Ukraine Schism

U.S. Assistant Sec. of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Riley Barnes and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Ukraine, Bishop Michael of Koman. Photo: Mission of the U.S. State Dept. Official Discusses Religious Freedom in Ukraine Roman Hryshchuk. Photo: Facebook OCU Cleric on Forced Church Seizures from UOC: At This Pace, We Need Another 45 Years Yana Korniychuk, who "investigated" the monastery-based school. Photo: Yana Korniychuk/Facebook 'Live in Peace': Ukrainian Orthodox School Director Issues Open Letter After Media Report Triggers Harassment A press conference was held in front of the U.S. Capitol last month as part of the Society of St. John's Day of Action. Photo: Aaron Hickman/UOJ-USA Forbes Offers No Apology to Society of St. John, Acknowledges New Article in the Works Why Moscow and Kyiv Both Persecute the UOC Why Moscow and Kyiv Both Persecute the UOC Rep. Anna Paulina Luna smiles after receiving an Orthodox icon from Society of St. John Director of Government Affairs Catherine Whiteford. Photo: Aaron Hickman/UOJ-USA Rep. Luna to Contact Vatican Over Persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox Christians Rep. Anna Paulina Luna speaks during the Society of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco's Day of Action on Capitol Hill last month. Photo: Aaron Hickman/UOJ-USA Rep. Luna Responds to UOC Appeal, Vows Action Against Forced Church Seizures in Ukraine Children walking to school at the Holosiivskyi Monastery of the UOC. Photo: Slidstvo.Info/YouTube Media Investigation Targets School Based at UOC Monastery in Kyiv Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Epiphany Dumenko. Photo: Nikos Papachristou Patr. Bartholomew Urges UOC to ‘Reconsider its Stance’ A delegation of the OCU is currently visiting the Phanar. Photo: OCU Patr. Bartholomew Promises Not to Revoke Tomos as Dumenko Seeks to 'Strengthen Church Unity' Patriarch Bartholomew signing the Tomos on January 5, 2019. Photo: BBC Dumenko: Tomos Restored Dignity After Centuries of Dependence and Hostile Subjugation By Their Fruits You Will Know Them By Their Fruits You Will Know Them The post coincides with the Ukrainian government officially changing the date of Christmas to December 25, no longer recognizing the Old Calendar celebration of the feast. Photo: SBU Posts Video Alarming Ukrainian Christians Who Celebrate Old Calendar Christmas The Forbes headline before the story was changed, and later deleted altogether. Photo: UOJ-USA Forbes Removes Inaccurate Article on Society of St. John's Day of Action From Stalin's Gulags to Zelenskyy's Raiders From Stalin's Gulags to Zelenskyy's Raiders