Search: Russian Orthodox Church (5 materials)

Why International Institutions Overlook the Persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church?

... actor, not just a beneficiary. Currently, the Vatican has its own Religious Freedom Report (RFR) to guide Catholic organizations. Setting eyes on the example of Western denominations as its diplomatic partners in the second half of the 20th century, the Russian Orthodox Church embarked upon a similar path, opening its representative offices at European international organizations in Strasbourg and Brussels. However, no serious exchange came out of it; the dialogue ended, having barely begun, because ...

15.08.2023

The Politics of Canons and Borders

... parishes of the so-called diaspora (that is, the parishes outside the territories of local Churches), and in 1923, he attempted to hold and chair a “Pan-Orthodox Congress.” Moreover, same year, taking advantage of the difficult situation of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Meletius II hastened to spread his influence on its territory as well. He took the Orthodox population of Estonia and Finland under the governance of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and also interfered in the affairs ...

29.10.2018

One Cross For Two

2016 will inevitably be a very special year in the modern history of Christianity: on February 12, a truly landmark meeting was held between the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Pope in Cuba; and in June, the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church will take place. The Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia will hardly have a better time to play the “meeting of the millennium” card....

17.02.2016

Holy Meeting in Havana

... landmark meeting between Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis took place at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on February 12, 2016. A meeting of this kind has been unprecedented in the history of relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). Growing differences in doctrinal theology and policies led to the split in once united Christianity in the Great Schism of 1054 and to establishing its Eastern and Western branches. The Russian Orthodox Church became autocephalous ...

15.02.2016

Putin to meet Pope Francis in Rome: Ukraine and beyond

... spread of religious violence and intolerance; the importance of this message in Pope Francis’ views could not be exaggerated. A positive atmosphere in relations between the Holy See and the Kremlin could favor Vatican’s steps towards the Russian Orthodox Church. It is obvious that both Russia and the Vatican have compelling reasons to manage a dialogue and understand each other. All this is not enough to state that a new Vatican Ostpolitik is in the making but the Pope could indeed ...

09.06.2015

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