Old Believers and other Orthodox

  • 13 December 2011, 09:10 | Religious holidays and traditions | 

    Christians Celebrate Day of St. Andrew the First-called Apostle

    On December 13 Christians living according to the Julian Calendar honor the memory of St. Andrew the First-called Apostle. Ukrainians honor Apostle Andrew in a special way as he is considered to be the one who brought Christianity to the "Hills of Kyiv."

  • 4 March 2011, 09:53 | Old Believers and other Orthodox | 

    General Council of Old Believers prepared

    Head of Old Believers of Ukraine leads the process of preparing the General Council of Old Believers.

  • 10 January 2011, 13:22 | Temples, church property | 

    Old Believers' Cathedral in Chernivtsi Oblast falling into disrepair

    A unique church, the Cathedral of Assumption of Old Believers, in the Chernivtsi Oblast is falling into disrepair. The parishioners have no funds to maintain the monument of national significance and the local authorities and the state provide no necessary help.

  • 26 October 2010, 14:28 | Old Believers and other Orthodox | 

    New Bishop of Russian True Orthodox Church Ordained in Odesa

    On October 21-22, in Odesa, at an extraordinary session of the Hierarchical Synod of the Russian True Orthodox Church (RTOC), senior priest of the Vinnytsia parish of the RTOC, Hieromonk Savatii (Beskorovainyh), was ordained a new bishop of the RTOC.

  • 30 September 2010, 10:46 | Religion and society | 

    Ukrainians Celebrate the Feast of Faith, Hope, Love, and their Mother Sophia

    On the last day of the first month of autumn, the 30th of September, the Christians who follow the Julian Calendar, celebrate the feast of Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia. In Ukraine, this day is a double holy day: since 2009, the Day of Adoption has been marked at the state level.