Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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😢Two churches in Kramatorsk were severely damaged by Russian attacks. On 25 October, the Church of the Protection of the Mother of God and Saint Nicholas Church were damaged as a result of Russian attacks upon the frontline city. 🔗Video, photos: uoc-news.church/2026/10/25/t… #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Christianity #religious #religion #Church #Ukraine️ #Donbas #Kramatorsk #war #conflict #attack #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #damaged #DAMAGE #frontline #NewsUpdate #news #October25 #October2026

😢On 16 October, Kharkiv’s Church of the Nativity of the Baptist of the Lord, John, was damaged as a result of an attack upon the city. None of the people on the territory of the church was hurt. Icons were damaged inside. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/25/k… #UOC #Orthodox #Christianity #Christian #Church #religious #religion #Ukraine #Kharkiv #AttackOnChristians #attack #damage #Condolences #shrine #news #October

😢On the night of 22 October, Kyiv’s Monastery of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple was damaged as a result of a Russian attack. According to the monastery’s administration, wreckage of a UAV hit it at 3:05 a.m. The incident has not hindered prayer life. 🔗Photos: uoc-news.church/2026/10/22/k… #UOC #Orthodox #ChristianPrayer #Christian #Christianity #Church #monastery #religious #religion #Ukraine #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiaWar #war #UAV #drone #attack #Kyiv #conflict #hostilities #DAMAGE #damaged #Building #city #news #NewsForYou #October22 #October2026 #Windows #Medical #Prayer #prayers #life

☦️Hundreds of the faithful have prayerfully celebrated the 25th anniversary of the canonisation of St Alexius of Carpathian Rus’. UOC hierarchs, clergy, monastics, and believers took part in the joint prayer. Prayers for peace in Ukraine were offered up. 🔗More, photos: uoc-news.church/2026/10/22/h… #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Christianity #Church #monastery #prayer #prayers #worship #Ukraine #celebration #Celebración #anniversary #Brotherhood #Transcarpathia #saint #SPIRITUAL #joy #SpiritualGrowth #holiness #Gratitude #FaithInGod #Faith #peace #monastics #believers #faithful #ReligiousNews #religious #religion #NewsForYou #news

🙏Metropolitan Onufriy of Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv has expressed condolences to the relatives of the victims of a Russian attack upon Nova Vodolaha. The victims include two girls: one-year-old Anhelina and an eleven-year-old child. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/20/m… #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #ChristianPrayer #Church #Ukraine️ #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineRussianWar #Kharkiv #religious #religion #Tragedia #tragedy #Condolences #attacks #war #conflict #Victims #grief #loss #Pray #prayer #prayers #children #recovery #memory #news #October #October2026 #painful #pain #Mercy #Peace

😢On 17 October, the UOC Church of the Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign, located in Kherson, was damaged by a Russian airstrike. The guided bomb unit damaged tower blocks, and its blast wave disfigured the façade of the church and broke its windows. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/18/k… #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Church #ReligiousNews #religious #religion #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineRussianWar #Ukraine #kherson #AttackOnChristians #damage #architecture #building #war #conflict #Victims #support #prayers #prayer #October17 #October17th #October2026 #17Octubre #17octobre #17oct26 #17october2026 #17octobre2026 #NEWSTORY #news

😢St John the Theologian Church in Dnipropetrovsk region has been destroyed by a Russian attack. The attack with four guided bomb units resulted in significant damage to the village of Slovianka. Its consequences include the destruction of the church. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/16/s… #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Christianity #Church #faith #religion #religious #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #Dnipro #WarinUkraine #UkraineWar #conflict #war #hostilities #attack #damage #destruction #historical #building #village #Cossack #history #news

☦️The funeral service for a late defender of Ukraine and altar server at St Mark Church, Junior Sergeant Yevhen Prus, was performed in Kyiv. The soldier was 39 years old. Eternal memory to soldier Yevhen! 🔗Photos: uoc-news.church/2026/10/16/t… #UOC #Orthodox #ChristianFaith #Christian #Christianity #Church #faith #religious #religion #funeral #prayer #prayers #farewell #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineWar #WarinUkraine #Kyiv #soldier #sergeant #ArmedForces #army #serviceman #defender #condolences #spiritual #news #October16 #war #conflict #hostilities #eternal #memory #Heaven

🖌️An international exhibition dedicated to the 975th anniversary of the first mention of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra has been opened in Odesa. It includes works by painters from Ukraine, the USA, Great Britain, Lithuania, Georgia, Bulgaria, China, Israel, etc. 🔗Photos, paintings: uoc-news.church/2026/10/16/i… #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Christianity #monastery #Church #religion #religious #faith #Ukraine #Odesa #exhibition #paintings #art #culture #history #spiritual #spirituality #historical #Cultural #CulturalHeritage #event #international #anniversary #artistic #USA #Britain #Lithuania #Georgia #Bulgaria #China #Israel #Germany #Italy #Switzerland #countries #diplomats #diplomatic #heritage #science #news #October #NewsWave

