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Moscow oriented clergy support renegade elections
November 10, 2014

Orthodox priest serves in combat area
November 7, 2014

Putin promotes Russian nationalism with patriarch
November 5, 2014

Crimean religious organizations threatened
November 4, 2014

Ukrainian patriotism invades Orthodox worship
November 4, 2014

Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia mostly unofficial
November 3, 2014

Support for Moscow-oriented Ukrainian Orthodox slipping
November 3, 2014

Ukraine needs to resolve problem of church property
November 3, 2014

Compromise reached on Muslim students' clothing
October 31, 2014

Previously unmarked grave of murdered rabbis identified
October 31, 2014

Patriarch Filaret leads religious organizations in aiding victims of war
October 31, 2014

Orthodox church in Crimea opposes Halloween
October 30, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Crimea under threat
October 29, 2014

Rebels' campaign to eliminate non-Orthodox churches continues
October 28, 2014

Muslims lose in Russian court over school uniforms
October 27, 2014

Deposed Orthodox leader muses about problems in church
October 27, 2014

Update on church seizure in Rovno province
October 25, 2014

Religious picture uncertain for Crimea after first of year
October 24, 2014

Greek Catholic patriarch clarifies his view on canonicity
October 23, 2014

Conflict over Orthodox church buildings continues in Ukraine
October 23, 2014

Metropolitan Ilarion damaged Russian Orthodox Church
October 23, 2014

Russian Old Believers adjust to Crimean annexation
October 22, 2014

Russia threatens to shut down Ukrainian churches in Crimea
October 22, 2014

Ukrainian Catholic leader objects to Moscow attacks (2)
October 21, 2014

Ukrainian protestants demonstrate in center of Kiev
October 20, 2014

Ukrainian protestant minister kidnapped by rebels
October 20, 2014

Ukrainian Greek Catholic leader objects to Moscow attacks
October 17, 2014

Kidnapped protestant pastor released
October 16, 2014

Putin and Kirill relations warming
October 16, 2014

Ukrainian premier shows solicitude for religious organizations
October 16, 2014

UPTsMP priests use force to get back UPTsKP parish
October 15, 2014

Moscow newspaper raises fascist scare in Ukraine
October 15, 2014

Crimean Muslims must learn Russia's rules
October 14, 2014

Ukrainian president makes religious feast patriotic holiday
October 14, 2014

Ukrainian security service combats leaflets
October 14, 2014

Putin echoes Moscow patriarchate 's whining
October 14, 2014

Interview with UPTs Chancellor Metropolitan Antony
October 13, 2014

Patriarch Filaret links separatists and Moscow patriarchate
October 13, 2014

Authorities change parish charter, transferring it to Kiev patriarchate
October 10, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox priest in a panic
October 10, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox vent displeasure with Putin and Kirill
October 10, 2014

Russian Supreme Court keeps Jehovah's Witnesses waiting
October 9, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses win case against Georgia in European Court
October 8, 2014

Russian parliament passes government's law on religious meetings
October 8, 2014

Crimean Tatars to be assimilated into Russian society
October 8, 2014

Ukrainian church leader makes case to international audience
October 8, 2014

Rebel leader shows off his Orthodox fanaticism
October 7, 2014

Russian parliament lets government change religion law
October 7, 2014

Document: Patriarch Kirill's birthday greetings to Putin
October 7, 2014

Politicians abet attempt to seize UPTsMP church
October 7, 2014

Moscow tries to manipulate Tatars
October 7, 2014

Moscow patriarchate church attacked in central Ukraine
October 6, 2014

Kiev patriarchate church commandeered in rebel area
October 6, 2014

Jewish leader wins case against Russian government
October 3, 2014

UPTsMP parish locked out of their church
October 3, 2014

Ukrainian government courts churches
October 3, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox accuse one another
October 3, 2014

Russian security forces persecute Crimean Muslims
October 3, 2014

Chaplin uses international gathering to spread Moscow propaganda
October 2, 2014

Ukrainian Greek Catholics draw Moscow's ire
October 2, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses report more civilian than official persecutions
October 1, 2014

Ukrainian intelligentsia appeals to Constantinople
October 1, 2014

UPTsMP diocese rebuffs rebels in Donetsk
September 30, 2014

Ukrainian rebels attack evangelical believers
September 29, 2014

Russian patriarch turns to next potential spot of conflict
September 26, 2014

Vatican representative in Kiev pessimistic about Ukraine's fate
September 26, 2014

