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Dispute Within Orthodox Church Could Deepen Conflict in Ukraine

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Ukraine has elected the head of a newly unified Orthodox Church, following a split from the Russian Orthodox Church, announced Saturday. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has hailed the move as an important safeguard against future Russian aggression. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has condemned Ukraine's church split from the Russian Orthodox church in October and calls it uncanonical. VOA's Zlatica Hoke reports.

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