Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church sends its second most powerful figure on lower-ranking overseas posting

Russia's Orthodox Church has ousted its second most powerful bishop from his role in charge of foreign relations and sent him to Budapest, an abrupt decision indicating discord at the…

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Easter chants echo in ancient cistern near birthplace of Christianity

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A few steps from Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a small opening leads to an underground cistern where clerics have found the perfect place to practise…

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Russian Patriarch prays for quick end to Ukraine conflict but avoids criticising it

April 23 (Reuters) - The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, whose backing for Moscow's "special military operation" in Ukraine has dismayed many fellow Christians, said on Saturday he hoped…

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Pope says June meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch suspended

VATICAN CITY, April 22 (Reuters) - Plans for Pope Francis to meet in Jerusalem in June with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has backed Russia's war in Ukraine, have been…

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Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch

Russian Patriarch Kirill's full-throated blessing for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has splintered the worldwide Orthodox Church and unleashed an internal rebellion that experts say is unprecedented. Kirill, 75, a close…

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Russian Orthodox Church leader discusses Ukraine war with Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY(Reuters) - Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church and Pope Francis discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, Kirill's office said, the first known contact between the two…

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Photo Story: Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Easter holiday service at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, 02 May 2021. Easter is the central church holiday in Russian…

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Patriarch of Serbian Orthodox Church dies of COVID-19 aged 90

Patriarch Irinej, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, has died aged 90 after contracting COVID-19, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday. Church bells tolled in Belgrade and many people…

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Greek Orthodox church bracing for battle over opening of first crematorium

Greece is closer to opening its first crematorium after passing a decree that paves the way for a facility to be built in Athens. Though widely seen as long overdue,…

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Pope Francis meeting the world’s largest ecumenical community of Protestant and Orthodox churches

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis will seek deeper relations between the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths on Thursday while meeting the world's largest ecumenical community of Protestant…

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