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    1. Ukraine: New Orthodox church gains independence from Moscow

      Ukraine: new Orthodox church gains independence from Moscow This is a follow-up to this previous article: Ukraine announced the leader of a new national church on Saturday, marking an historic...

      Ukraine: new Orthodox church gains independence from Moscow

      This is a follow-up to this previous article: Ukraine announced the leader of a new national church on Saturday, marking an historic split from Russia which its leaders see as vital to the country’s security and independence. It seems it wasn't sufficient for the Ukraine Orthodox Church to choose its own leader; its independence (or autocephaly) had to be formally decreed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

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