Autocephaly for Ukraine: How it happened
By Kadri Liik, Momchil Metodiev, Nicu Popescu* After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the ecclesiastical landscape in Ukraine became ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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Into Ukraine: Dilemmas for the Russian Orthodox Church
By Kadri Liik, Momchil Metodiev, Nicu Popescu* The Kremlin’s relationship with the church is not as direct as that with, ...
Moscow and the Orthodox Church
By Kadri Liik, Momchil Metodiev, Nicu Popescu* The Russian state and Russian church have long been close: in 1722 Peter ...
Defender of the faith? How Ukraine’s Orthodox split threatens Russia
By Kadri Liik, Momchil Metodiev, Nicu Popescu* An average Westerner may well have overlooked the potentially seismic geopolitical event of ...
The 7th meeting of Russian-Chinese working group for contacts and cooperation in religious sphere
On May 29, 2019, the Russian-Chinese working group for contacts and cooperation in religious sphere held its 7th meeting at ...
Archbishop Ieronymos at the Embassy of Russia on the Sunday of Orthodoxy
An annual reception on Sunday of Orthodoxy was held on March 18, 2019, at the Embassy of the Russian Federation ...
Russian Ambassador gave the recognition note of North Macedonia to Zoran Zaev
Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev met Ambassador of Russia to Skopje Sergey Bazdnikin on Monday, who presented him ...
Russia recognized the Republic of Northern Macedonia
In spite of its contradictory statements at the beginning of the negotiations on the Prespa agreement and the subsequent ratification ...
Lavrov: New Ukrainian church is a “travesty of history”
The policy of establishing the so-called Orthodox Church of Ukraine violates the precepts of state non-interference in ecclesiastical life as ...
Zakharova: Name solution should be acceptable for both sides
The name issue should be solved in a way that is acceptable both for Skopje and Athens, said Russian Ministry ...
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This morning, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America issued a statement on the anniversary of the invasion of Cyprus. In his...
Metropolitan of Zambia: “The Memory of Cyprus’ Heroes is a sacred legacy for future generations”
Yesterday, Sunday, July 19, Metropolitan Ioannis of Zambia and Mozambique celebrated a Trisagion Memorial Service at the Holy Church...
The Feast of Prophet Elijah at the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in Tirana
Today, July 20, 2026, Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania presided over the Divine Liturgy at the...
Orthodox faithful express gratitude to Archbishop Sotirios of Canada
On July 19, 2026, the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council, Archbishop Sotirios celebrated the...
Archbishop of Australia welcomed the Greek Men’s National Water Polo Team
On Monday, July 20, Archbishop Makarios of Australia welcomed the Greek Men's National Water Polo Team, who are currently...
Metropolitan of New Jersey: The pain of Cyprus is the pain of the entire Body of Christ
On Sunday, July 19, 2026, the Sunday of the 630 God-Bearing Fathers of Fourth Day Ecumenical Council, Metropolitan Apostolos...