Moscow patriarch repeats his complaints about Ukraine
September 26, 2014

Scientology group targeted by antiextremism and anticorruption cops
September 25, 2014

Russian parliament gets closer to changes in religion law
September 25, 2014

Church property used as artillery base
September 25, 2014

Violent confrontation between supporters of two patriarchates
September 24, 2014

Orthodox priest expresses anti-Kiev position
September 23, 2014

Reshuffling of allegiances may split parishes
September 23, 2014

Ukrainian Catholics, Orthodox, and protestants seek peace
September 22, 2014

Moscow patriarchate diocese claims persecution in Ukraine
September 22, 2014

Mufti Gainutdin spites other Muslim leaders
September 22, 2014

Ukrainian churches open dialogue with Kiev city government
September 22, 2014

Crimea continues harassment of Muslims
September 19, 2014

Israeli rabbi appeals Russian deportation order
September 18, 2014

Jews flee troubles in Ukraine
September 18, 2014

Muftis argue over position in Muslim community
September 18, 2014

Moscow patriarchate challenges Uniates' right to exist
September 18, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox Church advocates freedom of religion in war zone
September 18, 2014

Violation of freedom of conscience in Crimea
September 17, 2014

Russian Muslim organizations compete for members and influence
September 17, 2014

UPTsMP Holy Synod censors outspoken priest
September 17, 2014

Well-connected Orthodox bishop criticizes Ukrainian defense effort
September 16, 2014

Kiev patriarchate picks up another rural church
September 16, 2014

Debate over dress restrictions in Russian universities
September 15, 2014

Orthodox priest blesses rebel troops
September 15, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox churches argue over affiliation
September 14, 2014

UPTsMP criticizes pro-Russian militants
September 12, 2014

Many Catholic parishes in Donbass not functioning
September 12, 2014

Kiev patriarch pleased with Oslo meeting
September 12, 2014

Confusion over Crimean Muslims' organization
September 11, 2014

Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox, Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Muslims consult
September 11, 2014

Putin visits church led by Ukrainian refugee priest
September 11, 2014

Crimean Muslims divided over jurisdiction
September 10, 2014

Ukrainian Catholic leaders ask for help in achieving peace
September 10, 2014

Ecumenical call from Crimea for peace
September 10, 2014

Russian government harassing Muslims in Crimea
September 9, 2014

Kirill repeats clash of civilizations premise of Ukrainian conflict
September 9, 2014

Rebels confiscate Baptist church for Orthodox
September 9, 2014

Bishop makes vague charges against Ukrainian Orthodox
September 8, 2014

Russian agents subvert Ukrainian churchmen
September 8, 2014

Militants fight for the church in southeast Ukraine
September 5, 2014

Patriarch Filaret threatens Putin with curse of Cain
September 5, 2014

Rabbi appeals expulsion order
September 4, 2014

Ukrainian scholars view battle of the patriarchs' letters
September 4, 2014

Organizational changes among Russian Muslims
September 3, 2014

Artillery shelling destroys churches and kills believers
September 3, 2014

Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest abducted in Crimea
September 3, 2014

Russia bullies Jewish religious leaders
September 2, 2014

Orthodox leader interviewed
September 1, 2014

Patriarch Filaret accuses Patriarch Kirill of spreading lies
September 1, 2014

Orthodox clergy in central Ukraine shy away from Russia
August 28, 2014

Patriarch Filaret probes Ukrainian church independence
August 26, 2014

Another Orthodox church destroyed in rebel held area
August 26, 2014

Church leader pessimistic about course of violence
August 25, 2014

Kirill repeats charge that enemies deliberately target church
August 25, 2014

Moscow patriarch chides Ukrainian president for warfare
August 24, 2014

Demonstrative ecumenical celebration of Ukrainian Independence Day
August 24, 2014

Artillery attack lands on worshipers
August 24, 2014

Opinion piece: What does Patriarch Kirill really want?
August 22, 2014

Church in Luhansk province damaged by rebels
August 22, 2014

Patriarch Kirill joins Kremlin propaganda campaign
August 21, 2014

Moscow patriarchal website repeats charges against Ukrainian government
August 19, 2014

