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Warning of "great schism" among Orthodox Christians
"For the first time in the history of the Orthodox Church, it is faced with a real danger of a new big schism, this time not between the Christian East and West, but within the East itself.
Patriarch repeats stance on autocephaly of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios made it clear on Sunday that he would not change his stance as regards supporting autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, stressing that the Istanbul-based seat of the patriarchate will neither issue threats nor respond to them.
Russian Church 'Cuts Ties' to Constantinople Over Ukraine
The conflict between the Orthodox Church's two most important leaders over the independence of the Church in Ukraine deepened over the weekend, after the Russian Orthodox Church's Holy Synod announced that it was "suspending cooperation" with the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Russia's Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine spat
Russia's Orthodox Church said on Friday it would no longer participate in structures chaired by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, deepening a row in Orthodox Christianity over the Ukrainian Church's bid to break away from Moscow's orbit.
Patriarchate sets Kiev autocephaly in motion
The Ecumenical Patriarchate has begun preparations to grant independence to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine from Russia, it said Friday.
In a statement, the patriarchate named two representatives who will be dispatched to discuss the process of autocephaly of Kiev from Moscow.
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Serbian Patriarch Opposes New States Having Own Churches
As the battle hots up over whether a number of countries in the region should get their own Orthodox Churches, Serbian Patriarch Irinej has written to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople warning him about the danger of introducing the principle of giving ecclesiastical independence, or autocephaly, to new states or nations.
Moldova Church Fights Measles Epidemic With Prayers
The head of Moldova's Orthodox Church, Vladimir, which is subordinated canonically to Moscow, has urged his priests in an internal memo to help deal with the current epidemic measles through special prayers.
Clergy should "serve in churches and pray for a stop to the measles epidemic and contagious disease", the Metropolitan of Chisinau and All Moldova wrote in an internal memo.
Istanbul's Orthodox Church retains support for independent Ukrainian church
Patriarch Kirill of the Orthodox Church of Moscow visited Bartholomew I, the patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church based in Istanbul, on Aug. 31 in an eleventh hour bid to prevent the Ukrainian church from being separated from Moscow.
Displaced Serbs Cancel Kosovo Trip Over Safety Fears
Displaced Serbs from Djakovica/Gjakova in Kosovo have cancelled a planned trip to visit an Orthodox church in their former hometown, citing a lack of guarantees to ensure their safety.
Moldova Highly 'Vulnerable' to Russian Propaganda, Study Says
Moldova is the most exposed country in Eastern Europe to Russian propaganda, owing to the dominance of Russian-language media, the Russian orientation of the main Church, poverty and lack of trust in the political class, according to a study called "Resistance to disinformation in Central and Eastern Europe".