Thousands of UOC believers greet Primate of American Church in Chernivtsi
Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada in Chernivtsi. 1.06.2024. Photo: screenshot of the Facebook video of the Chernivtsi Eparchy
On June 1, 2024, the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, arrived in Ukraine for an official visit. The Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Eparchy of the UOC published a video on Facebook showing the solemn meeting of His Beatitude Tikhon near the temple dedicated to the Holy Spirit in Chernivtsi.
Thousands of Orthodox believers from Bukovyna and dozens of clergy welcomed the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America.
His Beatitude was accompanied by Metropolitan Meletiy of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna.
It is known that Metropolitan Tikhon will visit monasteries and temples of the UOC in a number of western Ukrainian dioceses and will stay in Ukraine until June
As reported by the UOJ, the Primate of the OCA appealed to the U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom because of the UOC.
Read also
TRC abducts rector of community in Sutkivtsi, Khmelnytskyi region
Archpriest Volodymyr Stefanyshyn has already been taken to a military training ground.
Church celebrates feast of Holy Foremost Apostles Peter and Paul
On July 12, the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul, the Apostles' Fast (Peter's Fast) comes to an end for Orthodox Christians.
UGCC cleric criticizes OCU head for awarding Greek Catholic officials
Hieromonk Yustyn Boiko of the Lviv Archeparchy called the awarding of church honors to officials a profanation and cited the example of an OCU order presented to a Greek Catholic official.
Expert who found no defamation in Dumenko’s remarks to face disciplinary action
An Interior Ministry research center has confirmed disciplinary measures against the expert whose findings supported what the Metropolitan’s representatives described as unfounded accusations by the OCU head against Metropolitan Theodosiy.
European Parliament condemns forced Islamization of children in Pakistan
The European Parliament has called on Pakistan to establish a mechanism to protect Christian families.
Church of the Presentation damaged by shelling in Russia’s Kursk Region
The newly built church in the village of Kulbaki, Glushkovo District, was completely gutted by fire after being struck by a projectile.