Tangle of church and state splits Ukrainian Orthodox
Across Ukraine congregations are debating whether to join the recently created, independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine—or remain affiliated with the Moscow patriarch.
Persecution in Russia and Kazakhstan worsens for Jehovah’s Witnesses
Since the Russian Supreme Court labeled Jehovah’s Witnesses an extremist group, vandals have targeted followers and their bank accounts have been frozen. People have thrown stones at a St....
State museum or church?
Russia is debating the future of an iconic cathedral.
Russian Orthodox Church says military intervention in Syria is a 'holy war'
(The Christian Science Monitor) For many in the West, the idea that a church would take an overtly hawkish stance in the conflict in S...
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