Orthodox church hit by artillery
August 21, 2014

Muslim house of worship hit by artillery
August 20, 2014

Uniates suffer in rebel region of Ukraine
August 20, 2014

Patriarch complains to international organizations
August 19, 2014

Long article: Unity of Ukrainian Orthodox doubtful
August 19, 2014

UPTs stands up to Moscow
August 18, 2014

Diplomatic faux pas at installation of Ukrainian church leader
August 17, 2014

Onufrey installed as head of UPTsMP
August 17, 2014

Moscow parishes outside combat area harassed
August 15, 2014

Churches dispute their role in Ukraine
August 15, 2014

Arson in churches in south Ukraine
August 15, 2014

Orthodox church used to store weapons
August 15, 2014

Civilians suffer from crossfire in rebel center
August 15, 2014

Ukrainian patriarch unfriendly to new metropolitan
August 14, 2014

Metropolitan Onufrey survived media campaign against him
August 14, 2014

Ukrainian evangelical church commandeered
August 14, 2014

Patriarch Kirill will not attend installation of new Ukrainian leader
August 14, 2014

Ukrainian news media broadcasting rumors about Orthodox metropolitans
August 13, 2014

Ukrainian MP wants criminal proceedings against Orthodox church
August 13, 2014

Kiev patriarchate quick with negative view of Onufrey's election
August 13, 2014

Patriarch Kirill approves election of Metropolitan of Kiev
August 13, 2014

No surprises in choice of new head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
August 13, 2014

Tomorrow Ukrainian Orthodox elect new primate
August 12, 2014

Injuries at a bomb shelter in a church
August 11, 2014

Ukrainian rebels continue attack on non-Orthodox
August 11, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox leader complains about media bias
August 11, 2014

Greek Catholic church building damaged in Donetsk
August 8, 2014

Pro-Moscow theological rationalization of Ukrainian war
August 8, 2014

Catholic bishop's diocese straddles between Ukraine and Crimea
August 8, 2014

Church charity for Ukrainian army
August 8, 2014

Struggle over media image of Ukrainian Orthodox leader
August 8, 2014

Ukrainian conflict prompts shift in church affiliation
August 7, 2014

Jews offered exit from rebel zone
August 7, 2014

Moscow Orthodox church reports deaths of priests
August 7, 2014

Orthodox trot out standard line against Jehovah's Witnesses
August 7, 2014

Churches suffer from crossfire
August 7, 2014

Protestants claim more victims of Ukrainian violence than Orthodox
August 6, 2014

Orthodox militants' murder of civilians confirmed
August 5, 2014

Notorious Orthodox activist amplifies Moscow case against Ukraine
August 6, 2014

Orthodox leader sees clash of civilizations
August 6, 2014

Leaders of Moscow patriarchate may be preparing ground for Russian "peacekeeping"
August 5, 2014

Orthodox priest among civilian casualties of Anti-Terrorist Operation
August 5, 2014

Moscow's view on election of head of Ukrainian church
August 2, 2014

Kiev patriarchate priests leave Crimea
August 4, 2014

Ukrainian news source biased against Moscow patriarchate
August 4, 2014

Moscow propaganda source cites attacks on Ukrainian churches
August 1, 2014

Uzbek Muslims converted to Jehovah's Witnesses threatened with fines
August 1, 2014

All sides seek celestial aid for their fighting men
August 1, 2014

Catholic clergy ordered out of rebel republics
August 1, 2014

Moscow clergy make countercharges against Ukrainian army
August 1, 2014

Ukrainian Jews providing humanitarian aid
July 31, 2014

Ukrainian evangelicals provide humanitarian aid
July 31, 2014

Orthodox parishes raise money for Ukrainian troops
July 31, 2014

Separatists free Orthodox priest
July 31, 2014

Discipline of runaway priests
July 31, 2014

St. Petersburg priest harassed for criticism of Russia
July 30, 2014

Some Jehovah's Witnesses found guilty, sentenced, but not punished
July 30, 2014

Churches serve as refuges for civilians
July 29, 2014

No injuries reported in blast at Orthodox church
July 28, 2014

Ukrainian troops fight under emblem of Virgin Mary
July 28, 2014

Commissions for uniting Ukrainian Orthodox not functioning
July 28, 2014

Long article: Russian Baptists' criticism of Ukrainian Baptists
July 24, 2014

Russian Pentecostals send aid to rebel region
July 24, 2014

Moscow patriarchate providing charity for Ukrainians
July 25, 2014

Muslim and Orthodox celebrations coincide
July 24, 2014

Catholic news site delivers harsh condemnation of Patriarch Kirill
July 23, 2014

Trial of Jehovah's Witnesses winds down
July 16, 2014

Kiev-oriented bishop targeted in Crimea
July 22, 2014

Donetsk Orthodox church displays support for rebels
July 22, 2014

Pro-Moscow Orthodox priest attacks Ukrainian colleague
July 21, 2014

Moscow-oriented Ukrainian church blames Poroshenko
July 21, 2014

Protestant clergy seized while transporting refugees
July 19, 2014

Moscow demonstrates support for Orthodox rebels
July 18, 2014

Putin attends jubilee of St. Sergius of Radonezh; joins patriarch in fanning flames of war
July 18, 2014

