#orthodox-church — Public Fediverse posts
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📷 Yekaterinburg TYuZ (youth theatre), The Church on the Blood, Sevastyanov House, a random pretty church
🇷🇺 Yekaterinburg, Russia
🗓️ 2016#landmarks #orthodoxChurch #historical #sculpture #yekaterinburg #russia #travel #globetrotter #photography #photoArchive
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📷 Yekaterinburg TYuZ (youth theatre), The Church on the Blood, Sevastyanov House, a random pretty church
🇷🇺 Yekaterinburg, Russia
🗓️ 2016#landmarks #orthodoxChurch #historical #sculpture #yekaterinburg #russia #travel #globetrotter #photography #photoArchive
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The Orthodox Church weighs in on the UDF's CM race, specifically targeting the move to bring in KC Venugopal. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/orthodox-church-slams-pitching-of-sitting-congress-mp-kc-venugopal-for-kerala-cm-seat-ro4le01e?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KeralaPolitics #UDF #KCVenugopal #OrthodoxChurch #KeralaCM
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A violência de sionistas contra cristãos é cada vez maior. #freepalestin
Attack by an #Israeli #extremist on a French nun in #Jerusalem
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXxO5o7tGgh/?igsh=MWduYTRocDVjYWRqdQ==
#Greek #OrthodoxChurch sounds alarm over attacks on #Christians in Jerusalem
Suspect arrested over attack on French nun in Jerusalem
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"One weapon in the hybrid arsenal Russia has deployed against Ukraine is religion. Russia has exploited the Orthodox Church to carry out destructive actions on the ground, including through Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) campaigns."
- EUvsDisinfo
#Russia #Ukraine #EU #EUvsDisinfo #OrthodoxChurch #hybridwar
https://euvsdisinfo.eu/how-russia-weaponizes-the-church-in-ukraine/?utm_source=euvsd.info&utm_medium=%2Fhow-russia-weaponizes-the-church-in-ukraine%2F&utm_campaign= -
"One weapon in the hybrid arsenal Russia has deployed against Ukraine is religion. Russia has exploited the Orthodox Church to carry out destructive actions on the ground, including through Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) campaigns."
- EUvsDisinfo
#Russia #Ukraine #EU #EUvsDisinfo #OrthodoxChurch #hybridwar
https://euvsdisinfo.eu/how-russia-weaponizes-the-church-in-ukraine/?utm_source=euvsd.info&utm_medium=%2Fhow-russia-weaponizes-the-church-in-ukraine%2F&utm_campaign= -
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"Reflecting on the Second Sunday of Great Lent (Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas).
A reminder of the light within and the journey toward Holy Pascha (Easter) — only 35 days to go!" 🙏
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"Reflecting on the Second Sunday of Great Lent (Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas).
A reminder of the light within and the journey toward Holy Pascha (Easter) — only 35 days to go!" 🙏
#GreatLent #Orthodox #OrthodoxChurch #Pascha2026 #Faith #RoadToPascha #Spirituality #JohnRoss7 #Mastodon -
The Centre steps into the historic Malankara Church dispute, with PM Narendra Modi set to meet the Jacobite Patriarch in Delhi. The move comes amid renewed political activity and ongoing legal proceedings. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/prime-minister-intervenes-in-malankara-church-dispute-to-hold-talks-with-patriarch-today-ehl7vm0w?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MalankaraChurch #NarendraModi #JacobiteChurch #OrthodoxChurch
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Today, February 2nd, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Ypapanti). A day of light and hope, marking 40 days since the birth of Christ. Wishing everyone a blessed and peaceful feast day! 🙏✨
#Ypapanti #OrthodoxChurch
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Today, February 2nd, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Ypapanti). A day of light and hope, marking 40 days since the birth of Christ. Wishing everyone a blessed and peaceful feast day! 🙏✨
#Ypapanti #OrthodoxChurch
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Merry Christmas, 7 January, 2026 only for my Christian friends who are celebrating on this date. ☦️🎄🎉
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #christmas #christmas2026 #merrychristmas #merrychristmas2026 #xmas #xmas2026 #merryxmas #merryxmas2026 #7january #january7 #7thjanuary #january7th #holidays #holiday #happyholiday #happyholidays #holidayseason #christianity #easternchristianity #orthodox #orthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchristmas #happy #behappy #joyful #bejoyful
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Merry Christmas, 6 January, 2026 only for my Christian friends who follow the Armenian Apostolic Church. ☦️🎄🎉
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #christmas #christmas2026 #merrychristmas #merrychristmas2026 #xmas #xmas2026 #merryxmas #merryxmas2026 #6january #january6 #6thjanuary #january6th #holidays #holiday #happyholiday #happyholidays #holidayseason #christianity #easternchristianity #orthodox #orthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #orthodoxchristmas #armenianapostolicchurch #happy #behappy #joyful #bejoyful
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Ex-BNP boss' sick message to nationalists to join Army to be ready for 'civil war'
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ex-bnp-boss-sick-message-36363157
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Ex-BNP boss' sick message to nationalists to join Army to be ready for 'civil war'
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ex-bnp-boss-sick-message-36363157
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in #Tallinn.
