Freedom of Religion and Belief
ESTONIA: The Russian Orthodox Church to be declared a terrorist organization? The head of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed to recognize the Russian Orthodox Church as a terrorist organization. The Russian Orthodox Church compared it to a “witch...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
The end of unity: How the Russian Orthodox Church lost Ukraine Regina Elsner, a researcher at the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS). ZOiS (03.03.2022) – Since the end of the Soviet Union, dozens of theologians and scholars of religion...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
An Orthodox Church secedes from Moscow Patriarchate Ancient Orthodox Church of Ukraine legally withdraws from its subordination to Moscow RISU (02.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3tCczpH – The Ancient Orthodox Church of Ukraine (AOCU) has restored its historical...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Orthodox Church of Lithuania seeks greater independence from Moscow Patriarchate Interfax (30.05.2022) – https://bit.ly/3m3xTjN – Metropolitan Innokenty of Vilnius and Lithuania has asked the Moscow Patriarchate to grant his eparchy a special, more...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate: split or maneuver? Is the part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that remained in communion with Moscow really breaking with Kirill—or just pretending to? By Willy Fautré Bitter Winter (01.06.2022)...
