Greek far-left Antifa anarchists are said to have been behind the placement of a banner outside the Metropolis of Piraeus this week, calling on the church to obey the government’s Wuhan virus lockdown.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – The leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, who often criticized Western policies toward Serbia and urged close relations with Slavic ally Russia, has died after testing positive for the coronavirus, the church said Friday. He was 90.
JERUSALEM (AP) – A small group of Christian clerics celebrated the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday as the coronavirus pandemic prevented worshippers from taking part in the ancient and mysterious ritual.
The Orthodox Church of Cyprus has rejected a government ordinance banning gatherings of over 75 people, saying it would continue to hold its divine liturgy as usual for all who desire to participate.
The former papal nuncio to the United States, who has alleged the existence of a “gay mafia” among the bishops and clergy of the Catholic Church, says Pope Francis “himself” is “provoking” a schism because of his support for the Amazon Synod in Rome next month.
Contents: Russian Orthodox Church asks world leaders to protect it from Ukrainian persecution; Military tensions between Ukraine and Russia are increasing
Contents: Constantinople grants Ukrainian Orthodox Church independence, causing historic split with Russia; Russia says that Constantinople’s decision is ‘catastrophic’
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Two days of voting on a constitutional amendment that would make it harder to legalise same-sex marriage have gotten started in Romania.
MOSCOW (AP) – Vladimir Putin says the adoption of Christianity more than 1,000 years ago in territory that later became Russia marked the starting point for forming the Russian nation itself.
MOSCOW (AP) – Four gunmen attacked a Russian Orthodox church in the mostly Muslim Russian province of Chechnya on Saturday but were killed by security forces in a clash that also left two policemen and a churchgoer dead. The attack underscored security challenges in Russia as it prepares to host the World Cup next month.
