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US opens "gates of hell" in Ukraine religious dispute
"The United States strongly supports religious freedom, including the freedom of members of groups to govern their religion according to their beliefs and practice their faiths freely without government interference," Sputnik cited a US State Department press release, which added:
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.
Bosnian Serb Leader Applauds Russian Church's Consecration
Around hundred people gathered on Monday in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of the Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, for the consecration of a new Russian church and cultural centre, which are being built in the centre of the city.
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.
Russian Orthodox Church downgrades ties with rival in Istanbul
The Russian Orthodox Church on Sept. 14 cut "diplomatic ties" with Bartholomew I, the Istanbul-based spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, accusing him of encroaching on its religious territory in Ukraine.
Russian Orthodox Church slams Istanbul-based rival over Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church on Sept. 7 slammed its Istanbul-based rival for sending representatives to Ukraine and vowed to retaliate as the two churches are locked in negotiations over Ukraine's religious future.
Phanar: Ecumenical Patriarchate does not threaten and will not be threatened on Ukrainian church
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios said on Friday that dialogue is the way to resolve problems after a reportedly fruitless meeting in Istanbul with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill.
Moldova President Makes Pilgrimage to Mount Athos
Moldovan pro-Russian President Igor Dodon left on Monday for a new pilgrimage to Orthodox monasteries on Mount Athos in Greece which are canonically subordinate to Moscow's Patriarchy, months ahead of the legislative elections scheduled for the beginning of 2019.
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