The Latest Breaking News from Ukrainian Orthodox Church

For years a vocal minority at Saint Nicholas' parish in the middle-class Kyiv commuter town of Irpin resisted calls to split from their spiritual fathers in Moscow.

A branch of Ukraine's Orthodox Church that remained loyal to Moscow after a 2019 schism has said it will break with the Russian church over the country's invasion of Ukraine.

The top-ranking Ukrainian Catholic cleric in the United States is warning that religious minorities stand to be “crushed” if Russia gains control of Ukraine

Wearing crisp, olive-green robes and a towering, white head covering embroidered with the somber face of Jesus, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, addressed the faithful from an ornate 10,000-seat cathedral in Moscow.

The Ukrainan Orthodox Church held services throughout the country on Sunday, March 13, despite ongoing attacks in Ukraine by Russian forces. While worshippers pray for peace, the church's 7,000 priests are volunteering with the army and humanitarian aid efforts. FRANCE 24's James André and Jonathan Walsh report from a service…

As Russia amasses troops on the Ukrainian border in preparation for a potential invasion, tensions between the two countries are also playing out through a conflict in the Orthodox Church.