{"id":30326,"date":"2018-12-25T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/press-center\/we-are-united-by-ukraine-and-belief-president-congratulated-ukrainians-with-christmas-according-to-gregorian-calendar\/"},"modified":"2018-12-25T11:00:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T11:00:49","slug":"we-are-united-by-ukraine-and-belief-president-congratulated-ukrainians-with-christmas-according-to-gregorian-calendar","status":"publish","type":"press-center","link":"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/en\/press-center\/we-are-united-by-ukraine-and-belief-president-congratulated-ukrainians-with-christmas-according-to-gregorian-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"We are united by Ukraine and belief \u2013 President congratulated Ukrainians with Christmas according to Gregorian calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko congratulated Ukrainians who celebrate Christmas according to Gregorian calendar. He reminded that just a few days ago the Ukrainians had celebrated the establishment of the independent local Ukrainian Orthodox Church<!--more-->.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have witnessed the birth of Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine and today Catholics and Protestants are gathered here. I want to thank you for your support in establishing of Ukrainian Church, independent from Moscow and recognized by world Orthodoxy\u201d, noted Petro Poroshenko.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no a state church and we never will. Instead, we have a real religious freedom, which we carefully protect. In the diversity of faiths we are united by Ukraine, belief, birth and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ\u201d, added President.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the State in his address to the Ukrainians pointed out: \u201cDespite the enemy threatens us, despite the others want to subjugate our country and our people but we are not frightened\u201d. \u201cWe are happy to be comforted and warmed by Jesus\u2019 love\u201d, said President and remembered the words of the Apostle Paul \u201cIf\u00a0<em>God<\/em>\u00a0is for\u00a0<em>us<\/em>, who can ever be\u00a0<em>against us<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe we will definitely defeat evil and hatred with Jesus as Christ has been born and peace on earth. Christmas is a holiday of hope for better future, there is an air of mystery and family warmth. The God came to this world in the Bethlehem cave and started his earth\u2019s way to save us\u201d, noted Poroshenko.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0<em>wish you<\/em>\u00a0from the\u00a0<em>angels<\/em>\u00a0of joy, the\u00a0<em>shepherds<\/em>, the surprise of the wise men \u2013 the\u00a0<em>Epiphany<\/em>, but from\u00a0<em>born<\/em>\u00a0of the\u00a0<em>God<\/em>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>peace<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>love<\/em>. Merry Christmas. \u00a0<em>God<\/em>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>peace<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>love<\/em>. Merry Christmas and\u00a0<em>happy<\/em>\u00a0holidays!, wished Ukrainian President.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":30327,"template":"","publication-type":[43],"class_list":["post-30326","press-center","type-press-center","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","publication-type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We are united by Ukraine and belief \u2013 President congratulated Ukrainians with Christmas according to Gregorian calendar - Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ppu.gov.ua\/en\/press-center\/we-are-united-by-ukraine-and-belief-president-congratulated-ukrainians-with-christmas-according-to-gregorian-calendar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"We are united by Ukraine and belief \u2013 President congratulated Ukrainians with Christmas according to Gregorian calendar - Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko congratulated Ukrainians who celebrate Christmas according to Gregorian calendar. 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