Tag: Orthodox
On Orthodox Christmas: Putin Orders Ceasefire
Status: 05.01.2023 4:46 p.m Shortly before the Orthodox Christmas, Russian President Putin announced a ceasefire in Ukraine. According to the Kremlin, Russian soldiers should stop firing from Friday afternoon until…
Hot topic: Putin orders ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas
breaking news Status: 05.01.2023 4:22 p.m Russia wants to announce a ceasefire in Ukraine for the Orthodox Christmas. According to the Interfax news agency, the Kremlin announced that the weapons…
Ukraine and the Orthodox: Christians lament repression
war and church Orthodox in Ukraine – Christians complain about repressions under Zelenskyj A Ukrainian priest speaks during a Christmas mass in an Orthodox church © Felipe Dana/AP/DPA During the…
Orthodox Christians: Early Christmas in Ukraine
report Status: 12/25/2022 9:14 p.m Despite the Russian war of aggression, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas – many of them even on December 25th. They are defying not only the ongoing shelling,…
In kyiv, Orthodox celebrate Christmas on Sunday to defy Moscow
The bells of the churches rang out, the religious songs rose in the sky: on Sunday, Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas in the Ukrainian capital, a sign of defiance towards the…
What we know about rape accusations in an Orthodox monastery
In a document published by the daily Releasethree brothers testify to the rapes they allegedly suffered in the monastery of Saint-Nicolas de la Dalmerie, in Hérault. What are the victims…
Davos: How Switzerland treats orthodox Jewish tourists – Society
The clear air, the mighty mountains – orthodox Jews love Switzerland as a holiday destination. But that doesn’t always meet with approval locally. On the way with a mediator who…
Russian Orthodox Church supports Putin’s war – culture
Things are not going well for the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church. Only one day after the Vatican, after more than half a year of war, called Russia an…
Thousands of Orthodox march to oppose the holding of Europride
Tension is high in Serbia around Europride. Thousands of Orthodox faithful marched Sunday evening in Belgrade to warn against the possible holding of this event, despite the decision of the…
Ukraine war splits Russian Orthodox Church – culture
Without any warning, the Russian Orthodox Church was hit by a kind of earthquake last week: the second most powerful church dignitary after the patriarch, 55-year-old Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeev, who…