Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine marked the International Day of Charity with a message on social media highlighting the power of mercy, kindness, and good works as forces of healing and resilience, particularly in times of war. “Charity takes many forms of expression, but what they all have…| Orthodox Times (en)
by Konstantinos Menyktas The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches, founded in 1996 and representing all religious denominations in Ukraine, has voiced strong opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reported demands concerning the protection of the Russian Church in Ukraine, that is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) under Metropolitan Onufriy. In a…| Orthodox Times (en)
On the occasion of the name day of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Metropolitan Epifaniy of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine extended heartfelt congratulations and blessings through a social media message. The Metropolitan addressed the Patriarch as a devoted servant of God and a steadfast leader in the global Orthodox community. Metropolitan…| Orthodox Times (en)
On November 30, 2024, the day of the memory of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine led the Divine Liturgy in the St. Theodosius Stavropegial Monastery in Kyiv. Metropolitan Simeon of Vinnytsia and Barskyi, Metropolitan Yevstratiy of Bilotserkiv, Archbishop Lavrentiy of Luhansk and…| Orthodox Times (en)
On November 15, 2024, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine presided over the Feast of St. Paisius Velichkovsky, the heavenly patron of Poltava, by leading the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Poltava. The service at the Church of St. Paisius was concelebrated by Metropolitan Ioan of…| Orthodox Times (en)
Effective September 1, 2024, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine has appointed the members of the Holy Synod for the winter synodal period, which runs from September 1, 2024, to February 28, 2025. In addition to the Presiding and permanent members—Metropolitan Makary of Lviv and Metropolitan Simeon of Vinnytsia…| Orthodox Times (en)