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Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in

Al Jazeera  

As Israel’s war on Gaza rages and Israeli attacks on people in the occupied West Bank continue, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem are fighting a different battle – quieter, they say, but no less existential. Now, the small Christian community has begun to fracture under pressure from forces they say threaten them and the multifaith character of …

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Divisions appear in Russian Orthodox Church over its support of Putin’s war in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Divisions appear in Russian Orthodox Church over its support of Putin’s war in Ukraine

The Independent  

On the holiest day in its religious calendar, the Russian Orthodox Church was struggling under the weight of its own contradictions. Although no bishop has yet indicated a desire to split with the Russian Orthodox Church, Father Kobetiak said the clergy and the faithful in Ukraine sought “spiritual independence”, mentioning how one priest is now serving “a half-ruined cathedral without …

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Russia’s war drives a wedge between Orthodox Ukrainians and the Moscow Patriarchate
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia’s war drives a wedge between Orthodox Ukrainians and the Moscow Patriarchate

Raw Story  

As Russian troops step up their assault, clergy and worshippers at the Ukrainian Orthodox churches that are attached to the Moscow Patriarchate are distancing themselves from Russia, placing into question one of the Kremlin's main channels of influence in their country. Three days after Russia invaded, Patriarch Kirill denounced the "evil forces" that were undermining the historical unity of Russia …

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How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? | Explained
2 years, 10 months ago

How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? | Explained

India TV News  

Ukraine’s tangled political history with Russia has its counterpart in the religious landscape, with Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christian population divided between an independent-minded group based in Kyiv and another loyal to its patriarch in Moscow. Even though Russian President Vladimir Putin justified his invasion of Ukraine in part as a defense of the Moscow-oriented Orthodox church, leaders of both Ukrainian …

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