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Orthodox Church to get seven new metropolitans

Church to appoint new clergy, laity trustees and managing committee

The Hindu · Jul 25, 2022

Six priests professed ‘rambans’

Seven will be consecrated as bishops by Orthodox church

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2022

Orthodox spiritual leader says Russian church has 'disappointed us' over Ukraine

The Russian Orthodox Church has let Christian Orthodox fathers down by supporting Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual head of some 260 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, said in an interview.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Orthodox Church sharpens attack on legislation move to settle row

Approach of the govt. termed unfortunate

The Hindu · Mar 30, 2022

A Russian empire 'from Dublin to Vladivostok'? The roots of Putin's ultranationalism

LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin's ambitions and his ruthless style of achieving them in his invasion of Ukraine can be traced at least in part to a handful of conservative Russian thinkers who, like him, came to prominence in a post-Soviet nation struggling to find its identity, and who…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2022

Two Orthodox Christian countries at war – here's an explanation of the faith tradition shared by Russia and Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine has split the Orthodox Church.

The Conversation · Mar 28, 2022

When Putin says Russia and Ukraine share one faith, he's leaving out a lot of the story

Russian President Vladimir Putin has often asserted that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people.” He points to a few factors: the Russian language spoken widely in both countries, their similar cultures, and the two countries’ political connections, which date back to medieval times. But there is one more factor that…

The Conversation · Mar 25, 2022

Analysis-Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch

Russian Patriarch Kirill's full-throated blessing for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has splintered the worldwide Orthodox Church and unleashed an internal rebellion that experts say is unprecedented.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

UK man hands Cyprus Church icon taken by his officer father

An 18th-century icon that a British officer spirited out of war-wracked Cyprus in 1974 has been returned to the island’s Orthodox Church by the officer’s son to reunite it with those “who really appreciate what it stands for.”

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Why church conflict in Ukraine reflects historic Russian-Ukrainian tensions

As Russia amasses troops on the Ukrainian border in preparation for a potential invasion, tensions between the two countries are also playing out through a conflict in the Orthodox Church.

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2022