“Ukraine must not be forced into ‘asymmetric’ obligations concerning the special status of the Russian language, culture, the Russian Orthodox Church.”
Russian Orthodox Church
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(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that comes amid strained relations with …
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Orthodox churches file suit over WA law also being challenged by that state’s Catholic bishops
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonBack in 1813, a ruling in People v. Philips upheld the clergy-penitent, also known as priest-penitent, privilege in American law.
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In Russia, one criminal law and one civil law have been used to prosecute “blasphemy” and enforce compliance with President Vladimir Putin’s government.
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(OSV News) — A new report calls for the Russian Federation to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, finding that Russia is weaponizing Orthodox Christianity as part of a genocidal …
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(OSV News) — Since the start of their February 2022 full-scale invasion, Russian forces have killed close to 70 clergy and destroyed more than 630 places of worship in Ukraine, according …
