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Pochayiv Lavra Found Affiliated with Russian Orthodox Church

The State Service of Ukraine on Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience confirmed that the Pochayiv Holy Dormition Lavra shows signs of affiliation with the Russian Orthodox Church. It is a structural unit of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) and is part of the Kyiv Metropolis of the UOC, which has been recognized in Ukraine as affiliated with a banned foreign religious organization.

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Now Ethnopolicy Authority Confirms Ties of Pochaiv Lavra with the Russian Orthodox Church

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    Ethnopolicy Authority Confirms Ties of Pochaiv Lavra with the Russian Orthodox Church

    The State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolicy and Freedom of Conscience has identified new signs of affiliation of the Pochaiv Lavra with the Russian Orthodox Church.

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