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Ukrainian church leaders praise Pope Leo for ‘very European’ stance on Russia Ukraine war

Ukrainian church leaders praise Pope Leo for ‘very European’ stance on Russia Ukraine war

Thursday, January 8, 2026
A LEADER of Ukraine’s Moscow-linked Orthodox Church (UOC) has condemned Patriarch Kirill of Moscow’s “selective compassion” towards war victims. “Ukrainian media reported that our armed forces had struck a café in Khorly, in occupied Kherson, wher...