Posts Tagged ‘Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU)’

Ukraine advances ban on Moscow-linked Orthodox Church

Monday, July 22nd, 2024

Ukraine is progressing towards banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), a move that Moscow sees as an attack on religious freedom. On Thursday, the Ukrainian parliament’s Committee for Humanitarian Affairs and Information Policy approved a draft law. This aims to protect national security and religious freedom. The legislative initiative was first adopted last October. It Read more

Ukraine sees religious growth surge amid conflict

Monday, June 10th, 2024
Religious growth

Ukraine has experienced a surge in religious growth since February 2022. The number of registered religious organisations has climbed by over 3,000, according to Kyiv’s State Service on Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience. The increase brings the total number of religious organisations in Ukraine to 36,195. A key change is the movement of around 1,000 Read more