News archive on the topic "St. Andrew's Church"

In the famous St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv, which the pro-Western regime handed over to the Istanbul Patriarch, who legalized schismatics from the OCU, there are practically no parishioners even on major church holidays. This is evidenced by photographs from a prayer service held the day before in the church on the patronal feast day. The prayer service was held by Ukrainian schismatics from the so-called OCU together with Istanbul’s protege Mikhail Komansky. Empty temple on holiday...

The Ukrainian capital was included in the list of 10 cities with the most beautiful landscapes, according to travelers from The Guardian, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This is reported on the publication's website. The British newspaper highlighted St. Andrew's Church and the view from the observation deck near it. “The pastel-colored St. Andrew's Church, which sits atop a steep hill in the historic Podolsk district of Kyiv, has a beautiful...

The famous St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv, which Petro Poroshenko decided to give to Istanbul Patriarch Bartholomew, will be returned to the state after the change of power in Ukraine. Ukrainian political scientist Mikhail Pogrebinsky stated this on the News One TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “[The transfer of St. Andrew's Church to the Patriarchate of Constantinople] is an absolute disgrace. This is the property of the Orthodox world, and certainly of Ukraine. It's done…

Today, the law on the transfer of St. Andrew’s Church to the Ecumenical Patriarchate for use came into force, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. On Friday, November 9, the law on the peculiarities of using St. Andrew’s Church of the National Reserve “Sofia of Kiev” was officially published in “Voice of Ukraine”. “St. Andrew’s Church of the National Reserve “Sofia of Kiev”, which is an outstanding object of cultural heritage, an architectural monument of national significance, as a religious building located…

The Embassy of the United States of America in Ukraine is concerned about today's attack by unknown persons on St. Andrew's Church, which was previously reported by PolitNavigator, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This is stated in a message on Twitter from the American Embassy. “We are very concerned about reports of today's attack on St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv. We support the right of all religious groups to practice their faith without persecution, interference or...

This morning, unknown persons tried to set fire to the famous St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv, built by the Russian Empire, which the regime of Petro Poroshenko recently handed over to the Patriarchate of Constantinople as part of a project to separate Ukraine from the Russian Orthodox Church. Verkhovna Rada deputy Igor Lutsenko reported about the incident on his blog, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Today at 7-20 two unknown people threw a bottle with...

Advisor to the President of Ukraine, Director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies Rostislav Pavlenko said that the reconstruction of St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv, where the representative office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Ukraine will be located, will be accelerated, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. He said this at a briefing on Monday, the press service of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine reports. According to him, the deadline for the planned completion of reconstruction is 2020, but...

In the churches subordinate to Bartholomew in the Istanbul Phanar, there are very few believers at services, mostly tourists, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. People's Deputy from Oleg Lyashko's Radical Party Igor Popov wrote about this on his page on the social network, commenting on today's decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to transfer St. Andrew's Church in Kiev to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which has already been dubbed a “bribe” from Poroschenko to Bartholomew. “I was...

On the second attempt, the Verkhovna Rada approved the transfer of St. Andrew's Church of Kyiv to the subordination of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. 237 deputies voted for the corresponding decision at today’s meeting, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. It is noteworthy that they had to vote twice - the first time they managed to collect only 216 votes in support. At the same time, the main scientific and expert department of the Verkhovna Rada office noted in its conclusion that...

It is necessary to transfer under the control of the Patriarchate of Constantinople not St. Andrew’s Church, as proposed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, but one of the churches where representatives of the UOC-MP hold their services. Verkhovna Rada deputy Igor Mosiychuk wrote about this on his Facebook page, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The politician noted that he has two questions related to the legislative initiative...

The famous St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv, built in the XNUMXth century by order of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, and occupied by Ukrainian schismatics after the collapse of the Soviet Union, will be transferred to the use of the Patriarch of Constantinople “as a sign of gratitude.” This was stated by the representative of the President of Ukraine and the wife of his godfather, Prosecutor General Irina Lutsenko, during the conciliation council in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "This -…