Montenegro president accuses Serbia of sparking religious protests
Montenegro’s president, Milo Djukanovic, says Serbia and Russia are using the Serbian Orthodox Church to undermine the government as the…
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Exiled Russian comic unsure about return amid blasphemy charges after insulting Putin
Russia standup comic Aleksandr Dolgopolov, 25, (pictured) fled for Israel in January after his jokes about Christianity and President Vladimir…
Giant Russia church planned near czar’s murder site
A well-known Russian priest is planning to build the world’s largest Orthodox church near the site where Russia’s last czar…
Serbia president cancels Montenegro visit amid church spat
Montenegro has criticised Serbia for not protecting its embassy in Belgrade during a violent attack by a mob protesting against…
Georgian gay-love film sparks homophobic attacks
Homophobic, nationalist protesters in Georgia have clashed with police as they attempted to stop the premiere of a well-reviewed movie…
Russian protesters smash fence at cathedral site
Hundreds of protesters in Russia’s fourth-largest city, Yekaterinburg, have condemned a controversial plan to build a Russian Orthodox cathedral in…
New Ukrainian church picks leader
Ukraine’s Orthodox church has selected a leader for a newly independent denomination in a split from Russia, further straining bilateral…
Greek priests attack pay deal
Priests from the Greek Orthodox Church have condemned an agreement between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Archbishop of Athens…
Russian church cuts ties with Istanbul
Orthodox Christianity has suffered its most serious split in living memory as the Russian church has cut its 300-year-old ties…
Kiev church poised to cut Russia ties
Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, says senior members of the Orthodox clergy are ready to grant independence to the Kiev church,…
Moscow scuppers Orthodox gathering
The Greek Orthodox clergy waiting for their patriarch in Bethlehem. Source: Wikimedia A gathering of Orthodox Christian leaders has opened…