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Russia Hinting at Establishing Exarchate in Turkey, Deepening Schism
The Russian Orthodox Church is hinting that it wants to establish an exarchate in Turkey, as it has just done in Africa, taking 102 formerly Greek Orthodox prelates under its jurisdiction, deepening the schism that opened up in the...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Accuses Russian Church of Playing Politics
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I accused the Russian Orthodox Church on Friday of playing politics and using the Orthodox flock to put pressure on the Greek Orthodox Church.
Speaking at the 4th Panhellenic Conference on Pilgrimage Tours in Arta, western...
Europe
The Ecumenical Patriarchate Grants Independence To The Ukrainian Church
The issue of independence of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has been agonizing Orthodox Christianity the last few years.
With Moscow strongly against it, and Ukraine in favor, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople issued a decree on Thursday, with which...