Eastern Orthodoxy
Genocide in Tigray? Ethiopian Christians Debate Orthodox Patriarch’s ClaimUS ambassador meets with Abune Mathias in Addis Ababa after provocative video released.
Divided They Stand: Evangelicals Split Up in Politics to Keep Ukraine ConservativeBuffeted by Russia, corruption, and culture war pressures, believers surge in national elections.
Witnesses Recall Church Massacre in Ethiopia’s Holy City of AxumHundreds killed by Eritrean soldiers, alleges deacon at the Church of St. Mary of Zion, which Ethiopian Orthodox believe hosts the Ark of the Covenant.
Montenegro’s Churches Get a Religious Freedom Do-OverProperty dispute between Orthodox church and government that sparked mass protests in the Balkans ends—for now—with a strengthening of religious rights for evangelicals and other faiths.
6 Christian Sites Armenia Fears It Has Lost to AzerbaijanPhoto gallery captures cultural heritage that concerns Armenians most after ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan Archbishop: Our Holy Mission Is to Keep PeaceIn exclusive interview, head of Russian Orthodox Church in Baku invites defeated Armenians into economic cooperation after Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and laments lost ethnic fraternity.
Coronavirus Kills Orthodox Leader Appreciated by Protestants and CatholicsPatriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church died after attending funeral of Montenegro counterpart who also had COVID-19.
A Plea to Save Artsakh’s Armenian HeritageHead of the Armenian Apostolic Church details the “countless sacred spaces” in Nagorno-Karabakh at risk of becoming the “silent victims of conquest” by Azerbaijan.
Assessing Metropolitan Amfilohije, Whose Religious Freedom Fight Brought Down a DynastyAn evangelical reflection on the legacy of Montenegro’s Orthodox leader, the highest-ranking clergy worldwide to die of COVID-19.
The Balkan Bright Spot in God-Linked MoralityAs Americans lead decline in agreeing good values require belief in God, Bulgaria bucks the global trend.
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