Dispute Within Orthodox Church Could Deepen Conflict in Ukraine
2,818 views · Published 18 December 2018 · 2:35 · Indexed 11 October 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2018 · News & Politics
Ukraine has elected the head of a newly unified Orthodox Church, following a split from the Russian Orthodox Church, announced Saturday. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has hailed the move as an important safeguard against future Russian aggression. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has condemned Ukraine's church split from the Russian Orthodox church in October and calls it uncanonical. VOA's Zlatica Hoke reports. Originally published at - https://www.voanews.com/a/4705265.html
