James George Jatras
Breaking Ukraine’s spiritual ties with Russia is at least as important to breaking of political ties and enlisting Ukraine as part of NATO’s anti-Russian deployment.
He served the Church as a hierarch for 47 years and was distinguished as an expert in Athonite chanting:
The planned visit has reportedly provoked strong reactions within the Sacred Community, particularly given the ongoing persecution of clergy, monastics, and faithful of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Zelensky government.
Her statement came on the eve of the first court session in Ukraine’s legal case against the Church, which seeks to ban and dismantle the central administration and the entire Kiev Metropolia of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The session, originally scheduled for September 30, was postponed until October 30 due to the illness of one of the judges.
Orthodox faithful of various nationalities attended the Liturgy, demonstrating the supranational character of the Orthodox Church.