Essay: The meaning of an Orthodox Christian deaconess’s ordination may depend on where you live
KATHERINE KELAIDIS, a research associate at the Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies in Cambridge, UK, looks – in an article first published on Religion News Service – at a attempt in Africa to distance a decision about mission from the East-West culture war…
Russian Patriarch reminds Africans of advantages in following Kremlin’s lead
RNS Meeting with African leaders late last month, Russian Patriarch Kirill boasted of the continued expansion of the Russian Orthodox Church in their countries, paralleling the strategy of the leaders’ host, Russian President Vladimir Putin, to expand Kremlin influence across the continent. The Moscow Patriarchate said it had almost doubled its size in Africa since […]