Earlier, we reported that the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine failed to fulfill its obligations to the Roman Catholic community of Kyiv regarding the transfer of St. Nicholas Church in the capital. Despite the fact that a Memorandum was signed between the Roman Catholic parish of St. Nicholas in Kyiv and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy (now the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications), the Ministry has failed to fulfill its terms for the second time. This document obliged the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine to return the church to the Catholic community no later than June 1, 2022.
Court orders Ministry of Culture to hand over St. Nicholas Church to Kyiv's Catholic community
The Dnipropetrovs’k District Administrative Court upheld the claim and ruled to return the building of St. Nicholas Church to the full use of the religious community of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Nicholas in Kyiv. The first decree on the transfer of the church to the community was signed by former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko in 2005. Since then, the Catholics of Kyiv have not become the rightful owners of the religious building. This was reported by the press service of the Roman Catholic parish of St. Nicholas in Kyiv.
“The problem of returning St. Nicholas Church to the parish has been going on for many years. Despite the decision of the highest authorities, the Ministry of Culture continues to delay this process. On January 24, 2025, on Friday, the Dnipropetrovs’k District Administrative Court held a meeting at which the Freedom of Conscience public union demanded that the state authorities fulfill their duties. The court upheld the claim and ruled to transfer the building of St. Nicholas Church to the full use of the religious community of the Roman Catholic Church,” – the statement reads.
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