Onion domes rise above red and white arches and gold crosses catch the light between passing clouds.
#Estonia #AlexanderNevskyCathedral #OrthodoxChurch #Cathedral #Architecture #Cityscape #OnionDomes #Church #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography -
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in #Tallinn.
Onion domes rise above red and white arches and gold crosses catch the light between passing clouds.
#Estonia #AlexanderNevskyCathedral #OrthodoxChurch #Cathedral #Architecture #Cityscape #OnionDomes #Church #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography -
For me, the epitome of Russian propaganda is archbishop Kirill of Moscow declaring: ”There is no joy for us, only suffering” when theirs is the country inflicting unmeasurable suffering on another.
#SlavaUkraini #russia #propaganda #moscow #orthodoxchurch #nafo
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For me, the epitome of Russian propaganda is archbishop Kirill of Moscow declaring: ”There is no joy for us, only suffering” when theirs is the country inflicting unmeasurable suffering on another.
#SlavaUkraini #russia #propaganda #moscow #orthodoxchurch #nafo
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Christian educational institutions in Kerala seek parity: Orthodox Church head urges government to extend NSS teacher appointment ruling to Christian managements amid growing concerns of marginalisation. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/extend-teacher-appointment-ruling-for-nss-to-christian-institutions-too-catholicos-tells-kerala-govt-bka44lc6?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Kerala #EducationPolicy #ChristianCommunity #OrthodoxChurch
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From 2014... How #USEvangelicals Fueled the Rise of #Russia’s ‘#ProFamily’ Right
An alliance is born between #AntiGay, #AntiAbortion American groups and the #RussianOrthodoxChurch
by Adam Federman, January 7, 2014
Long excerpt [pay attention to the names named!] :
"This rising #Russian social #conservative movement frequently invokes the argument that #ProGay and #WomensRights groups are puppets of the West, which is seeking to undermine Russian autonomy and interfere in the country’s internal affairs. At an annual meeting of journalists and academics presided over by Vladimir #Putin in Valdai in September, the Russian president said that European countries had strayed from their roots by legalizing #GayMarriage. He urged Russians to embrace the conservative values of the #OrthodoxChurch and other traditional religions and issued a warning to those who might want to challenge those values. 'Russia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity are unconditional—these are red lines no one is allowed to cross,' he declared.
"Several #LGBT rights groups have been targeted under another new law, which requires any nongovernmental organization that receives funding from other countries for political activities to register as a '#ForeignAgent.' Failure to do so can lead to investigations, legal action or crippling fines. The implication is that these groups are not only agents of the West but also out of touch with everyday Russians.
"The irony is that it is the new conservative vanguard—anti-gay, anti-abortion and pro–'#TraditionalFamily'—that has most successfully cultivated the West’s financial and institutional support. Scott Lively, an extreme anti-gay campaigner, all but took credit for the new law, calling it 'one of the proudest achievements of my career,' while #BrianBrown, president of the #NationalOrganizationForMarriage, visited Moscow with much fanfare just before the new law was passed. But the language of Russia’s anti-gay and anti-abortion movement seems to borrow most heavily from mainstream evangelicals and conservative politicians in the United States and Europe. Referring to the anti-abortion bill passed in 2011, Lyubov Erofeeva, executive director of the Russian Association for Population and Development, a women’s advocacy group, said: 'It was 100 percent clear that everything was copied from the experience of American #fundamentalists and conservative circles of several European countries where #abortion is forbidden or restricted severely.'
"The church’s close ties with American evangelicals reflect a shift in policy. For much of the post-Soviet period, the Russian Orthodox Church held evangelical denominations at arm’s length, fearing that they would compete for influence within Russia. But as the church has consolidated its power, it has come to view the evangelical community as a partner. 'The #ROC realizes that the evangelical denominations are not their opponents but rather their allies in the relations between the church and the secular population,' says Olga Kazmina, a professor of ethnology at Moscow State University.
