Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas; Holiday Overshadowed By Ukraine Conflict globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Millions of Orthodox Christians attended midnight masses marking the Christmas holiday, a celebration overshadowed for many by the conflict in Ukraine.
Several monks from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in Kyiv have moved to EU member states following the termination of the agreement that allowed the Moscow Patriarchate to use premises there.