Tag: Russian Orthodox Church
Risking jail and Church ire, Russian priests condemn Ukraine conflict
Only a handful of priests from the Russian Orthodox Church have spoken out openly against the Kremlin's military campaign
Pope Francis tells Russian patriarch to ‘avoid political language on Ukraine’
Patriarch Kirill is a key pillar of President Vladimir Putin's ruling apparatus who called Moscow's opponents in the country "evil forces"
Ukraine priests want to break from ‘Cain’ Russian church
Like much of their social and cultural fabric, Ukraine and Russia have been intertwined by their religious beliefs for hundreds of years