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 ...
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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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 ...
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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On May 14, 2025, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije officially opened the exhibition titled “Saint Dositej of Niš and Zagreb –...
Ecumenical Patriarch returns to Imbros for environmental initiative
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Russia–Ukraine talks in Constantinople delayed until afternoon at Turkey’s request (upd)
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America released financial results for 2024
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Memory of Venerable Pachomius the Great
Today our Holy Church honors the memory of Venerable Pachomius the Great, Saint Achilles, Bishop of Larissa, Venerable Kali...
Patriarch of Jerusalem: We are ready to offer assistance to our brothers and sisters in Estonia
The urgent need for dialogue "as the only way to restore unity between the fraternal Orthodox Churches" was emphasized...
