Western Christmas - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 27 Nov 2017 04:14:08 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Western Christmas - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Ukraine defies Russia over Christmas https://cathnews.co.nz/2017/11/27/ukraine-defies-russia-christmas/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 06:55:11 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=102673 Despite Russia saying making 25 December a public holiday is forbidden, the parliament in Ukraine has voted to add the Western Christmas day to its list of public holidays. Ukraine's Catholic church is welcoming the vote. The Orthodox Christmas Day is celebrated on 7 January. The addition of 25 December to the list of public Read more

Ukraine defies Russia over Christmas... Read more]]> Despite Russia saying making 25 December a public holiday is forbidden, the parliament in Ukraine has voted to add the Western Christmas day to its list of public holidays.

Ukraine's Catholic church is welcoming the vote.

The Orthodox Christmas Day is celebrated on 7 January.

The addition of 25 December to the list of public holidays has been condemned by Ukraine's largest Orthodox church, which is linked to Russia's Moscow Patriarchate. Read more

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