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Who Was Olga, The Alaska Native Drawing Devotion As Orthodoxy's New Saint
"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.
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In Snub to Russia, Ukraine Moves Christmas Date To December 25
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians attended services on Sunday as the country for the first time celebrated Christmas on December 25, after the government changed the date from January 7, when most Orthodox believers celebrate, as a snub to Russia.
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Charges Against Russian Orthodox Church Leader For "Justifying" Ukraine Invasion
Ukraine said Saturday it had filed criminal charges against Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, in absentia for "justifying" Russia's invasion.
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Ukraine Passes Bill To Ban Moscow-linked Orthodox Church In First Reading
Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that would ban the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), as Kyiv vows to cut ties with institutions it considers aligned with Russia.
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"Propaganda": Kerala Bishop Denies Lack Of Religious Freedom In India
A bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala said on Wednesday that an "unnecessary propaganda" claiming that the Christian community is persecuted in India has been unleashed internationally by vested interests.
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Prime Minister Modi Meets Head Of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church In Delhi
The supreme head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here to invite him to visit their headquarters at Kottayam in Kerala.
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Ukraine Sanctions 22 Associated With Russian Orthodox Church
"Sanctions have been imposed against 22 Russian citizens who, under the guise of spirituality, support terror and genocidal policy," President Zelensky said in his nightly address late on Monday.
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Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Joy And Anger For Rival Churches In Kyiv
Tears of joy streamed down worshippers' faces as Ukraine's main church celebrated a "return" to Kyiv's Cathedral of the Assumption on Orthodox Christmas day, shortly after taking control of it from a rival church with alleged ties to Russia.
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For The First Time, Putin Attends Christmas Service By Himself In Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday attended an Orthodox Church Christmas service by himself inside a Kremlin cathedral rather than joining other worshippers in a public celebration.
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Ukraine Seizes Assets, Bans Travel For Clerics With Russian Ties
Ukraine's top security officials have ordered punitive measures against seven senior clerics, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, part of a crackdown on a branch of the Orthodox Church with longstanding ties to Moscow.
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Russia Slams Ukraine's "Godless, Immoral" Raid On Kyiv Monastery
The Russian foreign ministry criticised Ukraine as "godless", "wild" and "immoral" on Wednesday for raiding an old Orthodox Christian Monastery in Kyiv.
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Rival Orthodox Churches Wage Shadow War In Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
As war rages across Ukraine, Mykhaylo Tereshchenko, the priest of Moscow branch of Ukraine's Orthodox Church is locked in his own spiritual battle that risks tearing his parish apart.
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PM Modi Condoles Death Of Supreme Head Of Indian Orthodox Church
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief on the demise of the Supreme Head of Indian Orthodox Church Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulos II, who died earlier today.
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Orthodox Faction Stopped From Entering Church In Kochi, Police Deployed
Tension prevailed in Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Monday as a large number of Jacobite faction priests and followers prevented those belonging to the Orthodox faction from entering a church at Kochi to take its possession as per a Supreme Court order.
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2 Kerala Priests Accused Of Raping, Blackmailing Woman Surrender
Two of the four Kerala priests, accused of raping and blackmailing a woman for several years, surrendered before a local court today.
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Who Was Olga, The Alaska Native Drawing Devotion As Orthodoxy's New Saint
"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.
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In Snub to Russia, Ukraine Moves Christmas Date To December 25
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians attended services on Sunday as the country for the first time celebrated Christmas on December 25, after the government changed the date from January 7, when most Orthodox believers celebrate, as a snub to Russia.
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Charges Against Russian Orthodox Church Leader For "Justifying" Ukraine Invasion
Ukraine said Saturday it had filed criminal charges against Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, in absentia for "justifying" Russia's invasion.
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Ukraine Passes Bill To Ban Moscow-linked Orthodox Church In First Reading
Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that would ban the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), as Kyiv vows to cut ties with institutions it considers aligned with Russia.
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"Propaganda": Kerala Bishop Denies Lack Of Religious Freedom In India
A bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala said on Wednesday that an "unnecessary propaganda" claiming that the Christian community is persecuted in India has been unleashed internationally by vested interests.
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Prime Minister Modi Meets Head Of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church In Delhi
The supreme head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here to invite him to visit their headquarters at Kottayam in Kerala.
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Ukraine Sanctions 22 Associated With Russian Orthodox Church
"Sanctions have been imposed against 22 Russian citizens who, under the guise of spirituality, support terror and genocidal policy," President Zelensky said in his nightly address late on Monday.
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Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Joy And Anger For Rival Churches In Kyiv
Tears of joy streamed down worshippers' faces as Ukraine's main church celebrated a "return" to Kyiv's Cathedral of the Assumption on Orthodox Christmas day, shortly after taking control of it from a rival church with alleged ties to Russia.
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For The First Time, Putin Attends Christmas Service By Himself In Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday attended an Orthodox Church Christmas service by himself inside a Kremlin cathedral rather than joining other worshippers in a public celebration.
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Ukraine Seizes Assets, Bans Travel For Clerics With Russian Ties
Ukraine's top security officials have ordered punitive measures against seven senior clerics, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, part of a crackdown on a branch of the Orthodox Church with longstanding ties to Moscow.
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Russia Slams Ukraine's "Godless, Immoral" Raid On Kyiv Monastery
The Russian foreign ministry criticised Ukraine as "godless", "wild" and "immoral" on Wednesday for raiding an old Orthodox Christian Monastery in Kyiv.
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Rival Orthodox Churches Wage Shadow War In Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion
As war rages across Ukraine, Mykhaylo Tereshchenko, the priest of Moscow branch of Ukraine's Orthodox Church is locked in his own spiritual battle that risks tearing his parish apart.
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PM Modi Condoles Death Of Supreme Head Of Indian Orthodox Church
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief on the demise of the Supreme Head of Indian Orthodox Church Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulos II, who died earlier today.
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Orthodox Faction Stopped From Entering Church In Kochi, Police Deployed
Tension prevailed in Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Monday as a large number of Jacobite faction priests and followers prevented those belonging to the Orthodox faction from entering a church at Kochi to take its possession as per a Supreme Court order.
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2 Kerala Priests Accused Of Raping, Blackmailing Woman Surrender
Two of the four Kerala priests, accused of raping and blackmailing a woman for several years, surrendered before a local court today.
