The head of external relations of the Russian Orthodox Church says a decision about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church made by the synod of the Constantinople Patriarchate has forced the Moscow Patriarchate to end its unity with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the Istanbul-based spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians.
RFE/RL: Russian church official says ‘impossible’ to remain united with Ecumenical Patriarchate
Patriarch Filaret (C) of the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Orthodox Church blesses a believer during a religious procession in Kyiv on July 28, 2018, marking the 1030th anniversary of the Christianization of Kyivan Rus.
