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Zelensky
Despite the Churches being active contributors to peace efforts, their representation at the Ukraine Peace Summit was characterized by restraint, hesitancy and predictability.
2d ago
Belarus
The deal, mediated by the Vatican, saw the release of 10 civilians from Russian and Belarusian captivity, including a politician and two priests.
Jun. 29
Religion
Between priests openly supporting the Kremlin and Russia’s persecution of other Christian denominations, Ukrainians are leaving the Moscow-linked Church in droves.
Jun. 27
Russia
Armed militants attacked Orthodox churches and synagogues in Derbent and Makhachkala on Sunday, causing multiple casualties.
Jun. 23
Religion
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has brought to light other contested issues between the two nations – such as ecclesial authority and claims to Kyiv’s spiritual legacy.
Jun. 8
Religion
A Bishop from Odesa representing the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church went to Vatican City and revealed a litany of crimes perpetrated against the faithful wherever Russia takes over.
May. 28
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
Armed militants attacked Orthodox churches and synagogues in Derbent and Makhachkala on Sunday, causing multiple casualties.
Jun. 23