(ANSA) - VATICAN CITY, FEBRUARY 06 - The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church officially changes the date of Christmas: from this year 2023 it will be celebrated on December 25, and no longer on January 7, a date that united them with the Orthodox.
This was announced today by the major archbishop of Kiev Sviatoslav Shevchuk, explaining that the change of the calendar will start on September 1st.
The request to revise the date of one of the most important holidays for Christians had already been there for some time from the faithful but "the war has accelerated the decision-making process", they explain from the Ukrainian Church.
"A historic decision" was defined by Shevchuk himself.
(HANDLE).
