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Bitter Winter

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Metropolitan Onufriy with other Ukrainian Orthodox Church dignitaries.

06/01/2022 Willy Fautré

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate: Split or Maneuver?

Is the part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that remained in communion with Moscow really breaking with Kirill—or just pretending to?

Russian police raiding the home of a Jehovah’s Witness. Source: jw.org.

04/20/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Five Years Ago: The “Liquidation” of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia

While the Jehovah’s Witnesses never comment on politics, scholars notice similarities between their “liquidation” and the current attempt to liquidate the Ukrainian identity.

Putin and Kirill celebrating Unity Day, which commemorates the battle in 1612 that ended the occupation of Moscow by the troops of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

04/13/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Patriarch Kirill: How Important Is His Support for Putin?

Only a small percentage of Russians go to church. Many who don’t may still be influenced by the Patriarch’s tirades.

Pope Francis in Iraq in 2021. Will he go to Ukraine in 2022? Credits.

04/05/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Pope Francis in Kiev: What if He Goes?

“If” the Pope goes to Kiev, he may put together, and perhaps bring some order, to what some see as contradictory statements on the war.

03/30/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Hare Krishna (ISKCON) in Bangladesh: Why Violence Continues

Attacks against temples and murders of devotees are not the products of local mobs only. Some political forces believe they can benefit from them.

Putin and Pope Francis. Source: Office of the President of Russia.

03/16/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Pope Francis and Ukraine: Did He Say Enough?

Finally last Sunday the Pope used the word “aggression,” but still without naming Russia. For some it is too little too late. Why is he so cautious?

Patriarch Kirill during the March 6 service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow. From Telegram.

03/10/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Ukraine: Why the Moscow Patriarch Supports Putin’s War

Kirill’s “terrible sermon” of March 6, where he justified the invasion as preventing “Gay Prides,” comes from a dangerous apocalyptic theology.

Jean-Marc Sauvé president of the commission on sexual abuse in catholic Church.

02/25/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Sexual Abuse by Catholic Clergy and Laypersons in France: How Many Victims?

The number of 300,000+ mentioned in a 2021 report, now seems uncertain and is hotly debated. But the problems for the Catholic Church remains huge.

Two Jehovah’s Witnesses witnessing to a Sami woman in Norway. Source: jw.org.

02/02/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Norway: An Unfair Decision Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses

On January 27, the County Governor denied to the Witnesses state subsidies they have received for thirty years, creating a danger for all religions.

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