With This Largely Overlooked Shakeup is the Russian Orthodox Church Looking to Westernize? Yes and No
A major shakeup at the highest levels in the Russian Orthodox Church is offering new…
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Moscow Suffers its Most High Profile Defection Yet
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now over 100 days old. When the war began,…
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Putin Theo-Propaganda Minister Kirill Invokes 600 Years of History to Lay Claim to Ukraine — Here’s What it Means
On May 17, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow addressed the upper house of the Russian Parliament…
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How Belief in Moscow as ‘The New Rome’ Explains Kirill’s Astonishing Declaration That ‘Russia Has Never Attacked Anyone’
Saying outrageous, verifiably untrue things has sort of become Patriarch Kirill of Moscow’s brand. The…
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Is This Tiny Divided Orthodox Nation the Next Front in Russia’s Religious War?
I’m writing from Iași, Romania, which was the capital of the Principality of Moldova between…
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Sanctioning Patriarch Kirill Would Send a Strong Message — Is the Problem That He Doesn’t Wear Mullahs’ Robes?
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions against Russian officials have been…
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Be Careful What You Wish For: The Downside of Kicking the Russian Orthodox Church Out of the World Council of Churches
Calls have grown for the Russian Orthodox Church to be expelled from the World Council…
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Another Important Defection From the Russian Patriarchate Looms — The Fate of Orthodoxy in the West Hangs in the Balance
As the rhetoric of the Russian Orthodox Church grew even more shocking and dangerous this…
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The Russian Patriarch Just Gave His Most Dangerous Speech Yet — And Almost No One in the West Has Noticed
There’s little doubt that Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s Forgiveness Sunday Sermon last month received more…
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Palestinian Orthodox Christians, Desperate for Help, Have Caught the Attention of Russia
In case you’re thinking that Ukraine is the only place in the world where Orthodox…
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