Religious mobilization in Ukraine: an on-the-ground perspective on how religious leaders are shaping the conflict’s trajectory
Even prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, religious relations between the two countries have often mirrored the long-simmering geopolitical tensions surrounding Ukrainian independence and... Read More
Love Proposed from Below: Recovering the Russian Orthodox Tradition of Peace
This article has been re-published from the site Todays American Catholic March 25, 2022 For those of us with a deep love of... Read More
Christian Witness in a Time of War – Video
Christian Witness in a Time of War: Sr. Vassa Larin, Deacon Brandon Gallaher, and Sergei Chapnin talk about Russia's recent invasion of... Read More
Блаженны миротворцы
Мы чтим Христа, “Князя Mира” (Исаия 9:6), рождение которого ознаменовалось славословием “Слава в вышних Богу, и на земле мир, в человеках благоволение’’... Read More
Православные христиане и отказ от военной службы по соображениям совести.
Джим Форест. ”Блаженны миротворцы, ибо они сынами Божиими нарекутся.” Мф. 5:9 Миротворчество – существенное измерение любой деятельности христианина. Изучая жития святых,... Read More
The Nobel Peace Prize Saint
Today, the last Tsar, St. Nicholas II is remembered by historians as a mostly inept ruler who oversaw the final days of... Read More
Support Peace Efforts in Russia and Ukraine
ABOUT THIS DONATION The Orthodox Peace Fellowship is working with a network of Church-affiliated peacemakers, clergy and activists inside Russia and Ukraine.... Read More
The Iconoclasm of War
been destroyed or damaged by shelling or other acts of violence by Russian forces. Of the Orthodox Churches destroyed, a great number are of the Moscow Patriarchate. This is surprising on one level, given that President Putin on February 21 cited the "destruction" of the Moscow Patriarchate as a pretext for his invasion.
Russian Orthodox and Eastern European Bishops Statements
As the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, I appeal to you and to all citizens of Ukraine. A disaster has occurred. Unfortunately, Russia has launched military actions against Ukraine, and at this fateful time I urge you not to panic, to be courageous, and to show love for your homeland and for each other
Metropolitan Evlogy and the Martyria of Amsterdam
In the 1920s and 30s, after the Russian revolution and the subsequent exodus of Russian refugees to Europe, the then Metropolitan of... Read More