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Russian patriarch cancels event where he was to meet pope

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has cancelled his planned attendance at an interfaith meeting in Kazakhstan next month where he was expected to meet with Pope Francis, a top Orthodox official said. The move is seen as a sign of further ...

25 Aug 2022 at 08:24

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Ukraine reclaims Kyiv cathedral amid church dispute

The Ukrainian government has taken the main cathedral of the revered historic monastery from the church previously affiliated with Moscow’s patriarchate and allowed its Ukrainian rival to use it for Orthodox Christmas services. The move comes ...

06 Jan 2023 at 15:26

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Russia protests at Pope’s comments as Vatican seeks to mediate

Russia has lodged a formal protest with the Vatican over Pope Francis’s latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine, in which the pontiff blamed most of the cruelty on Chechens and other minorities in an apparent effort to spare ethnic ...

29 Nov 2022 at 15:11

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Some Ukrainians move Christmas to ‘break connection’ with Russia

Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on January 7, as do the Russians, but not all of them are doing so this year. Some Orthodox Ukrainians have decided to observe Christmas on December 25, like many Christians around the world, and ...

25 Dec 2022 at 08:51

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Orthodox patriarch marks Easter on Turkish island

The ecumenical patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church, based in Istanbul, fulfilled a 10-year promise to mark Easter on the Turkish island of Gokceada where he was born. In candle-lit masses held over three days, Ecumenical ...

16 Apr 2023 at 19:03

Significant number of British-Israelis caught up in Hamas attack, says Cleverly

A “significant number” of British-Israeli dual nationals have been caught up in the conflict in Israel and Gaza, the Foreign Secretary has said. James Cleverly said he is “uncomfortable” giving exact numbers about the number ...

10 Oct 2023 at 11:17

Charles given handwritten Christmas letter by six-year-old girl on church visit

The King was given a handwritten Christmas letter by a young girl during a visit to an orthodox church. Charles attended an Advent service and Christmas reception at the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre UK in Stevenage, ...

05 Dec 2023 at 15:19

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Orthodox worshippers greet ancient ceremony of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem

Christian Orthodox worshippers have thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for one of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar – the ancient ceremony of the Holy Fire. The event takes ...

04 May 2024 at 17:24

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Putin among the worshippers in Moscow as Russia celebrates Easter

Worshippers including President Vladimir Putin packed Moscow’s landmark Christ the Saviour Cathedral for a night-time Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken ...

05 May 2024 at 11:45

Greek Church writes to archbishop who baptised children of same-sex celebrities

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Greek Church protests baptism for celebrity same-sex parents

Greece’s Orthodox Church says it will send a letter of protest to the archbishop who heads the church in the United States after he baptised the children of celebrity fashion designer Peter Dundas and his ...

19 Jul 2022 at 15:03

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500-year-old icon looted from church in Cyprus repatriated

A 500-year-old Orthodox icon that was looted from a church in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus has been returned to the island. The icon of the Enthroned Christ, which Cyprus’s ...

12 Jul 2022 at 15:18

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Russia’s most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests

Russian Orthodox believers celebrated Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ protests. The Trinity icon by ...

04 Jun 2023 at 14:13

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