All Patriarch Kirill articles
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OpinionTrump’s ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine would be a disaster for religious freedom
If a US-negotiated peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine involves ceding land, it will also have huge implications for the Church. Andreja Bogdanovski explains why Putin wants control of Orthodoxy in Ukraine - and why that would be dangerous for all Christians
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News AnalysisIs Patriarch Kirill in favour of the death penalty?
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has said that Jesus Christ did not oppose the death penalty. Andreja Bogdanovski explains the context behind this surprising statement
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OpinionPutin might quote Jesus, but he’s no saviour of Christianity
Opening a Moscow youth centre, Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has compared himself to Jesus. It’s the latest in a long line of populist leaders using religious rhetoric for political gain, says Tony Wilson
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ReviewsHoly Russia, Holy War?
The Ukraine war is not only a geopolitical war with Russia, but actually a war within Orthodoxy itself. So argues Katherine Kelaidis in her new book Holy Russia? Holy War? Her rather fatalistic assessment of the situation is tinged with hope for change, says Paul Valler
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OpinionRowan Williams is wrong. Kirill should not be kicked out of the World Council of Churches
While the Russian Orthodox Church’s endorsement of the invasion of Ukraine is abhorrent, keeping communication open has a better chance of changing hearts and minds
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OpinionHow many civilians must die before the Russian Orthodox Patriarch intervenes?
It’s not enough to sanction the Russian oligarchs, it’s time to put pressure on Putin’s spiritual oligarch too, says Bishop Joseph D’Souza
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OpinionPutin’s blasphemous version of Christianity is anti-Christ
As a Russian Orthodox Christian I know Putin does not speak for me or my church, says Pavel Stroilov
