Lawyer reports when next court hearings regarding Lavra cases to take place
Entrance to the Lower Lavra. Photo: UOC
In Kyiv, court hearings regarding two cases related to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra will be held soon, as reported on his Telegram channel by the monastery's lawyer, Fr Nikita Chekman.
On 24 October at 11:00 a.m. the Northern Economic Court of Appeal will hold a court hearing on the termination of the agreement on the use of the Lower Lavra by the monastery.
The court hearing on the eviction of the monks is scheduled for 12:00, November 7.
"We ask for holy prayers and support!" the priest wrote.
As the UOJ wrote, the court granted the judge's recusal in the case of eviction of the brethren from the Lavra.
Read also
UOC lawyer explains why Kyiv Regional Council’s decision is unlawful
Archpriest Mykyta Chekman, a lawyer representing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, has outlined the legal grounds on which he believes the Kyiv Regional Council’s resolution concerning the UOC violates Ukraine’s Constitution.
Kyiv Council urges authorities to foster transfer of UOC parishes to OCU
The Kyiv Regional Council has effectively instructed local authorities to administratively assist the transfer of UOC parishes in the Kyiv region to the OCU.
Zaluzhnyi prays at London UGCC cathedral on anniversary of war’s outbreak
Zaluzhnyi and Britain's Defense Minister came to a Uniate cathedral.
Paris police break up peaceful protest against euthanasia
Outside the National Assembly in Paris, police cracked down on opponents of euthanasia legalization and took several activists into custody.
Family of Kyiv priest abducted by TRC says they have lost contact with him
Relatives of Archpriest Yaroslav Kruhlenko say they have been unable to reach him since he was detained by officers of the TRC and have no information about where he is being held.
Penitential canon read at Zabolottia’s persecuted UOC parish
The Orthodox community of St. Elijah on Bukovyna, deprived of its church in May 2025, is serving the services of Great Lent in a renovated space adapted for prayer.