citizens of both countries living in the city do not want to share the same churches.
Antalya, which hosts many migrants from both countries fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war, has also become one of the meeting areas of divisions within the Orthodox church.
Op-Ed: The Ukrainian Church of shelters and catacombs, the geopolitics of Eastern Orthodoxy
By Evangelos Venizelos*
In the wake of the Russian attack and the war in Ukraine, the arguments heard in 2018-2019 regarding the granting of autocephaly [independence from the Moscow Patriarchate] to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine came to the surface once more, mainly due to a speech by Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine might Ban the Russian Orthodox Church and Take All of its Property and Money
A bill banning the Russian Orthodox Church has been submitted to Ukraine's parliament, the country's media reported.