Violations of Muslim rights in Crimea increasing
July 17, 2014

Released priest cannot talk
July 16, 2014

Russia stung by reports of anti-Orthodox attacks by militants
July 16, 2014

Roman Catholic clergy targeted in eastern Ukraine
July 16, 2014

Ukrainian Pentecostals intercede for homeland
July 16, 2014

Ukrainian Pentecostal leaders martyred by Orthodox rebels
July 16, 2014

Anglican decision on women bishops alienates Moscow
July 16, 2014

Moscow professes hands-off of Ukrainian church election
July 16, 2014

Parishioners brawl over affiliation of Orthodox parish
July 15, 2014

Kidnapped priest is free
July 15, 2014

Churches aid refugees from east Ukraine
July 14, 2014

Rebels kill two priests
July 14, 2014

Patriarch Kirill will not visit Ukraine for jubilee or election of primate
July 14, 2014

Bishop of Kiev patriarchate speculates about future of Moscow patriarchate
July 11, 2014

Kremlin exploiting Jewish leaders
July 10, 2014

Extraordinary punishment proposed for Jehovah's Witnesses
July 10, 2014

Crimean Tatar national institution at odds with Russian rule
July 9, 2014

Orthodox separatists commandeer buildings in eastern Ukraine
July 10, 2014

Inter-confessional strife in eastern Ukraine
July 9, 2014

Ecumenical cooperation for aiding victims of violence
July 9, 2014

Baptists perceive return of soviet conditions
July 8, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses lose contract for scheduled congress
July 4, 2014

Militants target Kiev patriarchate clergy
July 8, 2014

Ukrainian official intercedes for Catholic priest
July 8, 2014

Ukrainian protestants complain of persecution in rebel republics
July 8, 2014

More than five weeks wait for new Ukrainian Orthodox leader
July 7, 2014

Greek Catholic priest still captive of rebel republic
July 6, 2014

Kiev funeral does not solve dilemma of Kirill's visit to Ukraine
July 6, 2014

Protestants rejoice over liberation of their church and city
July 5, 2014

Plans for transition in Ukrainian church
July 6, 2014

Transition in Ukrainian church leadership
July 5, 2014

Authorities use infiltrator informers against Jehovah's Witnesses
July 4, 2014

Dangers for religious minorities in eastern Ukraine
July 4, 2014

Pro-Moscow Orthodox interests in western Ukraine threatened
July 3, 2014

Rebels commandeered protestant church
July 3, 2014

Ukrainian church declares unity with Russian church
July 2, 2014

Catholic and Orthodox leaders call for understanding of eastern Ukraine
July 2, 2014

Will Patriarch Kirill visit Ukraine?
July 2, 2014

Patriarch Kirill bestows honor on communist party leader
June 27, 2014

Orthodox rebels attack Mormons
June 30, 2014

Ukrainian army accused of firing on Moscow-oriented churches
June 30, 2014

People's Republic raises traditional Russian battlefield flag
June 30, 2014

Puzzle over Patriarch Kirill's visit to Ukraine
June 27, 2014

Ukrainian rebels say protestants collude with Americans
June 27, 2014

Ukrainian religions anticipate cooperation with president
June 27, 2014

European judge suggests Russia change laws to protect Jehovah's Witnesses
June 26, 2014

Moscow patriarchate attacks Ukrainian Catholics
June 26, 2014

Ukrainian president seeks help from churches
June 26, 2014

UPTsMP counters negative incidents
June 26, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox feel threatened in Crimea
June 26, 2014

Protestant pastor kidnapped in Donetsk province
June 26, 2014

International religious support for Ukraine
June 25, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox dispute relations with Moscow
June 25, 2014

Muslims under attack in Crimea
June 24, 2014

Protestants attacked in Donetsk People's Republic
June 24, 2014

Ukrainian Greek Catholic leader asks for reconciliation
June 23, 2014

Russian officials deny children's legal rights to follow their religion
June 23, 2014

