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When I began exploring the history of Christianity and the art it inspired, I had no idea it would lead me to one of the ...
Swedish intelligence services believe that one of the country's Russian Orthodox churches could be a base for spying. Almost ...
Sweden is reportedly probing a Russian Orthodox church in the town of Västerås over possible hybrid warfare techniques, a new ...
Alex Croft looks at how Sergei Torop, also known as Vissarion, ended up in jail after he was accused of harming his followers ...
London, January 28, 2025 Photo: orthodox-europe.org Hierarchs, clergy, and faithful of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia came together for the patronal ...
Long suspected as a tool of Russian soft power, the Russian Orthodox Church has openly embraced the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine. That’s accelerated efforts in a growing number of countries to ...
The Ukrainian parliament has banned a branch of the Orthodox church it says is linked to Russia.
Moscow Patriarch Kirill, who oversees the Russian Orthodox Church, has portrayed the war as part of a metaphysical struggle against the West and gay pride parades.
Ukraine’s parliament has banned the activities of religious groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church or any other faith group supporting Russia’s invasion.
CONCERN is growing over the Russian Orthodox Church’s expansion abroad, after the Swedish government, referring to security fears, withdrew subsidies from Russian parishes. “A prerequisite for state ...
Ecumenical Ukrainian delegation to DC summit tells of Russia’s wartime destruction of 630 religious sites, without the input of Moscow-linked church.
Ukraine is moving toward a ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a denomination accused of maintaining ties with Russian leadership.