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Russian Orthodox Church to send more “military priests” to the front in bid to make army more religious – and beat Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC ... frequently appears alongside Putin, including on Christmas Day, when he blessed crosses and icons to be given as gifts to commanders of troops fighting ...
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Why Greek Orthodox Priests Have Beards
The beards of Orthodox priests are some of their most striking attributes, marking them as different from other Western ...
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How Russia’s Orthodox Church supports Putin’s war
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Church, has zealously backed Russia’s ‘special military operation’ and castigates a morally ...
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Unalaskans continue longtime Orthodox Christmas tradition with starring ceremony
Unalaska’s Church of the Holy Ascension hasn’t had a resident priest for a few months, but that didn’t stop parishioners from ...
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2025’s ‘coincidence’ could lead to common Easter date for Catholics, Orthodox
That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...
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Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...
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Vatican issues guide on richness of Eastern Catholic Churches
The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches has prepared a pastoral guide for the 2025 Jubilee of the Eastern Churches, to be celebrated May 12–14, in order to make known the richness of the ...