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 ...
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Split between Ukrainian, Russian churches shows political importance of Orthodox Christianity
by David Masci* The recent decision by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to split from its Russian counterpart after more than ...
Russian Orthodox Church says it won’t move the date of Russian Christmas
The Russian Orthodox Church has said it has no plans to move the date Christmas to Dec. 25 in line ...
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Metropolitan of Nafpaktos: We are in a state of war
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Metropolis of Ilia: No services to be held during Holy Week and Easter
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Metropolis of Imbros and Tenedos and Greek students support the elderly residents of the two islands
The coronavirus pandemic also reached Imbros and Tenedos, the two islands in the northern Aegean with Greek Orthodox communities....
British and Irish Church leaders united in response to Covid 19 pandemic
In an unprecedented move, church leaders came together on Wednesday 1st April. The morning video conference included senior religious...
Memory of Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome
Our Holy Church commemorates today Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome. Saint Celestine was born in Rome. From a young...