The Zhytomyr Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) says Metropolitan Vissarion of Ovruch and Korosten, Hierarch of the Russian Church in Ukraine, is putting pressure on priests who joined the newly created OCU since the unification council and the creation of the local OCU, independent from Russia’s Orthodox Church.
UNIAN: Priests joining new Ukraine Orthodox church are under pressure
Priests of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine attend an enthronement ceremony at the Saint Sophia's Cathedral on Feb. 3, 2019, in Kyiv.
