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…
How Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Attacks the Ecumenical Patriarch and How Lithuania Responds
In recent days, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) issued a press release claiming that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, “the devil incarnate”…
“In a conversation with the late Pope Francis, I said that Patriarch Kirill is committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit,” — Sister Vassa Larin in an exclusive interview LF
This was the most high-profile departure from the church sphere last year. When Sister Vassa Larin — a nun, scholar,…
“If the Church in Georgia were with its people, the country would move in the right direction,” — journalist Nugzar Suaridze in an exclusive interview LF
Nugzar Suaridze is a Georgian independent investigative journalist, a participant in protests for Georgia’s European future, and the author of…