Tag: Orthodox
War in Ukraine: “the Ukrainian Orthodox Church no longer wants to be associated with Kirill”
Complicated, if not non-existent, since the outbreak of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, relations between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate are entering a new critical phase.…
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks relations with Russia
The Moscow branch of the Orthodox Church officially broke with Russian spiritual authorities on Friday. At the end of a council, its leaders declared “the full independence and autonomy of…
Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks with Moscow
The part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that is still, formally, subordinate to the Moscow Patriarchate, cuts ties with the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill. “We oppose…
Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks with Moscow
“We oppose Patriarch Kirill of Moscow’s stance on the war,” the church said in a statement after a council meeting, declaring “the complete independence and autonomy of the Ukrainian Orthodox…
Who is Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church serving the Kremlin?
His name is Vladimir, he was a spy for the KGB and leads a very luxurious lifestyle. But unlike the other, he wears a thick white beard and wears a…
in Dnipro, no truce for Orthodox Easter
A week after the Catholics, the Orthodox celebrate Easter this Sunday, April 24. In Ukraine, no truce has been decreed for the occasion, for lack of dialogue between Moscow and…
From Orthodox priest to Pope: You are an infidel
The spiritual leader of the Catholics, Pope Francis, arrived in Athens, the capital of Greece, after a 3-day visit to the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA). “PAPA YOU ARE A FAITHFUL”…