" 'It’s a re-envisioned paradigm,' says Father #LeonidKishkovsky, head of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of External Affairs. In many ways, it makes sense, he adds: both religious groups share an ideological commitment and have grown disillusioned with the way mainline churches have dealt with issues like gay marriage and abortion. 'But what I’m quite nervous about is the ideological core which actually motivates both sides,' Kishkovsky says. 'Where is the motivating force? Is it in faith? Or is it in political ideology?'
"The Russian Orthodox Church’s chief emissary to the US evangelical community is #HilarionAlfeyev, a high-ranking bishop and chairman of the powerful Department of External Church Relations (the position previously held by #PatriarchKirill). In February 2011, the 47-year-old Alfeyev traveled to Washington, where he met with prominent evangelical and 'pro-family' leaders; and then to Dallas, where he addressed thousands of members of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church and emphasized the importance of 'creat[ing] new alliances,' especially around issues of marriage, abortion and the family. Alfeyev also visited the #DallasTheologicalSeminary and had an hour-long meeting with #GeorgeWBush.
"The trip to Dallas grew out of an increasingly close friendship between church leaders and a small circle of American and European Christian businessmen in Moscow. Alfeyev’s visit was organized by #JerryFullinwider, an #OilExecutive and elder of the #HighlandParkChurch who, until recently, had business interests in Russia. Fullinwider, a member of the #KochBrothers’ circle of major donors—those who have given more than $1 million to #Koch-related causes—met Alfeyev through his friend Bob Foresman, head of #Barclays Capital in Russia. This select group of businessmen has unusual access to Alfeyev. In an interview for this article, Fullinwider described having dinner at Alfeyev’s private residence on a recent trip to Moscow. 'He’s a real busy guy,' says Fullinwider. 'He’s very, very hard to get in touch with unless you have a special number and you know the main guy who handles him, who’s a good friend of mine.'
"Alfeyev’s first trip to the United States paved the way for others, and in October 2012 he delivered a lecture at Villanova University, where he received an honorary degree and paid a visit to the Milwaukee-based #LyndeAndHarryBradleyFoundation. One of the largest donor organizations of its kind in the United States, the #BradleyFoundation, with more than $600 million in assets, is known for its contributions to US conservative groups like the #HeritageFoundation and the #HeartlandInstitute. But its charity isn’t limited to home: over the last four years, the foundation has given $750,000 to the St. Gregory the Theologian Charity Foundation in Moscow, a new educational and cultural initiative founded in 2009 by Alfeyev, Russian #billionaire and pharmaceutical magnate #VadimYakunin, and #LeonidSevastianov, a 35-year-old international business consultant and head of Stratinvest.ru, a consulting and public relations firm. In 2009, through Alfeyev’s charity, the Bradley Foundation donated $150,000 to support the 'Day of the Family,' a recently created Russian holiday honoring faith and fidelity. The annual event has been championed by #SvetlanaMedvedeva, wife of Prime Minister #DmitriMedvedev, a staunch #AntiAbortion advocate.
“We want to promote the idea of the unity between the West and Russia on the basis of common Christian roots,” Sevastianov told Inside the Vatican magazine in 2009. “We believe in this alliance among traditional Christian countries…and we believe that, with a united voice, we can be a strong force against the radical secular world which has become dominant in our societies.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-us-evangelicals-fueled-rise-russias-pro-family-right/
#TradFamily #TradWives #TrumpIsARussianAsset #AntiWoke #ChristoFacists #ChristoFascism #evangelicals #RabidRight #MAGADeathCult #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #Billionaires
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From 2014... How #USEvangelicals Fueled the Rise of #Russia’s ‘#ProFamily’ Right
An alliance is born between #AntiGay, #AntiAbortion American groups and the #RussianOrthodoxChurch
by Adam Federman, January 7, 2014
Long excerpt [pay attention to the names named!] :
"This rising #Russian social #conservative movement frequently invokes the argument that #ProGay and #WomensRights groups are puppets of the West, which is seeking to undermine Russian autonomy and interfere in the country’s internal affairs. At an annual meeting of journalists and academics presided over by Vladimir #Putin in Valdai in September, the Russian president said that European countries had strayed from their roots by legalizing #GayMarriage. He urged Russians to embrace the conservative values of the #OrthodoxChurch and other traditional religions and issued a warning to those who might want to challenge those values. 'Russia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity are unconditional—these are red lines no one is allowed to cross,' he declared.
