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Russian Orthodox

Czech police free Metropolitan Hilarion after discovering ‘white powder’ in his car

Czech police have freed a Russian Orthodox bishop who had been detained on suspicion of drug possession, following Moscow’s claims that the arrest was a politically motivated setup.

28 May 2026-09:28
Why does Brussels find it difficult to sanction Patriarch Kirill? What is behind the dors reasons?

The possibility of European Union sanctions against Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has once again emerged as a subject of debate within European political circles.

23 May 2026-08:35
Moscow and Kyiv trade blame over fresh wave of mutual strikes

Russia and Ukraine on Saturday accused each other of ‌violating a brief ceasefire in their four-year-old war hours into the truce put in place to mark Orthodox Easter.

12 Apr 2026-06:49
Pope Leo XIV to hold first meeting with Russian Orthodox Church envoy

Pope Leo XIV is set to meet Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, the Russian Orthodox Church’s top envoy for external relations, on July 26. This will mark the pontiff’s first audience with a senior Russian Orthodox cleric since his election in May.

22 Jul 2025-11:54
Ukraine's church declares independence from Russia

27 May 2022-20:52