Ukraine starts probe into Russian Patriarch Kirill over blessing Ukraine war
The Orthodox leader has repeatedly appeared on Russian state TV channels, backing the Kremlin's invasion and urging believers to unite in the war against Ukraine
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SBU: Russian Orthodox Church training mercenaries to fight against Ukraine
A Ukrainian security agency claims the Russian Orthodox Church is creating private military groups to recruit and train mercenaries for combat against Ukraine, says training happening at churches.
Fact check for Tucker Carlson: Russia, not Ukraine, is persecuting Christians
Sorry Tucker, Ukrainians are still praying, just not for Russian victory anymore, no matter how you twist Ukraine's fully justified actions.
Press conference by Ukrainian POWs in Hungary to denounce Ukraine, praise Russian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian prisoners of war in Hungary are reportedly preparing to publicly criticize Ukraine and express gratitude to the…
Russian Orthodox Church transfers Ukrainian POWs to Hungary
Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister acknowledges the transfer of Ukrainian captive soldiers from Russia to Hungary, stating that they…
Moscow’s greatest fear about Orthodox Church in Belarus may be about to come true
The first two of these fears – see Moscow worried about possible moves to Orthodox autocephaly in Belarus…
Kremlin has made defending Moscow Patriarchate key part of Russian foreign policy, Russian expert says
The revised Foreign Policy Concept paper the Kremlin released this week has declared that the defense of the…
Ecumenical Patriarchate aims to create own structure in Lithuania, challenging Russian Orthodox Church
In the conflict between the Orthodox Patriarchates of Constantinople and Moscow, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is seeking to…
Russian Orthodox Church shares responsibility for Russia’s aggression – Ecumenical Patriarch
"The Church and the State leadership in Russia cooperated in the crime of aggression, and share the responsibility…
Putin’s Patriarch Kirill spied for USSR in 1970s Switzerland – Swiss media
In the 1970s, as the Russian Orthodox Church's representative to the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Patriarch…
Moscow Patriarchate says it has churches in 19 African countries, angering Orthodox world but giving FSB expanded possibilities
At the end of 2019, the Patriarch of Alexandria, whose canonical territory encompasses all of Africa, recognized the…
Historical churches of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra returned to Ukrainian state from Russia-affiliated church
The Russian-affiliated church in Ukraine, known as the Ukrainian Orthodox Cof the Moscow Patriarchate, has lost its rental…
Ukraine edges closer to banning Moscow-backed Orthodox Church
Ukraine has moved closer to banning the Moscow-backed Ukrainian Orthodox Church after a series of Security Service raids…
Ukraine raids monastery linked to Russian Orthodox Church
Security Service of Ukraine has carried out a raid at the St. Cyril and Methodius Convent of the…
Ukraine’s Security Service finds Russian agents in Moscow-backed church
The Security Service of Ukraine found Russian propaganda manuals, warehouses with pro-Kremlin literature, and "Hero of Russia" certificates…
Anti-Ukrainian leaflets, cash found in Security Service’s largest-yet raid on Moscow-affiliated church
The "counter-intelligence security measures" were carried out in the territories of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv,…
SBU raids Moscow Patriarchate-controlled Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in Ukrainian capital (updated)
On the morning of 22 November 2022, the Security Service of Ukraine reported on Telegram that it was…
Russian Patriarch Kirill declared threat to very existence of Russia, this is written in nuclear doctrine
The Russian people are facing dangers that challenge the very existence of the country, said Patriarch of the…
Russian Patriarch offers to expand Russian values to faith, sacrifice, love for motherland
The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill said that the list of basic values in Russia's National…
Russian church owns property near Norway’s main naval base — Dagbladet
In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has bought a number of properties along the Norwegian coast, one…