Papal peace mission: Catholics and Orthodox join forces for peace amid Russian and Ukrainian sceptics
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports on last week’s papal mission to Moscow…
Russian Patriarch tells papal envoy their churches should work together for peace
Moscow, RussiaReuters The head of Russia’s influential Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, told an envoy of Pope Francis on Thursday their churches should work together to avert “negative political developments and serve the cause of peace and justice.” Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Pope Francis’ envoy and President of Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), attends a mass at the […]
Orthodox Church: After calendar change, many in Ukraine are looking forward to a new Christmas
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has further cemented its split from the Russian counterpart it used to be a part of by adopting a new liturgical calendar. DAVID I KLEIN, of Religion News Service, reports…
Doomed or sign of hope?: Pope Francis’ mission for peace in Ukraine is underway
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi returned from Kyiv on Tuesday where he was sent by the Pope to promote a just peace in Ukraine. CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports…
Russian Orthodox Church fires archpriest for “obstruction” of icon transfer
Reuters Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday dismissed his expert on art and restoration for obstructing the transfer of a historic 15th-century Trinity icon to the church from a Moscow museum. Russian President Vladimir Putin had decided that the icon be handed over to the church from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery because […]
Putin gave Orthodox Church famed icon because of its importance to believers: Kremlin
Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to hand over the historic 15th-century Trinity icon from a museum to the Russian Orthodox Church because of its importance to believers, the Kremlin’s spokesman said on Tuesday. The church, whose conservatism Putin has espoused as part of his vision for Russia’s national identity, is one of the […]
Church schism: Communities torn as Ukraine turns its back on Moscow-linked church
MAX HUNDER, of Reuters, reports on the impact on communities as authorities crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church…
Czechs put Russian Patriarch Kirill on sanctions list over Ukraine
Prague, Czech Republic Reuters The Czech Government has made the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, the first person on its national sanctions list due to his support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Wednesday. Kirill, 76, was listed by his civil name of Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev on […]
Patriarch says Russians who don’t serve country are “internal enemies”
Reuters The head of Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church on Tuesday branded Russians who fail to serve their country as “internal enemies” and described patriotism as the “greatest virtue”, the RIA state news agency reported. Patriarch Kirill is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and has strongly backed the war in Ukraine, in which tens […]
Russia’s Putin attends midnight Orthodox Easter service in Moscow
Reuters President Vladimir Putin on Sunday attended an Easter service conducted by the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strongly backed the Kremlin leader’s decision to invade Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia, on 16th April, 2023. PICTURE: Sputnik/Sergei Karpukhin/Pool via Reuters […]