Ukrainian Orthodox Churches Face Own Crisis

It is a relatively quiet Sunday and adherents of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Kyiv Patriarch — are praying at St. Michael's Golden Domed Cathedral. Last month, the grounds of this picturesque monastic complex sheltered a field hospital and morgue for Maidan protesters battling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych.   The clergy of the Kyiv Patriarch blessed the anti-government protesters and rolled up their cassock sleeves to help build barricades themselves. But now,...

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