OCU parishioners in Kosmach sue each other over December 25 service
Parishioners of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine at the church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Kosmach on December 25, 2025. Photo: Suspilne
The Kosiv District Court has ordered police to open criminal proceedings over the obstruction of a Christmas service on December 25, 2025, at an OCU church in the village of Kosmach, Ivano-Frankivsk Region. This is stated in a ruling of the Kosiv District Court, Suspilne. Ivano-Frankivsk reports.
Disagreements over the date of celebrating Christmas in the community of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul resulted in the fact that no services took place either in December or in January.
As a result, police are required to enter into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations information about an alleged criminal offense under Part 1 of Article 161 and Part 1 of Article 180, concerning the group of believers who opposed holding the service on December 25.
As the UOJ previously reported, in Kosmach, OCU parishioners quarreled over the date of celebrating Christmas.
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