After deadly riots, Ecuador's bishops call for 'evaluation' of prison system
- Feb 27, 2021
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Archbishop accuses Turkey of backing ‘third Armenian genocide’ in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Oct 16, 2020
According to an Armenian archbishop, Turkey is perpetrating a “third genocide” against the oldest Christian nation in the world.
Lockdown weighs heavily on Orthodox Christians during Easter
- Apr 17, 2020
For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and mourning followed by joyful release, of centuries-old ceremonies steeped in symbolism and tradition. But this year, Easter — by far the most significant religious holiday for the world’s roughly 300 million Orthodox — has essentially been cancelled.
In heart of Muslim world, Pope calls for true religious freedom
- Feb 4, 2019
Extolling religious freedom on Monday, Pope Francis said, ““What we are called to do as believers is to commit ourselves to the equal dignity of all, in the name of the Merciful One who created us.”
Russian patriarch sends message to UAE interreligious event ahead of pope’s speech
- Feb 4, 2019
Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, although not attending the Human Fraternity Meeting, sent a message to the conference condemning using religion as a basis for violence.
Ukraine Orthodox leaders to approve break with Russia church
- Dec 15, 2018
Ukrainian Orthodox leaders on Saturday approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head that new church — a move that could exponentially raise tensions with neighboring Russia.
Orthodox Church to move forward with Ukrainian independence
- Oct 12, 2018
Ukraine’s president on Thursday hailed the announcement by Orthodoxy’s Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople that it will move forward with granting Ukrainian clerics independence from the Russian Orthodox Church.
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