Orthodox Churches seek dialogue despite differing Patriarchates

The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has appealed to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for protection against local bans of the denomination.

Although the direct consequences of the break between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate seem irrelevant, unification of the orthodox denominations in Ukraine appears to be further away than ever. That is the opinion of Dagmar Heller, expert orthodoxy from the Denominational Institute of Ecumenical Studies and Research in Germany.

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has tried to distance herself from the Russian mother church in the updated statute.