After many years of labor and prayers, the Georgian Orthodox parish community of St. Vakhtang Gorgasali has acquired its own church building.
The Parliament had originally passed the legislation in third reading in April, prompting Karis to refuse promulgation later that month. In June, the Parliament adopted an amended version, which the president has now rejected again.
A group of faithful Ukrainian Orthodox Christians who have maintained vigils at the Kiev Caves Lavra for over two years have issued a public statement of support for His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry following President Zelensky’s decision to revoke the beloved primate’s Ukrainian citizenship.
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia’s Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary, a National Historic Site in Herkimer County, finds itself at the center of controversy as Terra-Gen Energy moves forward with plans for a massive wind farm that would surround the monastery property.
KyivPride held its annual “Pride Month” events last year, including “Kyiv Pride Park” on the eve of the great feast of Pentecost. Earlier, an LGBT film festival opened in Kiev on Holy Friday and ran through Pascha and Bright Week.