Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus has congratulated Aleksandr Lukashenko on his victory in the presidential election in Belarus, BelTA reports citing the press service of the Moscow Patriarchate.
The case remains shrouded in mystery. During a synod held July 25 in Moscow under Patriarch Kirill’s leadership, Metropolitan Hilarion was already temporarily suspended. A month earlier ...
Some Orthodox Christians continue to mark Epiphany in Russian-affiliated religious centers, even as Kyiv moves toward banning the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).