An extraordinary meeting of the leadership of the Church of Greece decided on October 12 to recognize the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), making it the first of the Eastern Orthodox churches to take such a step.
RFE/RL: In a first, Greek Church recognizes Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Metropolitan Epiphanius, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, leads the Orthodox Christmas service in St. Sophia on Jan. 7, 2019, in Kyiv.
