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UKRAINE: The State clashing with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church/ Moscow Patriarchate: Exploring possible solutions Original title of the article: Legislative ban on the UOC as a chance for reconciliation among Orthodox Churches in Ukraine by Sergii Bortnyk,...
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UKRAINE: The UOC, the historical branch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, on the path to be banned On Independence Day, President Zelensky signed Law № 8371 banning the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Ukraine through the Ukrainian Orthodox...
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CZECHIA: Deportation of a representative of the Russian Orthodox Church By Willy Fautré, Director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (12.08.2024) – Archpriest Nikolai Lischenyuk, 51, a key ally of Russian Patriarch Kirill and leader of the Russian Orthodox...
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ESTONIA: State and Orthodox Church agreed on separation from Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Times (02.08.2024) – The Estonian Ministry of Interior and the Estonian Orthodox Church (EOC) have reached an agreement to reduce and ultimately eliminate the influence of...
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BULGARIA: A Russian defrocked cleric joins the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church European Times (22.07.2024) – Meanwhile, according to information on his personal page, the former cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church Peter...