Orthodoxy
Pope Francis condemns Ukraine’s ban on Russian Orthodox Church
A day after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law banning the Russian-linked Orthodox Church in Ukraine, Pope Francis on Sunday warned that the move...
Greece Slams Turkey for Reopening Former Orthodox Church as Mosque
The Chora Museum, a former Greek Orthodox religious building dating back to the 4th century, was reopened to worshippers in Istanbul as a mosque,...
If Jesus Was Born Today, Would He Be Under Rubble?
As U.S. leaders celebrate Christmas with their families, Palestinians will be mourning the loss of their loved ones.
By Michel Moushabeck
December 18, 2023
As our...
Israel targeting Gaza’s history, destroying ancient mosques, churches
Dec 8, 2023
Israel has deliberately destroyed dozens of archaeological sites and ancient sites in the besieged Gaza Strip since 7 October, in a blatant...
Istanbul pogrom of 1955 and the late beloved Bulgarian breakfast-maker Pando
Ali Demir writes: So the property of the local non-Muslims collapsed, and what happened? Nothing! The whole country is now composed of non-local foreigners....
Easter gift to Donetsk
One civilian killed, six injured in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk church
DONETSK, April 16. /TASS/. A civilian resident of Donetsk was killed and six wounded...
The destruction of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is the last stage...
by Maxim Goldard*
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky recently stated that: "Ukraine is the territory of the greatest religious freedom in our part of Europe."...
As attacks on Christians become more frequent, a crisis looms for...
Church leaders point to inhospitable political atmosphere as they lock compounds at night; government ministries insist they are actively combating ill-treatment
By Lazar Berman
30...
Zelensky backs expulsion of Christian monks
March 14, 2023
Ukraine’s leader believes seizing the historic Kiev Pechersk Lavra will strengthen “spiritual independence”
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has endorsed the order to expel...
The State of Ukrainian Democracy Is Not Strong
One year after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine is backsliding away from democratic freedoms and liberal pluralism.
By Branko Marcetic
Feb 25, 2023
Few Ukrainians have spent as many...