Ukraine's Orthodox Church Breaks Away From Russia

Name: Ukraine's Orthodox Church Breaks Away From Russia
Uploaded: 2019-01-05 15:57:00Z
Duration: 55 s
Channel: RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service
Description: At a ceremony in Istanbul on January 5, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christianity, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople signed a decree granting autocephaly, or independence, to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine.

January 05, 2019 16:57 CET

By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service

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At a ceremony in Istanbul on January 5, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christianity, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople signed a decree granting autocephaly, or independence, to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine.