In Mohyliv-Podilskyi, St. Nicholas сommunity affirms its loyalty to UOC
Parishioners voting at St. Nicholas Church. Photo: Press Service of the Mohyliv-Podilskyi Eparchy
On April 12, 2025, with the blessing of Metropolitan Agapit of Mohyliv-Podilskyi and Sharhorod, the St. Nicholas parish of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Mohyliv-Podilskyi held a meeting of its religious community, during which it reaffirmed its loyalty to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the primacy of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry. This was reported by the eparchy’s press service.
The religious community undertook this action in response to ongoing provocations surrounding St. Nicholas Church in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
In doing so, the members of the parish community dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker expressed their unwavering desire to remain within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that a new UOC church in the Mohyliv-Podilskyi Eparchy was consecrated to replace one seized by the OCU.
Read also
In Pasika, Transcarpathia, priest defects to OCU while community remains in UOC
In the village of Paseka in Transcarpathia, believers discussed the future fate of their church.
In Sumy, Presentation Church of UOC damaged by shelling
In the Sumy Eparchy, the walls and fence of the Presentation Church were damaged as a result of shelling, but divine services continue.
Ukraine loses almost 98% of cases at European Court of Human Rights
According to the ECtHR’s 2025 report, nearly all complaints against Ukraine end with findings of human rights violations.
UOC Chancellor on Kyiv Council decision targeting UOC: Obvious lawlessness
Metropolitan Anthony said the document adopted by the Kyiv Regional Council violates the Constitution, interferes with freedom of religion, and exceeds the body’s authority.
In Finland, Constantinopolitan Church hierarch convicted of fraud
A Finnish court found the former archbishop of the Constantinople Patriarchate guilty of manipulating state subsidies and committing financial violations.
His Beatitude: Pure faith is the only path to soul salvation
On the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, the Primate of the UOC urged the faithful not to tailor faith to human reasoning and passions, and reminded them of the significance of the Ecumenical Councils.