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Orthodox Church

Skopje’s selective sovereignty: soft landing in Belgrade, hard line against Sofia

Mickoski’s weak reply to Vučić’s words on the Serbian Orthodox Church reveals an uneven defence of national identity

Moscow and Belgrade’s Orthodox alliance: faith, identity and geopolitics converge

The Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches are shaping a shared ideological space also known as 'Russian world' and 'Serbian world'

Bulgaria opposes EU sanctions targeting the Russian Patriarch and Lukoil

The government in Sofia considers sanctions against Patriarch Kirill to be largely symbolic and potentially counterproductive

Russia escalates Orthodox tensions: accusation of Bartholomew’s meddling in Georgia

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claims that the Patriarch of Constantinople is seeking to influence the post-Ilia II transition

Russian intelligence launches special church operation targeting Montenegro

The Russian Orthodox Church and the Serbian Orthodox Church, which has huge influence in Montenegro, maintain an exceptionally close relationship

Christmas on 25 December or 7 January? Understanding Orthodoxy’s calendar divide

Ultimately, the calendar question touches the heart of Orthodox identity: balancing unchanging tradition with engagement in a changing world

How the West wasted the pro-Western majority in Montenegro

It seems unreal, but it is true: as institutionally, economically and democratically more destroyed Montenegro is, the closer it is to the EU

US ambassador sparks scandal in Turkey over Patriarch Bartholomew’s title

The term "ecumenical," implying universal spiritual leadership in the Orthodox Christian world, is not recognised by Ankara

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