Pictures: Bulgarians Bid Final Farewell to Late Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte
Bulgarians lined the streets of Sofia on Saturday to bid farewell to the late Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte.
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Zelensky Signs Law Rejecting Orthodox Christmas Date to ‘Abandon’ Russian Heritage
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 to “abandon Russian heritage”.
Russian Strike on Odesa Leaves One Dead, Dozens Injured and Historic Cathedral Badly Damaged
Russia struck the Ukranian Black Sea city of Odesa again on Sunday, leaving one dead, dozens injured and a historic cathedral badly damaged.
Religious Tensions as Zelensky Evicts Orthodox Monks from Sacred Monastery
The Kremlin cites the termination of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s lease as further proof that Russia’s actions over the past year in Ukraine are justified — claiming that Russia is defending a beleaguered Orthodox population.
Coronation Oil for King Charles III Consecrated in Jerusalem
(AFP) – Olive oil, fragrant rose and orange blossom: the special “chrism” or holy anointing oil for the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III has been blessed in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Russians, Ukrainians Fight at Close Range in Forest over Orthodox Christmas: UK Intel
Russian and Ukrainian forces battled at close range in forest near the Donbas town of Kremina over Orthodox Christmas, according to British intelligence.
Kyiv-Backed Church Lets Ukrainians Move Christmas to Break with Russians
BOBRYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do the Russians. But not this year, or at least not all of them.
‘Enemies of Christ’ – Moscow Denounces Zelensky Govt After Raids on Russia-Linked Churches
Russian officials have denounced the Ukrainian government as “enemies of Christ and the Orthodox faith” over security service raids on churches accused of links to Moscow.
Patriarch of Constantinople Condemns ‘Militarization’ of Ukraine-Russia Border
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew called on Christians Sunday to “fervent prayer with all our hearts for the preservation of peace in Ukraine.”
Orthodox Djokovic Spends Serbian Christmas in Australian Detention
(AP) — Regardless of who made an error on the visa or the vaccination waiver or whatever, the reality Friday for tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic was spending one of his important religious holidays in an Australian detention hotel working on his challenge against deportation.
Man Bombs School Attached to Russian Orthodox Convent
MOSCOW (AP) – A homemade bomb detonated in a school attached to an Orthodox convent has wounded 12 people, including a 15-year-old, Russian authorities were reported as saying said Monday.
‘Pope, You Are a Heretic!’ – Francis Confronted by Elderly Orthodox Priest in Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Pope Francis was heckled by an elderly Greek Orthodox priest on Saturday as he arrived for a meeting with the head of the country’s Orthodox Church, evidence of the lingering distrust between some Orthodox and Catholics centuries after Christianity was cleaved in half.
Coptic Pope Celebrates Orthodox Easter in Desert Monastery
CAIRO (AP) — Pope Tawadros II, the spiritual leader of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Christians, has held Easter services in an empty monastery in the desert amid coronavirus restrictions which kept the faithful from gathering at churches and monasteries across the country.
