UOC Synod decides to publish the Bible in Ukrainian

A meeting of the UOC Holy Synod. Photo: news.church.ua

At a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, it was decided to prepare and publish a full Bible in the Ukrainian language, reports the Information and Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

"The text of the Holy Scripture in Ukrainian will be prepared by the Kyiv Theological Academy and published by the Publishing Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church," the statement says.

Work on a Ukrainian translation of the Bible started over 20 years ago.

The UOJ wrote that the Bible in Ukrainian was released in a smartphone app.

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