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Orthodox Christian churches are drawing in far-right American converts

Orthodox Christianity is a relatively small faith tradition in the U.S., but in recent years it has expanded to new regions. Some new converts are using the religion to spread white nationalist views.

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Commentary: God is not on Russia’s side in invasion

The Russian Orthodox Church and its head, Patriarch Kirill, have appallingly defended President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and are urging Russians to support the war as well.

Tribune News Service

What a cathedral and a massive military parade show about Putin's Russia

May 9, 2022, marks the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. Victory Day has traditionally been a day to honor veterans and hold an enormous parade in Moscow to display the country’s military prowess.

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Oligarchs to patriarchs: EU eyes sanctions for Orthodox head

European Union diplomats say the EU plans to sanction the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in its next round of measures to punish Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

EU targets Russian Patriarch Kirill in new round of proposed sanctions - diplomat

The European Commission has proposed freezing the assets of Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a diplomat said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Pope's Ukraine diplomacy a political and spiritual tightrope

Pope Francis hasn’t made much of a diplomatic mark in Russia’s war in Ukraine: His appeals for a truce have gone unheeded, and his planned meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church was called off

The Independent UK

Pope offers to meet Putin, still waiting to hear back

Pope Francis has told an Italian newspaper that he has offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine

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Pope Says he Wants to Go to Moscow to Meet Putin over Ukraine

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in Ukraine but had not received a reply. The pope also told Italy's Corriere Della Sera newspaper that Patriarch Kirill of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Risking jail and Church ire, Russian priests condemn Ukraine conflict

Father Georgy Edelshtein is keen to debate those who disagree with his opposition to Russia's military campaign in Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike were crowding into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year

The Independent UK

Russia's Putin attends midnight Orthodox Easter mass in Moscow

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday attended an Easter mass conducted by the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strongly backed the Kremlin leader's "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian Patriarch prays for quick end to Ukraine conflict but avoids criticising it

The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, whose backing for Moscow's "special military operation" in Ukraine has dismayed many fellow Christians, said on Saturday he hoped it would end quickly but again did not condemn it.

Reuters

Pope Says June Meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch is Off

Plans for Pope Francis to meet in June with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has backed Russia's war in Ukraine, have been suspended, the pope has told an Argentine newspaper. Reuters reported on April 11 that the Vatican was considering extending the pope's trip to Lebanon on June 12-13 by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Evangelicals loved Putin: And now?

Evangelicals have been developing a political and emotional alliance with Russia for almost 20 years. Will it last?

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War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals' support for Putin as a leader of conservative values

In February 2022, evangelical leader Franklin Graham called on his followers to pray for Vladimir Putin. His tweet acknowledged that it might seem a “strange request” given that Russia was clearly about to invade Ukraine. But Graham asked that believers “pray that God would work in his heart so that…

The Independent UK

Pope still working on meeting Russian Orthodox patriarch

Pope Francis says he is still working on arranging a meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, despite that leader's seeming justification for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

Patriarch urges soldiers to defend 'peace-loving' Russia amid Ukraine campaign

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church held a service for Russian soldiers on Sunday in which he called on them to defend their country "as only Russians can" as Moscow continues its military campaign in Ukraine.

The Canberra Times

Canberra's Russian community despair over 'Putin's war'

Canberra's Russian community is "fragile and conflicted".

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A spiritual defense of the war in Ukraine? Putin's patriarch is trying

Wearing crisp, olive-green robes and a towering, white head covering embroidered with the somber face of Jesus, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, addressed the faithful from an ornate 10,000-seat cathedral in Moscow.

The Conversation

Two Orthodox Christian countries at war – here's an explanation of the faith tradition shared by Russia and Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine has split the Orthodox Church.

Al Jazeera

Patriarch Kirill: Putin ally faces backlash after ‘blessing’ war

Pope and several priests appeal to the Russian Orthodox Church leader after he endorsed the Ukraine invasion.

Salon

Putin, Ukraine and the Virgin Mary

Putin's war is unleashing bizarre religious divisions — and for some Catholics it's the fulfillment of prophecy

The Conversation

When Putin says Russia and Ukraine share one faith, he's leaving out a lot of the story

Russian President Vladimir Putin has often asserted that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people.” He points to a few factors: the Russian language spoken widely in both countries, their similar cultures, and the two countries’ political connections, which date back to medieval times. But there is one more factor that…

France 24

As it happened: Russia signals scaled-back war aims with focus on Donbas

Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists, while French President Emmanuel Macron announced that EU leaders have agreed for officials in Brussels to make joint gas purchases for the bloc as it struggles with high prices amid…

The Independent UK

Russian talking point: Blaming US for Ukraine church split

Russia has sought to justify its assault on Ukraine with allegations of foreign encroachment near its borders

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