“The Lord has seen the struggle of the Ukrainian people for their independence. He has heard our prayers.” That’s how Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko described the historic announcement late on Oct. 11 that the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople had agreed to recognize the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
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Believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate take part in a march during religious processions marking the 1030th anniversary of the Day of Baptism of Kyivan Rus, on July 28 in Kyiv.
