Church and State

Attempted Takeover of UOC Church Underway in Odessa UOC Lawyer Calls for Prayers Ahead of Major Court Hearing Turkey Moves Toward Reopening Halki Seminary After Decades of Closure Russia Claims Patriot Missile Struck Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Estonian Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Law That Threatens Orthodox Church Will the ‘Mother of Churches’ Bring Peace to Ukraine? Trump Sends Copy of Sitka Icon to Russian Orthodox Monastery Rep. Luna Hails Metr. Arseniy’s Release and Recovery UOC Metropolitan Found Guilty of Religious Incitement for Homily on Protecting Churches Georgia Prepares to Mark 1,700 Years of Christian Heritage Former Buffalo Priest Charged in Alleged $450,000 Fraud Scheme U.S. State Dept. Official Meets Patr. Bartholomew at Phanar U.S. Ambassador Receives Icon From Mt. Athos Monastery Ukrainian Police Seize Control of St. Michael Monastery in Pereyaslav UOC Hierarch: The Church Does Not Endorse 'Holy War' Concept