Ukrainian Orthodox Church priests face a painful dilemma: cooperate with the Russians, go to jail, or flee.
Orthodox Churches
Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 2
How did the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) react to the progressive stranglehold from 2022 to 2024?
Occupied Eastern Ukraine: How Russians Stole 800 Churches. Part 1
How did the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church/ Moscow Patriarchate interact from 2014 to 2022?
Africans Converts to the Russian Orthodox Church Are Lured to Russia, Then Forced to Fight in Ukraine
From Canon Law to cannon fire: the Moscow Patriarchate’s proselytization campaign in Africa has now taken a sinister turn.
Russia Calls Patriarch Bartholomew “Antichrist in a Cassock”
Russian Intelligence now presents itself as the ultimate arbiter of orthodoxy and theology.
The Church Has Fallen: Chapnin Declares Moscow Patriarchate “No Longer Christian”
In a searing interview, the well-known Russian scholar and former church insider calls Kirill’s organization “a cheap para-religious cult” serving Putin.
The Priests Who Refuse to Bless the War: How Russia Is Punishing Clergy of Conscience
A report by “Forum 18” highlights the unsung heroes who risk their lives to challenge Putin’s regime in the name of faith, decency, and morality.
Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation: Patriarchate of Bulgaria Has No Monopoly on the Use of “Orthodox Church”
The judges found in favor of the Bulgarian Orthodox Old Calendar Church. But both the government and the opposition said they would not accept the decision.
Belarus, Conservative Anti-Putin Orthodox Group Raided
Persecuted in Russia, devotees of the “Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire” may now be banned in Belarus too.
Norway. Unlike the Innocent Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Russian Orthodox Church Is Not Deregistered: Why?
Concern also mounts about the Russian Orthodox Church’s increasing purchase of properties near military sites in Norway, which poses security issues.