In Georgia, Archimandrite Dorote Kurashvili of the Georgian Orthodox Church has been temporarily prohibited from conducting religious services. The decision was signed by Catholicos-Patriarch of... >>>
Religious Rhetoric as a Weapon: Patriarch Kirill Gundyayev Responds to Estonia with Accusations of “Diabolical Hatred” Toward the Russian Orthodox Church
On 16 December, Patriarch Kirill Gundyayev of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed the annual diocesan assembly of Moscow clergy, where he commented on the situation... >>>
Thousands of citizens in Russian Krasnodar have spoken out against the construction of a church dedicated to participants in the war against Ukraine
In Krasnodar, a conflict has escalated over plans to build a large church complex on Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in the Yubileyny residential district. Despite active support... >>>
The Sacralisation of Power: Patriarch Kirill Calls Contemporary Russia “a Time of Prosperity”
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill Gundyaev, has stated that Russians are living in an “exceptionally prosperous time” and should be grateful... >>>
For the first time in 34 years, a Hanukkah menorah will not be lit in Russia’s capital
Moscow authorities have, for the first time since 1991, refused to approve a public ceremony for lighting a Hanukkah menorah—the traditional lamp used during the... >>>