Although there is no mention of it in the media, the Moscow Synod’s removal of Metropolitan Nestor of Chersonese and Western Europe (based in Paris) deserves attention. Although no reason is given in the official communication from November 8, the diaspora and dissidents point to his tolerance of priests expelled from Russia for their aversion […]
A law regulating the presence and activities of the Orthodox Church linked to the Moscow Patriarchate is already in force in Ukraine, under discussion in the Supreme Court in Estonia, and planned and feared in Moldova. Three years of war with Russia have made such a law acceptable in Ukraine. The theoretical danger of invasion […]
The Polish Catholic Church has a special place in modern global history, as it played a significant role in shaking the Soviet system. Poland remains crucial as the political and logistical leading supporter of Ukraine in its war effort against Russia. Still the direction of this Church, which makes so much of its national identity, […]
Does Russian President Vladimir Putin want to be canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church? Could his canonization help his hold on power in war-torn Russia? The Russian Orthodox Church may be undergoing a shift in its religious orientation, further aligning its ideals with those of the Russian state, as was the case […]
The Loneliness of Europe. Churches and the Union, this is the title that the digital platform SettimanaNews has given to its annual meeting with readers (Albino-Bergamo, November 7-8). The international balance that has held since World War II ended in 1945 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is crumbling. A redefinition of […]
Pope Leo’s first words underline a continuity with Pope Francis about the centrality of the poor in the Church. Still, his denunciation is less direct. Signed on October 4th and published on October 9th, the apostolic exhortation Dilexi te is Francis’s last word and Leo’s first. Beyond the title, which recalls the encyclical Dilexit nos […]
Anti-Semitism is not alone; Christianophobia is a new phenomenon, and it is spreading fast in the world, and the cradle of Christianity, Western Europe. Many voices are being raised in Western countries against acts of vandalism and anti-Christian aggression. In France, 86 senators have called for the establishment of an inquiry commission. In Germany, the […]
