With the approach of the Unification Council scheduled for Dec 15, th Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) clerics continue their attempts to prevent the creation of a new local Ukrainian Orthodox Church, independent from Russia.
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UNIAN: Russian clerics pursue attempts to hinder Ukraine’s path toward independent church
Policemen stand guard in front of the central entrance of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, which is the headquarter of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchy in Kyiv on Oct. 14, 2018.
