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Articles with tag "orthodox church"

Russian Orthodox Priest Claims Migrants Are Coming to ‘Replace’ Locals

Father Yevgeny, head of the Yekaterinburg diocese, claimed migrants “pose no less a danger to peaceful traditional Russian Islam than they do to Christianity...

Kursk Governor Has Office Blessed After Predecessor’s Arrest on Fraud Charges

“I have a clear understanding of how much sinfulness has accumulated within these walls in light of recent events,” Khinshtein said.
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Russian Orthodox Church Unveils ‘Operation Pipeline’ Monument in Yekaterinburg

The local diocese said the monument, a 16-meter-long section of a gas pipeline, was provided by a subsidiary of Gazprom.
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Russia’s FSB Says It Foiled Ukrainian Plot to Kill Orthodox Bishop

Metropolitan Tikhon Shevkunov, a member of President Vladimir Putin’s advisory council on culture and the arts, was the target of the plot, the FSB said...
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Russian Patriarch Mocks Priest for Questioning Church’s Patriotism

In response to the criticism, Patriarch Kirill asked the priest if he was from Western Ukraine and told him to “think seriously” about what he said...
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Russian Orthodox Church to Send More 'Military Priests' to Front Lines in Ukraine

Senior Church figures argue that the army lacks spirituality and that greater religiosity among troops would bolster their effectiveness against Ukraine...
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Russians Take Epiphany Dip In Waters Hit by Oil Spill

Residents of the Black Sea resort town of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips despite concerns about the toxic pollution.
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Russian Orthodox Church Head Sends Pro-Life Letters to Moscow’s Pregnant Women

The project comes amid Russia’s wide-ranging efforts to address the country’s demographic crisis by promoting early childbirth and large families.
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opinion Robert Amsterdam

Religious Freedom Is Under Attack in Wartime Ukraine

The West must continue to support Ukraine. But this must not come at the cost of a crackdown on civil liberties.
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Russians Weary of War, Turning to TV for Distraction, Moscow Patriarch Says

“The large number of entertainment events and TV shows… contrasts greatly with what’s happening now” on the front lines in Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill...
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Russian Orthodox Church to Promote ‘Miracle of Birth’ in Anti-Abortion Letters to Pregnant Women

The letters will sent out to regional prenatal centers at a time when women “face the most difficult choice of keeping or killing their baby.”
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How the War in Ukraine Split the Orthodox Church

Many churches across Ukraine have turned their back on the Moscow Patriarchate and joined a rival group, turning away from the “Russky Mir."
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Russian Priests Bless Bryansk Region Against Ukrainian Attack

The local diocese claimed that a “miracle-working” icon helped residents of Bryansk ward off Napoleon's troops in 1812.
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Moscow Patriarchate Condemns Move to Ban Ukrainian Orthodox Church

A spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church called it a “gross violation of the basic concepts of freedom of conscience and human rights.”
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Ukrainian Lawmakers Vote to Ban Orthodox Church Suspected of Ties to Moscow

The vote was welcomed by Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, who said that "there will be no Moscow Church in Ukraine."
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In Photos: Russia Celebrates Another Wartime Easter

Vladimir Putin attended a church service, led by the head of Russian Orthodox, Patriarch Kirill, in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral.
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Kyiv Says Orthodox Cleric Gave Moscow Ukraine Army Positions

The SBU said Metropolitan Arseniy was suspected of "disseminating information about the movement or location of armed forces" — a crime punishable by...
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Russian Priest Suspended After Navalny Memorial Service

Priest Dmitry Safronov performed a memorial service at Navalny’s gravesite in Moscow on March 26, 40 days after the Kremlin critic died in an Arctic...
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Russian Priests Fight River Flooding With Prayer From Above

The Russian Orthodox priests recited prayers as their plane swooped over Tobol the river, which has submerged entire fields.
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Sweden Cuts Support for Russian Church After Intelligence Warnings

Sweden's Security Service said Church representatives had also acted in a manner that seemed to encourage "support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine."
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