Vladimir Putin
My Ukrainian teacher
By Mark Silk — March 31, 2022
(RNS) — And why his work matters at the present moment.
Franklin Graham writes to Putin, Zelenskyy to ask for a cease-fire during Holy Week
By Yonat Shimron — March 31, 2022
(RNS) — Samaritan’s Purse, Graham’s humanitarian relief organization, is pushing farther east and plans to open a second emergency field hospital in Ukraine by this weekend.
Time to end tax havens for Russian oligarchs, crooked politicians and criminals
By Thomas Reese — March 29, 2022
(RNS) — Pope Francis called for 'a new ethic,' where everyone works together 'to eliminate tax havens, avoid tax evasion and money laundering.'
The World Council of Churches must act with courage and expel Kirill, Russian Orthodox Church
By Rob Schenck — March 28, 2022
(RNS) — Supporters of the effort to oust Kirill from the WCC believe he has disqualified the ecclesial entity he embodies by effectively endorsing Putin's military campaign.
Pope Francis and Kirill could meet, Vatican-Orthodox relations expert says
By Claire Giangravé — March 24, 2022
(RNS) — While Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill may seem at odds, they are both trying to play both sides of the conflict in Ukraine, one expert says.
Kyiv’s Jews, persecuted under Polish-Lithuanian, Russian, Nazi and Soviet regimes, now face the onslaught of Putin’s forces
By Victoria Khiterer — March 23, 2022
(The Conversation) — A Kyivan Jewish scholar explains the long history of Jews in Kyiv and how they thrived, despite hostilities. They were forced to flee from the city many times – but always came back.
Pope Francis talks to President Zelenskyy as war rages in Ukraine
By Claire Giangravé — March 22, 2022
(RNS) — The two spoke by phone to discuss peace and aid for refugees.
Russian Orthodox eye expansion in Africa, maybe Turkey as well
By Tom Heneghan — March 22, 2022
(RNS) — Sanctions that have threatened the Russian economy, experts say, could also put the brakes on any expansion by the Russian church.
How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia
By Jack Jenkins — March 19, 2022
(RNS) — Kirill's response to the war was the culmination of a decade-long effort to wrap Russia’s geopolitical ambitions in faith
Russian Orthodox parishes in Europe pressured from both sides as war rages in Ukraine
By Tom Heneghan — March 14, 2022
PARIS (RNS) — A Russian Orthodox parish in Amsterdam reportedly became the first Western Orthodox church to break ties with Moscow over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
What happened to “the” in “the Ukraine”?
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 14, 2022
What is "the" difference? Plenty.
Keep your eyes on Kirill
By Phyllis Zagano — March 14, 2022
(RNS) — Kirill is losing his grip on his bid for wider spiritual authority.
With war in Ukraine, Pope Francis’ yearslong outreach to Kirill appears to be in ruins
By Claire Giangravé — March 10, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — For years popes have hoped to meet the Russian Patriarch in Moscow, but the war in Ukraine has set back the clock on overcoming the Christian divide between East and West.
As war rages, some Ukrainians look to Mary for protection – continuing a long Christian tradition
By Kayla Harris — March 10, 2022
(The Conversation) — To many Ukrainians, Jesus’ mother has a special relationship with their country.
