On 16 December 2025, scholars, theologians, public figures, and journalists from various countries convened at the international online conference “Faith…
The Religious Factor in Hybrid Warfare: How Russia Targets European Audiences
Russia continues to actively disseminate propaganda and disinformation aimed at European audiences. As part of its hybrid influence operations, it…
In Georgia, an archimandrite of the Georgian Orthodox Church has been barred from serving because of his civic stance
In Georgia, Archimandrite Dorote Kurashvili of the Georgian Orthodox Church has been temporarily prohibited from conducting religious services. The decision…
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…
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…