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Some Russians push back against a church building spree in Moscow

Last fall, a retired woman strode into Afghan Square, a park in Moscow, to try to stop a bulldozer from breaking ground on a new church. The park — which is named in honor of Soviet veterans who ...
Yahoo

Russian-linked church faces potential ban in Ukraine as it remains reluctant to officially cut ties with Moscow

Three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church is finally facing its judgment day. Under a law passed in 2024, the branch — the Ukrainian ...
Washington Examiner

What it means for Russia’s fight in Ukraine to be a ‘holy war’

The Russian Orthodox Church is supposed to bring people closer to God, not to Russian President Vladimir Putin. And yet, that seems to be just what the ROC is doing under Patriarch Kirill. The leader ...
insider.si.edu

Old Russia in modern America : living traditions of the Russian Old Believers / Alexander B. Dolitsky

Series statement extrapolated from publisher's Web site. Third edition published as: Old Russia in modern America : a case from Russian Old Believers in Alaska / by Alexander B. Dolitsky ; assisted by ...
The Hill

White House to meet clergy with ties to pro-war Russian Orthodox Church

CORRECTION: The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Porfirije, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill in Moscow in April. An earlier version of this story included ...