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Ukraine moves to ban an Orthodox church it says is linked with pro-war Moscow church
September 05, 2025 4:46 pm
The action comes a year after the Ukrainian Parliament passed a law banning the Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church due to its strong support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Orthodox Christmas on January 7: Why it's celebrated by some believers 13 days after December 25
January 07, 2024 5:51 pm
In Ukraine, which traditionally has observed Christmas on Jan. 7, the matter has taken on political dimensions in a time of war and schism.
For Ukrainian Orthodox in US, war news casts pall on Easter
April 23, 2022 9:58 pm
Many are in regular contact with relatives or friends suffering amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has laid waste to cities and claimed thousands of civilian lives, according to the Ukrainian government.
Ethnic tensions flare up in Montenegro over church ceremony
September 05, 2021 10:03 am
The ceremony planned for Sunday in Cetinje has angered opponents of the Serbian church in Montenegro, which declared independence from neighboring Serbia in 2006.
Pope's Turkey trip ends seeking unity with Orthodox
November 30, 2014 4:02 pm
The Catholic and Orthodox churches split in 1054 over differences on the primacy of the papacy.
Head of Russian church urges monks to shun internet
June 08, 2013 6:30 pm
Russian Orthodox Church has enjoyed a resurgence since the end of atheist Soviet Communist rule in 1991.
Gays stage a long march in Ukaraine
May 25, 2013 3:46 pm
Despite a curt ban,around 50 gay rights activists marched peacefully in the country's first gay rally
After 38-hr suicide threat,hospital bows to nurses
August 17, 2012 1:00 am
As the news of the three perched on the hospital roof spread,the management caved in.
Kerala church row: Govt may step in to end tussle
September 19, 2011 3:15 am
The bitter battle between Orthodox and Jacobite churches has spilled over to the streets now
Russia's church,lawmakers want to limit abortion
May 30, 2011 5:22 pm
Russia has one of world's lowest fertility rates,while number of abortions is among the highest in the world.
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