Search: Russian Orthodox Church,Orthodox Church (2 materials)

Why International Institutions Overlook the Persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church?

... “Head of the Orthodox Vatican” (which has become almost a part of the US foreign policy doctrine [ 4 ]), and about local Orthodox churches as similar to national Protestant churches whose territorial boundaries automatically change every time state ... ... “pool” for the largest number of religious organizations in a consultative status. In this connection, the fact that the Russian Orthodox Church is not represented at all in the UN system of international organizations is quite conspicuous. Thus, ...

15.08.2023

The Politics of Canons and Borders

... religious sphere and attempted to use its status as the “first among equals” to take the leading positions in the family of Orthodox Churches. In 1922, Patriarch Meletius II of Alexandria declared Phanar’s right to govern the parishes of the so-called ... ... attempted to hold and chair a “Pan-Orthodox Congress.” Moreover, same year, taking advantage of the difficult situation of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Meletius II hastened to spread his influence on its territory as well. He took the Orthodox population ...

29.10.2018

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