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Pope Francis weighs in on religious crackdown in Ukraine

The pontiff called for holy sites to be respected after canonical Orthodox Church monks were ordered to leave their Kiev monastery. … Read More >Pope Francis weighs in on religious crackdown in Ukraine

Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine is thousands of years old, and the faith was the major uniting factor. Any religious disagreements would disrupt the society. … Read More >Ukraine: The Road to Schism Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine suppressed and silenced

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The president targeted several bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. … Read More >Zelensky sanctions top clerics

Fox News host Tucker Carlson gives his take on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and American worship of Zelenskyy on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’ … Read More >Tucker Carlson: Zelenskyy’s cabinet is devising ways to punish Christians

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Kiev’s domestic security service has launched a new series of raids. … Read More >Crackdown on largest church intensifies in Ukraine

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The former US president’s son has repeatedly condemned the Biden administration for sending money to Kiev. … Read More >Trump Jr. hammers Zelensky

Under Russian law, a religious organization can offer official invitations to foreigners, enabling them to receive one-year humanitarian VISAs, permitting them to live in Russia for a sufficient amount of time to complete the immigration process. … Read More >Russian Church Invites Christian Immigrants from US and UK, Offering Humanitarian Visas

Senior members of the Greek Orthodox Church have received acid burns after a fellow clergyman “sprinkled” them with the chemical. The incident happened as they gathered to discuss the priest’s dismissal over a drug case. … Read More >Greek priest attacks senior bishops with ACID during disciplinary hearing over alleged COCAINE possession

Parents worried that their offspring have been possessed by evil spirits should avoid staging their own rituals. That’s the advice from one of Moscow’s leading church officials after shocking footage emerged of homespun exorcisms. … Read More >Leave it to the experts: Russian Orthodox Church leader instructs followers not to carry out DIY exorcisms on children

French police have detained a man believed to have shot a Greek Orthodox priest last week in Lyon. French media say he confessed to carrying out the attack. … Read More >Police arrest suspect in shooting of Greek Orthodox priest in Lyon, France