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Canonized on the Kuskokwim: Orthodox faithful descend on Kwethluk for the glorification of St. Olga
The two-day glorification ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her ...
The World from PRX on MSN13d
Some Russians push back against a church building spree in Moscow
The increasingly powerful Russian Orthodox Church has built hundreds of new churches over the past decade. But some people in ...
The Kyiv Independent on MSN7d
Clashes erupt in southwestern Ukraine over church control amid shift away from Moscow-affiliated clergy
Violent clashes broke out on June 17 outside the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Chernivtsi, a city in southwestern Ukraine, as ...
The Church Times6d
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia speaks out on Soviet-style revisionism
THE Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) has issued a strongly worded statement condemning the Russian state’s ...
Anchorage Daily News3d
In a historic canonization, the ‘mother of the Kuskokwim’ becomes an Orthodox saint
The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...
Ukrinform8d
Kremlin actively using Russian Orthodox Church as tool of hybrid influence in Africa – intel
The Kremlin is actively using the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) as a tool of hybrid influence on the African continent, ...
Euronews (English) on MSN29d
Why Russia is unlikely to let the Vatican mediate peace talks with Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV is willing to host peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, yet Russia's stance towards the Vatican is likely to prove an obstacle. #EuropeNews ...
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Russian strike destroys church in Pokrovsk
An Orthodox church in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, has been destroyed by Russian attacks. That’s according to the Ukrainian ...