"Several #LGBT rights groups have been targeted under another new law, which requires any nongovernmental organization that receives funding from other countries for political activities to register as a '#ForeignAgent.' Failure to do so can lead to investigations, legal action or crippling fines. The implication is that these groups are not only agents of the West but also out of touch with everyday Russians.
"The irony is that it is the new conservative vanguard—anti-gay, anti-abortion and pro–'#TraditionalFamily'—that has most successfully cultivated the West’s financial and institutional support. Scott Lively, an extreme anti-gay campaigner, all but took credit for the new law, calling it 'one of the proudest achievements of my career,' while #BrianBrown, president of the #NationalOrganizationForMarriage, visited Moscow with much fanfare just before the new law was passed. But the language of Russia’s anti-gay and anti-abortion movement seems to borrow most heavily from mainstream evangelicals and conservative politicians in the United States and Europe. Referring to the anti-abortion bill passed in 2011, Lyubov Erofeeva, executive director of the Russian Association for Population and Development, a women’s advocacy group, said: 'It was 100 percent clear that everything was copied from the experience of American #fundamentalists and conservative circles of several European countries where #abortion is forbidden or restricted severely.'
"The church’s close ties with American evangelicals reflect a shift in policy. For much of the post-Soviet period, the Russian Orthodox Church held evangelical denominations at arm’s length, fearing that they would compete for influence within Russia. But as the church has consolidated its power, it has come to view the evangelical community as a partner. 'The #ROC realizes that the evangelical denominations are not their opponents but rather their allies in the relations between the church and the secular population,' says Olga Kazmina, a professor of ethnology at Moscow State University.
" 'It’s a re-envisioned paradigm,' says Father #LeonidKishkovsky, head of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of External Affairs. In many ways, it makes sense, he adds: both religious groups share an ideological commitment and have grown disillusioned with the way mainline churches have dealt with issues like gay marriage and abortion. 'But what I’m quite nervous about is the ideological core which actually motivates both sides,' Kishkovsky says. 'Where is the motivating force? Is it in faith? Or is it in political ideology?'
"The Russian Orthodox Church’s chief emissary to the US evangelical community is #HilarionAlfeyev, a high-ranking bishop and chairman of the powerful Department of External Church Relations (the position previously held by #PatriarchKirill). In February 2011, the 47-year-old Alfeyev traveled to Washington, where he met with prominent evangelical and 'pro-family' leaders; and then to Dallas, where he addressed thousands of members of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church and emphasized the importance of 'creat[ing] new alliances,' especially around issues of marriage, abortion and the family. Alfeyev also visited the #DallasTheologicalSeminary and had an hour-long meeting with #GeorgeWBush.
"The trip to Dallas grew out of an increasingly close friendship between church leaders and a small circle of American and European Christian businessmen in Moscow. Alfeyev’s visit was organized by #JerryFullinwider, an #OilExecutive and elder of the #HighlandParkChurch who, until recently, had business interests in Russia. Fullinwider, a member of the #KochBrothers’ circle of major donors—those who have given more than $1 million to #Koch-related causes—met Alfeyev through his friend Bob Foresman, head of #Barclays Capital in Russia. This select group of businessmen has unusual access to Alfeyev. In an interview for this article, Fullinwider described having dinner at Alfeyev’s private residence on a recent trip to Moscow. 'He’s a real busy guy,' says Fullinwider. 'He’s very, very hard to get in touch with unless you have a special number and you know the main guy who handles him, who’s a good friend of mine.'
"Alfeyev’s first trip to the United States paved the way for others, and in October 2012 he delivered a lecture at Villanova University, where he received an honorary degree and paid a visit to the Milwaukee-based #LyndeAndHarryBradleyFoundation. One of the largest donor organizations of its kind in the United States, the #BradleyFoundation, with more than $600 million in assets, is known for its contributions to US conservative groups like the #HeritageFoundation and the #HeartlandInstitute. But its charity isn’t limited to home: over the last four years, the foundation has given $750,000 to the St. Gregory the Theologian Charity Foundation in Moscow, a new educational and cultural initiative founded in 2009 by Alfeyev, Russian #billionaire and pharmaceutical magnate #VadimYakunin, and #LeonidSevastianov, a 35-year-old international business consultant and head of Stratinvest.ru, a consulting and public relations firm. In 2009, through Alfeyev’s charity, the Bradley Foundation donated $150,000 to support the 'Day of the Family,' a recently created Russian holiday honoring faith and fidelity. The annual event has been championed by #SvetlanaMedvedeva, wife of Prime Minister #DmitriMedvedev, a staunch #AntiAbortion advocate.
