First service in Ukrainian in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in centuries was held on Orthodox Chirstmas
First service in Ukrainian in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in centuries was held on Orthodox Chirstmas

This morning, the first service of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine was held in the Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra.

Until the end of 2022, the most important shrine for Orthodoxy was completely controlled by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate.

More about how the Christmas service went and about the struggle of confessions for the Lavra