Court declares null and void "transfer" of Konstantinovka church to KP

On December 4, the Gorlovka eparchy of the UOC gained another victory in court in the case of the confessional affiliation of the Sretensky Church of Konstantinovka, writes the website of the eparchy.

It is reported that the Donetsk Economic Court of Appeal in Kharkov declared null and void the decision of the parish meeting of the Sretensky Church of July 10, 2015 on the religious affiliation.

Representatives of the UOC-KP have the right to appeal against the decision in the Kiev Court of Appeal within 20 days.

The Sretensky Church of the UOC in Konstantinovka was seized by representatives of the Kiev Patriarchate in October 2015.

Read also

Kyiv Theological Schools Begin Accepting Documents

Applicants may submit documents for full-time and part-time study until August 1, and entrance examinations are scheduled for August 3–6.

Patriarch of Bulgaria speaks about permissibility of luxury for clergy

The Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church shared that he drives used cars and has not worn a watch since his military service.

RCC condemns measures to deport migrants from EU

RCC representatives called for mercy in Europe’s migration policy, quoting Pope Leo XIV.

45 Mozambicans convert to Orthodoxy in Africa

Priest Christos Sitoe explained the essence of the Orthodox faith to the new members of the Church.

UK to establish Muslim-Jewish council against antisemitism and Islamophobia

The new council will bring together Muslim and Jewish leaders in Britain to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia.

Church commemorates St. John of Shanghai

St. John of Shanghai is venerated as one of the great ascetics of the 20th century – a missionary, man of prayer, and wonderworker.