Moscow has long used the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, which maintains close ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, as an instrument…
Russia Continues to Insist on the Restoration of the Rights of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine as Part of a “Peace Plan”
The Kremlin remains committed to its original military objectives and publicly shows no new willingness to make significant compromises to…
Synod of the Australian Archdiocese: The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Is Involved in the Harassment of Patriarch Bartholomew
The Synod of the Australian Archdiocese (of the Ecumenical Patriarchate) has condemned the accusations made by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service…
The Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Army: a full symphony in a war of conquest
Between 25 and 30 January 2026, the International Christmas Readings (the annual forum of the Russian Orthodox Church chaired by…
The Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church’s abusive co-dependency is poisoning Russian society, says journalist Lucy Ash
Lucy Ash is a British journalist who worked for the BBC for a quarter of a century. She is the author of “The Baton and the Cross: Russia ‘s Church from Pagans…