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Russia
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine declared at a synod that the Russian Church’s teachings were heretical. Now the rest of the Orthodox world has to take a stance.
May. 26
Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
May. 5
Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky extended Easter greetings to Ukrainians on Sunday, May 5th, in a video address recorded near the St. Sophia Cathedral, one of the holiest sites in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
May. 5
Ukraine
Easter celebrates the light of Christ’s resurrection. Now, in Ukraine, this means the light of truth and new life amidst the darkness of Russia’s brutal war.
May. 5
War in Ukraine
Activists quickly gathered funds to dismantle the garage-like church building linked to the Moscow Patriarchate, yet the Ukrainian authorities are taking a disctinctly cautious approach.
Apr. 28
War in Ukraine
The Latest Overview on the Situation of Religious Dissenters in Russia from Human Rights Without Frontiers International.
Apr. 21
War in Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church has thrown down the gauntlet, explicitly asserting Russia’s imperial mission. The West can either dismiss Church’s call as madness or recognize it as Putin’s ambition.
Apr. 11
Religion
Expressing his hopes for unity, the Patriarch suggested that an agreement on a common date for Easter, which is calculated differently, could be reached as early as next year.
Apr. 6
War in Ukraine
The World Russian People’s Council, established under the Russian Orthodox Church, issued a decree describing the war in Ukraine as a “holy war” and outlined ambitions for territorial expansion.
Apr. 1
War in Ukraine
While Ukraine wants to stop the Russian Orthodox Church from carrying out Kremlin aims, it doesn't aim to mimic Moscow by cracking down on people’s religious freedom.
Mar. 12
Russia
The Latest Overview on the Situation of Religious Dissenters in Russia from Human Rights Without Frontiers International.
Mar. 10
War in Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church stressed that thanks to their work with the “Special Military Operation” soldiers in the “trenches” no longer shy away from Christian symbols.
Jan. 31
Ukraine
In the second of a two-part interview, Kyiv Post speaks to Bishop Athanasius of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which has been catering to the spiritual and psychological needs of Ukrainian soldiers.
Dec. 31, 2023
Religion
Almost 600 Ukrainian religious institutions have left the Moscow Patriarchate and joined the Orthodox Church of Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Dec. 26, 2023
Ukraine
In a two-part interview, Kyiv Post speaks to Orthodox Bishop Athanasius, who leads the Ukrainian faithful in Odesa, where the Moscow Patriarchate is deeply entrenched.
Dec. 25, 2023
The head of Ukraine’s pro-Kyiv Orthodox Church visited the pontiff on his way to a sacred site in southern Italy. Despite worldwide recognition, Moscow has long deemed Ukraine’s church as schismatic.
Dec. 14