In its first detailed analysis of the Vatican's pre-Christmas declaration "Fiducia Supplicans," Russia's Orthodox Church has accused Pope Francis of "rejecting the Christian moral ideal" by allowing the blessing of same-sex couples.
"While affirming the inviolable understanding of marriage as a union of
Sisters from the Russian Orthodox convent of St. Elizabeth the Royal Martyr in Minsk, Belarus, said they have received a warm welcome in Ireland despite their country's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Ireland's strong support for Ukrainians.
Sister Helen Volynets and
Representatives of Christian churches in Ukraine strongly condemned the ideology of the "Russian world" ("Russkiy mir") -- as a "chauvinistic doctrine" that "denies the right of the Ukrainian nation to self-determination" and "sovereign development."
The heads and authorized representatives of Ukraine's Christian churches
The Russian Orthodox Church is playing a "leading role" in efforts to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainians, said a Ukrainian Catholic archbishop. Led by Moscow Patriarch Kirill, the ROC "has been happy to provide ideological justification" for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which
Priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have called for breaking ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, following a Russian attack on Odesa that destroyed a historic cathedral while killing two and injuring at least 22, including four children.
Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, writes about the All-Night Vigil, composed by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. He writes: “Thanks to the composer’s appreciation for the liturgy and liturgical chant, All-Night Vigil is a work of unparalleled transcendence, 75 uninterrupted