The Russian invasion could change the date of Ukraine's Christmas. Here's how

Some Byzantine Christians in Ukraine argue that changing Church calendars is a matter of national pride, and an important statement about Ukraine’s independence from Russia. But will it happen?

Before Russia sent a full-scale invasion of troops across Ukraine’s borders last February, a set of Ukrainian Church leaders were part of a mostly-quiet debate about how to address a centuries-old calendar dispute, which sees Eastern Catholics and Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas almost two weeks after their Roman Catholic and Protestant counterp…