“We want to promote the idea of the unity between the West and Russia on the basis of common Christian roots,” Sevastianov told Inside the Vatican magazine in 2009. “We believe in this alliance among traditional Christian countries…and we believe that, with a united voice, we can be a strong force against the radical secular world which has become dominant in our societies.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-us-evangelicals-fueled-rise-russias-pro-family-right/
#TradFamily #TradWives #TrumpIsARussianAsset #AntiWoke #ChristoFacists #ChristoFascism #evangelicals #RabidRight #MAGADeathCult #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #Billionaires
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Following Israel’s freezing of the Greek Orthodox Church’s bank accounts, the church leaders condemn the move as a violation of the historical and religious status of holy sites and are meeting to plan their response and ways to challenge the Israeli decision.
#IDF #WestBank #Occupation #Terrorism #Palestine #Religion #OrthodoxChurch #Apartheid #israel
#StopIsrael #SanctionIsrael #Jerusalem
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Following Israel’s freezing of the Greek Orthodox Church’s bank accounts, the church leaders condemn the move as a violation of the historical and religious status of holy sites and are meeting to plan their response and ways to challenge the Israeli decision.
#IDF #WestBank #Occupation #Terrorism #Palestine #Religion #OrthodoxChurch #Apartheid #israel
#StopIsrael #SanctionIsrael #Jerusalem
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The Holy Spirit is my guide.
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@johan Yes, thank you for pointing it out.
Here is an article about the Satanism ban:
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-supreme-court-bans-satanist-movement-labeling-extremist/ #Russia #Satanist #RussianOrthodoxChurch #OrthodoxChurch #Courts #Extremism #Judiciary #Kremlin #roundtable #Safety #thesatanictemple #UnveilingDay #Acceptance #ReligiousEquality #Baphomet #Tolerance #CelebrateDiversity #Kindness #ReligiousFreedom -
@johan Yes, thank you for pointing it out.
Here is an article about the Satanism ban:
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-supreme-court-bans-satanist-movement-labeling-extremist/ #Russia #Satanist #RussianOrthodoxChurch #OrthodoxChurch #Courts #Extremism #Judiciary #Kremlin #roundtable #Safety #thesatanictemple #UnveilingDay #Acceptance #ReligiousEquality #Baphomet #Tolerance #CelebrateDiversity #Kindness #ReligiousFreedom -
Bulgarians pay tribute to Cyrillic script forefathers on St Cyril and Methodius Day.
Hundreds of people gathered in the Bulgarian capital on Saturday to lay flowers at the base of the statue of Orthodox Church saints St Cyril and Methodius in central Sofia.
St Cyril and Methodius were the creators of the Glagolitic script, which later evolved into the Cyrillic alphabet.
#Bulgaria #Sofia #Cyrillic #Script #Alphabet #Language #OrthodoxChurch
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"Patriarch of #Bulgaria: The #OrthodoxChurch is growing..."
#AlternativeFacts have arrived in the #Orthodox #Church as well:
Whereas #Christian churches in Western #Europe are very much aware of the droves of people leaving the churches, the #Bulgarian Patriarch believes in a pipe dream. The #Bulgarian population has been dwindling since 1989 and the #Russian one is projected to crash in the decades to come.
👉All of humanity needs hope but it has to face reality!👈
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#Serbia is rising up against the corrupt regime of #AleksandarVučić, led by students and a broad, anti-party movement.
The #OrthodoxChurch is divided, with some bishops backing the protests and others fiercely opposing them. One brave group of priests in Kruševac openly supported the protesters, defying their bishop's stance. This is a powerful statement of freedom, justice, and dignity in a system that thrives on #repression and #corruption.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/priests-as-freedom-fighters/
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How Russia’s Orthodox Church supports Putin’s war.
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Church, has zealously backed Russia’s ‘special military operation’ and castigates a morally corrupt west.
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#podgorica #novavaros #crkvasvetogdjordja Chapelle saint Georges entre chien et loup #photography #walkingtour #chapel #montenegro #crnagora #balkans #orthodoxchurch
