Russia News News Russia » Religion: Russia’s War On Faith: The Toll On Ukraine’s Religious Communities
Since February 2022, Russia’s full-scale invasion has devastated Ukraine’s religious communities. Sacred sites have been destroyed, and clergy members have been killed.
News Russia » Religion: Russia Weaponizes Religion, Using Orthodox Church to Justify War
Religion has become a powerful tool for Russia in its war against Ukraine, with the Orthodox Church playing a prominent role in shaping Moscow’s narrative. According to Viktor Yelensky, Ukraine’s ...
News Russia » Religion: Putin using Russian Orthodox Church to repress religion, panel says
The regime of Vladimir Putin is using the Russian Orthodox Church in efforts to repress other faiths not only in Ukraine and other foreign countries but within Russia’s borders, clergy and rights ...
News Russia » Religion: Putin Accused of Adopting Nazi-Era Tactics as Russia Targets Ukraine's Religious Landmarks
Russia's recent attacks on Ukrainian religious landmarks, including the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, have drawn comparisons to Nazi Germany's WWII tactics.
News Russia » Religion: Russia blocks Catholic, other religious websites
Amid its war on Ukraine, Russia continues to block a number of external religious websites, social media accounts and apps from several countries, preventing believers of various faiths from accessing ...
News Russia » Religion: Religious freedom in Russia continues to decline: experts
As Pope Leo XIV highlights the need for interreligious dialogue and diplomacy, religious liberty in Russia continues to decline, with the US International Religious Freedom Commission citing that ...
News Russia » Religion: Russia Is Waging A 'Christian Jihad' In Occupied Ukraine, Military Chaplain Says
WASHINGTON -- Churches in occupied Ukraine are “loyal to Moscow rather than God,” Ukrainian military chaplain Mark Serhiyev said at a July 24 congressional hearing, adding that Russia is waging a ...
News Russia » Religion: Russia may soften religion law over Putin concerns
MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers are reworking a draft law introducing prison terms for religious offences after signs that Vladimir Putin is concerned it could undermine the delicate ...
News Russia » Religion: Religious Freedom Report: Russia Guilty of ‘Severe’ Violations Against Religious Minorities
About 72% of Russians are Orthodox, 7% are Muslim, 5% are atheist, and 13% do not have a religious affiliation. About 3% of Russians belong to a variety of other religious groups. Palace of the Senate ...
News Russia » Religion: Russia and Turkey are wielding religion as soft power – but one patriarch is standing in their way
Turkish nationalists are calling on the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to revoke the passport of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the highest ranking Greek Orthodox cleric in the US.
News Russia » Religion: North Korea’s alliance with Russia proves Ukraine is not about religion
Responding to the deployment of North Korea soldiers to Russia, NATO’s secretary-general signaled that the action represented “a significant escalation” in its “ongoing involvement in Russia’s illegal ...
News Russia » Religion: APTOPIX Russia Religion Procession
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