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Articles with tag "Religion"

church and state

Russia Battles Exiled Parishioners for French Church Ownership

Moscow is accused of an “aggressive strategy” to reclaim pre-revolutionary Orthodox churches abroad.
'direct interpretation'

Mixed-Marriage Ban for Russian Muslims Sparks Backlash

The Russian Muslim Spiritual Administration's advisory council pointed to “absolutely different worldviews, cultures and education.”
crossing a line

Russian Orthodox Church Backs Banning ‘Offensive’ Religious Cartoons

The comments follow the beheading of a French schoolteacher for showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to students.
church and state

Grand Orthodox Cathedral Planned for Moscow State University Campus

The cathedral will be crowned by a 46-meter (150 feet) bell tower surrounded by more than a dozen domes.
clash of views

Catholics Will Convert to Orthodoxy Over Pope’s LGBT Support, Russian Church Predicts

A Russian Orthodox Church official called Pope Francis’ endorsement of same-sex civil unions “a strong step toward degradation.” 
high-profile death

Controversial Russian Priest Dies During Coronavirus Rehabilitation

Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov was named “Sexist of the Year” by Russian feminists this year for his inflammatory statements.
CRIMINAL CASE

Russia Probes Child Torture Reports at Seized Monastery

The Sredneuralsk women’s monastery is under the control of excommunicated priest Father Sergei Romanov.
cult capture

Russian Authorities Storm Siberian Commune, Arrest Messianic Cult Leader

Armed agents stormed the Church of the Last Testament's compound and placed its leader Vissarion Christ the Teacher into a helicopter.
insulted feelings

Russian Troops Detained for Washing Shoes in Holy Water

Video showing the two young men laughing as they washed their shoes at a chapel in Kaliningrad went viral last weekend.
heretic tiktok

Russian Teen ‘Insults Religious Feelings’ With Church Candle TikTok

The video shows the teenager using the flame of a lit candle on the altar to light a cigarette.
holy warriors

Russian Army Unveils Camo Robes for Military Priests

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NEW CATHEDRAL

Russia to Help Syria Build Replica Hagia Sophia Following Turkish Mosque Conversion

The move aims to show the importance of "peaceful dialogue" between faiths.
RELIGIOUS RIFT

Fire and Brimstone: The Rise and Fall of Russia’s Coronavirus-Denying Rebel Priest

The Russian Orthodox Church is trying to remove defrocked, ultraconservative Father Sergei Romanov from a monastery he has taken over by force.
logical leap

Russian Priest Compares IVF to Nazi Experiments

Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov, once named "Sexist of the Year" by feminists, called IVF a “dangerous and sinful game.”
'spiritual war'

Defrocked Coronavirus-Denying Priest Tells Putin to Step Down

“Transfer powers to me...Otherwise, I’ll declare a full-scale spiritual war against you,” Father Sergei said in the video address.
defrocked and dethroned

Shadowy Russian Clergyman Stripped of Priesthood After Virus Denials, Monastery Capture

Father Sergei seized a women's monastery after he'd been banned from preaching and called coronavirus restrictions a "satanic plot."
walking free

Russia Grants Early Release to Jailed Danish Jehovah’s Witness

The European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses called the court's move “a bold and honest act.”
wwii remembrance

Putin Hails Russian War Dead at Giant New Army Cathedral

The ceremony marked the 79th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
going rogue

Russian Church Issues Ultimatum to Virus-Denying Priest Over Monastery Capture

Father Sergei captured the monastery with around 100 supporters this week after he was banned from preaching.
laying siege

Coronavirus-Denying Russian Priest Captures Church With Cossack Fighters

Father Sergei was barred from public ministry for disobeying orders to follow health guidelines during the pandemic.
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