Session of UOC Holy Synod begins in Feofaniya on October 23, 2024
A session of the Holy Synod of the UOC on October 23, 2024, in Feofaniya. Photo: UOC
On October 23, 2024, in the residence of the Primate of the UOC at the St. Panteleimon Women's Monastery in Feofaniya, a session of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church began, reports the UOC Information and Education Department.
The session is being chaired by His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphriy of Kyiv and All Ukraine.
During the Synod's proceedings, the hierarchs will address issues related to the ecclesiastical life of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
As previously reported by the UOJ, before the session began, the members of the Holy Synod prayed during the Divine Liturgy, which was celebrated by the Primate in the Church of All Saints.
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