🇬🇪Metropolitan Serhiy of Ternopil and Kremenets has taken part in the Georgian Prime Minister’s meeting with church delegations. The international symposium ‘God, Homeland, Man’ is ongoing in Tbilisi with the participation of scholars and clergymen. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/14/m… @PM_Kobakhidze @GovernmentGeo #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Christians #Christianity #Church #religion #faith #religious #Georgia #Tbilisi #meeting #international #symposium #anniversary #delegation #invitation #spiritual #values #country #PrimeMinister #news #October

☦️The ruling bishop of the UOC Vicariate of Western Europe, Bishop Veniamin of Boiarka, has taken part in the consecration of a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Germany. The divine service was led by Metropolitan Joanikije of Montenegro and the Littoral. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/13/t… @Infosluzbaspc #UOC #Orthodox #ChristianLiving #ChristianFaith #Christian #Christianity #Church #monastery #religious #religion #faith #Germany #Serbia #Ukraine #German #Serbian #Ukrainian #Europe #event #worship #city #Montenegro #clergy #priest #bishop #news #octobre #October

🤝Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Shio III has received a UOC delegation on the occasion of an anniversary celebration. During the meeting, Patriarch Shio III wished Ukrainians peace, patience, and the overcoming of trouble in ecclesiastical life. 🔗Details: uoc-news.church/2026/10/12/c… #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Christians #Christianity #Church #religious #religion #faith #Georgia #Georgian #Ukraine #Ukrainian #delegation #visit #anniversary #celebration #Celebración #peace #patience #keepsake #meeting #reception #esteem #international #hardship #prayer #prayers #believers #people #NewsX #news #12Oct2026 #wishes

🎓The Kharkiv Theological Seminary has held an International Academic Conference ‘Current Issues of Theology and Church History’. The event was a forum for exchanging academic experience, discussing current theological issues, and enhancing cooperation among researchers. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/12/t… #UOC #Orthodox #OrthodoxChristians #Orthodoxy #Christian #Christians #Christianity #religion #ReligiousNews #religious #FaithBased #faith #theology #Church #history #anniversary #research #academic #academia #EducationNews #Educación #education #educational #institution #traditions #exhibition #forum #knowledge #discussion #awards #cooperation #Ukraine #Kharkiv #Octobre #October #NewsX #international #conference

🚨Another active fighter against the UOC has turned out to be a thief and corrupt official. A former acting Head of the Administration of the President of Ukraine, Serhii Pashynskyi, has pleaded guilty of abuse of power and participation in a criminal organisation. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/07/a… @nab_ukr #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Christianity #Church #Ukraine #Ukrainian #administration #corruption #corrupción #deal #criminal #organisation #official #investigation #Investigación #INVESTIGACIÓN #case #military #servicemen #soldiers #believers #statement #rights #spiritual #care #news #priest #power #abuse

🇺🇦Andrii Demchyk, Ukrainian soldier and UOC believer, awarded Order For Courage and Prince’s Cross of Hero posthumously. The award was presented to the late serviceman’s brother, Mitred Archpriest Oleksandr Demchyk, a cleric of St Nicholas Church in Putyla, Bukovina. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/06/a… #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Christianity #Church #priest #prayer #believers #Ukraine #UkraineWar #WarinUkraine #award #Courage #soldier #military #defence #defense #memory #serviceman #servicemen #soldiers #order #NewsToday #heroism

❗️A bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine, Vitalii Kryvytskyi, has called the state’s actions on the seizure of the UOC’s property unjust. According to him, although the UOC is regarded as 'Moscow's subsidiary', most of the church defends Ukraine. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/04/b… @VaticanNews @Pontifex @cnalive @EWTNews @EWTN #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Christians #Church #RomanCatholic #Catholic #bishop #Ukraine #religion #religious #Lavra #monastery #faith #Kyiv #property #state #Policy #authorities #seizure #justice #government #persecution #news #interview #journal #American #defence #defense

😢The Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Kyiv’s Podil was damaged by a Russian attack upon the city. ‘The enemy has done damage to a shrine which is a place of prayer, hope, and spiritual foundation for many Kyivans’, notes the rector, Archpriest Valeriy Kravets. 🔗uoc-news.church/2026/10/03/t… #UOC #Orthodox #Christian #Church #prayer #Ukraine #Kyiv #WarinUkraine #conflict #attack #damage #shrine #hope #priest #spiritual #city #news #UkraineWar