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The UK sanctions Russian Orthodox head; decries forced adoption
June 16, 2022 8:38 pm
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has "repeatedly misused his position to justify the attack" on Ukraine, according to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Kirill has been a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin for many years.
Explained: Who is Patriarch Kirill, the religious leader facing threat of sanctions from the EU
May 26, 2022 8:31 pm
Kirill, according to a Reuters report, has been added to a draft blacklist that includes hundreds of individuals with ties to the Kremlin, whom the European Union accuses of supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian orthodox leader at the core of Putin’s ambitions
May 22, 2022 10:39 am
The two religious leaders had previously worked together to bridge a 1,000-year-old schism between the Christian churches of the East and West.
'This is the will of God': Pope Francis meets Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill
February 13, 2016 8:28 am
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill called for political leaders to act on the single most important issue of shared concern between the Catholic and Orthodox churches today: the plight of Christians in Iraq and Syria
Jab They Will Meet — and end a millennium’s estrangement
February 12, 2016 10:38 am
An extraordinary meeting between the heads of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches takes place at Havana airport today.
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