A priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and a deputy of the Rivne City Council from the "Rivne Razom" faction, Mykhailo Zharovskyi, has been declared wanted by the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TCRSS). This information was confirmed by the Rivne Regional TCRSS in response to a journalistic inquiry. According to the provided data, Zharovskyi has been listed as wanted since December 28, 2024.
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The first Roman pagan temple in over 1,600 years dedicated to Jupiter has been built in Poltava. The initiative belongs to the public project TEMPLVM, founded in 2009 with the aim of reviving the Roman spiritual tradition.
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The Patriarch of Jerusalem expressed readiness to provide any assistance to the Estonian Church
The Primate of the Jerusalem Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos, has expressed his readiness to provide any necessary assistance to the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church, which has recently been under increased pressure from the Estonian government. The First Hierarch said this in response to the appeal of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, which was sent to the Primates of all Local Churches in connection with the attempt to ban the EOCC. The message was published by the ROC DECR Communications Service.
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Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin spoke about the first foreign visits to be made by the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. Despite expectations and the global political agenda, the first place of the Pontiff's visit will not be Kyiv, but Nicaea, where Pope Leo will go to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.
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On May 14, 2025, in Athens, the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos, received the head of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (Metropolis of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Estonia), Metropolitan Stephen of Estonia. It is noteworthy that the meeting took place against the backdrop of the efforts of Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem to support the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church, which is being banned in Estonia, in particular, at the suggestion of local Phanar hierarchs.
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Serbian Patriarch Porfiry is convinced that the crisis that the world Orthodoxy is currently experiencing will be the basis for future unity. The First Hierarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church believes that the spirit of division currently reigning in Orthodoxy is contrary to the logic of the Gospel, so the Lord will take care to correct this situation.
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The vicar of the Chernihiv Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Archbishop Nikodim (Pustovgar) of Liubezh, said that if the Ukrainian schismatics had not received the Tomos of autocephaly in 2018, the unification with the UOC would have taken place long ago and without the problems that are present in the relationship now.
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The Khust Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has denied information circulated by blogger Vitaliy Hlahola regarding the alleged delivery of a church bell from Russia to Zakarpattia.
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On the morning of May 15, a group of individuals associated with the OCU attempted to enter the territory of the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the city of Varash.
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On May 15, executors of the Khmelnytskyi Department of the State Executive Service enforced the decision of the Krasyliv District Court to remove obstacles in the use of the Holy Resurrection Church by the OCU community.
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On Wednesday, May 14, the Estonian Parliament decided to revise the Law on Churches and Congregations in response to comments made by President Alar Karis.
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On May 15, 2025, a regular meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church was held at the Danilov Monastery in Moscow under the chairmanship of Patriarch Kirill. One of the decisions was the appointment of a new bishop for the Berdyansk Diocese, which covers areas of Zaporizhzhia region currently outside the control of the Ukrainian government.
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On the morning of May 15, in the city of Krasyliv, Khmelnytskyi region, a forced entry into the Holy Resurrection Church, belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church community, was recorded. Representatives of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) entered the church accompanied by police officers. According to eyewitnesses, the doors were broken, and believers lost access to the building.
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At the enthronement of Pope Leo XIV, which will take place on May 18 in the Vatican, the Russian Orthodox Church will be represented by Metropolitan Nestor of Korsun and Western Europe (secular name Yevgeny Sirotenko), the Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe.
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Mykola Kniazhytskyi, a member of the Ukrainian parliament from the European Solidarity party, expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that most parishes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have not yet expressed a desire to join the OCU. The deputy attributes this situation to the fact that the anti-church law No. 3894 has not yet been fully implemented.
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On June 7 and 8, 2025, Kyiv will host an LGBT festival, and a gay pride parade is scheduled for June 14.
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On May 15, 2025, Pope Leo XIV received the head of the UGCC, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, in the Vatican. The head of the UGCC invited the new pontiff to visit Ukraine.
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Metropolitan Luke seeks to recover 1 hryvnia for slander from Cherkasy mayor in court
On May 15, 2025, the Prydniprovsky District Court of Cherkasy held a hearing on the lawsuit filed by the hierarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Luke of Zaporizhzhia and Melitopol, against the mayor of Cherkasy, Anatoliy Bondarenko, and the Vikka TV channel. The hierarch sued the mayor and the TV channel for spreading slander against him. This was reported by the regional publication Vicherpno.
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The press service of the Khmelnytsky Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church issued a statement on the occasion of the seizure of the Holy Resurrection Church of the UOC in Krasyliv, Khmelnytsky region, by supporters of the OCU. The diocese notes that not only representatives of the Ukrainian schism, but also local authorities and the police took part in the seizure.
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On May 15, 2025, the municipal authorities of Chisinau decided to ban LGBT propaganda and gay pride parades in the capital of Moldova. It is noteworthy that in Moldova, more than 85% of the country's residents are categorically opposed to any propaganda of non-traditional values.
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