Category: Blog Archive
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On the ‘gradual consolidation of the Orthodox diasporas’
Comments from Russian Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk on the pre-conciliar deliberations at Chambesy, Switzerland, which was to address, in part, “problems in the Orthodox diaspora.” In this interview with the Russian news service Interfax, before leaving for the meeting, the archbishop talks about the “many faces” of the Orthodox ‘diaspora’ and the agenda setting…
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Ukrainian Church ‘rent by divisions’
On the Get Relgion blog, Terry Mattingly describes a trip he made to Kiev to speak to Ukrainian journalists “about the challenges of covering religion news in mainstream press.” He looks at the divisions among Orthodox Churches in the Ukraine, which is set against the long running antagonisms that exist between that country and Russia.…
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Archbishop Hilarion Predicts ‘New Local Churches’
From Interfax: Archbishop Hilarion contemplates the establishment of new local Orthodox Churches Moscow, June 1, – Head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk believes that the current Inter-Orthodox consultations may cause the establishment of new local Orthodox churches. “It is our opinion that the progressive consolidation of Orthodox…
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The Schism and the Skoptsy
RIA Novosti is running a series on Russia’s religious sects. The news service takes a look at the history of some of these groups and their leaders, and also asks “why Russia has proved such fertile ground for the growth of new and bizarre beliefs.” Part one: MOSCOW, (RIA Novosti’s Marc Bennetts) – Russia has…