A Symbolic Gesture Turned Political Statement The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) found itself at the center of public debate after one of its top officials... >>>
American Nun Defrocked for Criticizing Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Sister Vassa Larin, a well-known Orthodox blogger and an influential figure in the English-speaking Orthodox community, has been stripped of her monastic status after publicly... >>>
Religious Organizations in Europe Develop a Strategy to Counter Disinformation
An international conference in Tallinn brought together representatives of religious organizations, journalists, and communication experts to discuss how faith and transparency can become tools for... >>>
European Parliament: Russian Clergy Used as a Tool of Influence and Espionage
On 22 September 2025, at a meeting of the Committee on the Protection of Democracy in the European Parliament, deputies and experts stated that the... >>>
From Fines to Prison: How Russian Priests Are Prosecuted for Calls to Peace
The former head of St Petersburg’s largest Orthodox youth association Kerigma, Father Grigory Okhanov, has been fined 30,000 rubles under the law on “discrediting the... >>>
