Ukraine reclaims Kyiv cathedral amid church dispute

Ukraine reclaims Kyiv cathedral amid church dispute
(Bela Szandelszky/AP)

The Ukrainian government has taken the main cathedral of the revered historic monastery from the church previously affiliated with Moscow’s patriarchate and allowed its Ukrainian rival to use it for Orthodox Christmas services.

The move comes as the long-running tensions between the two churches exacerbated amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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