Orthodox Church of Ukraine not beholden to any political force, Epiphanius says

Senator Chuck Grassley on Putin’s Manipulation of the Russian Orthodox Church On September 19, 2025, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, delivered floor remarks highlighting Free Russia Foundation’s report, “The Russian Orthodox Church and the War.” In his speech, Senator Grassley emphasized how the Moscow Patriarchate has been transformed into a political instrument of the Kremlin—blessing Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, spreading propaganda, persecuting other

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra to host services in Ukrainian as Epiphanius vows monastery will remain open