Kiev monastery disavows Political Orthodoxy demonstration
June 22, 2014

Long article: Ukrainian president favorable toward Moscow church
June 19, 2014

Pro-Moscow Orthodox thugs marauding in east Ukraine
June 20, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox synod uncritical toward Russia
June 19, 2014

UPTs Holy Synod appeals for end of bloodshed
June 19, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox synod meets
June 19, 2014

Orthodox militants continue east Ukrainian rebellion
June 19, 2014

Patriarch Kirill's trip to Ukraine becomes focus of controversy
June 19, 2014

UPTsKP wages propaganda skirmish against Moscow patriarchate
June 18, 2014

UPTsMP leader gives interview to Moscow press
June 18, 2014

Russian church issues text of special prayer for peace
June 17, 2014

Pro-Russian militants target non-Orthodox religious groups
June 17, 2014

Commemoration of Ukrainian anticommunist leader made propaganda topic
June 17, 2014

Russian Baptist elder statesman gives wry interpretation of Baptist action
June 2014

Ukrainian protestant leader innocent victim of armed conflict
June 15, 2014

Ukrainian news source links rebels to Moscow patriarchate
June 13, 2014

Arson of Crimean mosque
June 13, 2014

Ecumenical statement hopes for interconfessional peace
June 12, 2014

Infringement of Muslim rights in Crimea draws complaint
June 12, 2014

Orthodox priest still detained in Ukraine
June 11, 2014

Russian Baptists issue resolutions on Ukraine and Putin
June 6, 2014

Ukrainian rebels project Orthodox identity
June 11, 2014

No longer acting president, Turchinov hosts prayer meeting in legislature
June 11, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses shoot holes in fantasies of yesterday
June 10, 2014

Pro-Russian nationalists plan rally against western civilization
June 10, 2014

War in Donbass encompasses church buildings
June 9, 2014

Fantastic story blames Jehovah's Witnesses for aid to pro-Kiev fighters
June 9, 2014

Ukrainian president sends Pentecost greetings
June 8, 2014

MVD: Rebels use church grounds as artillery base; UPTs: Not true
June 6, 2014

In Crimea Pentecost will not be a day off
June 6, 2014

Home meetings illegal in Azerbaijan
June 5, 2014

Russian Baptists approve Putin's actions
June 5, 2014

Kiev government complains about abuse of Ukrainian Orthodox in Crimea
June 5, 2014

Christian charity caught in crossfire
June 5, 2014

Toll of disorders on Ukrainian churches
June 4, 2014

Orthodox church defends itself
June 4, 2014

Ukrainian official resists attempts to destroy Ukrainian religion in Crimea
June 4, 2014

Rebels capture and release religious figures
June 3, 2014

Ukrainian church leadership denounces violence in Crimea
June 3, 2014

Moscow patriarchate attacks Uniates in Ukraine
June 3, 2014

Protestant leaders address needs in Donetsk People's Republic
June 3, 2014

Number two leader of Moscow patriarchate floats innovative idea
June 3, 2014

Ukrainian rights advocates publicize religious persecution in Crimea
June 3, 2014

Donetsk diocese addresses "time of troubles"
June 2, 2014

Persecution of Ukrainian church in Crimea
June 2, 2014

Moscow patriarch gives brotherly counsel to Ukrainian metropolitan
May 30, 2014

Ukrainian church complains about reports in media
May 30, 2014

May report of harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
May 30, 2014

Crimean Muslims seek normalization for activity
May 29, 2014

Ukrainian church tilts toward Kiev
May 29, 2014

Rebels in east Ukraine seize, threaten hostages
May 29, 2014

New Ukrainian leaders are prominent Orthodox believers
May 28, 2014

Long article: Patriarch Kirill voices support for Russian foreign policy
May 28, 2014

Moscow patriarch congratulates Poroshenko on election
May 27, 2014

American mission in Donetsk province seized by rebels
May 27, 2014

Controversy over Conchita involves Putin, church, government, and courts
May 26, 2014

Ukrainian troops capture priest among rebels
May 26, 2014

Ancient monument site of hope for future
May 23, 2014

Ukrainian source exposes Moscow patriarchate's complicity in Donbass
May 23, 2014

Politician pays attention to Ukrainian religious leaders
May 23, 2014

Orthodox militants attack ecumenical Christian prayer action
May 23, 2014

Religious leaders give Ukrainian government justification for force
May 23, 2014

Acting president of Ukraine meets religious leaders
May 22, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox leader says church not involved in politics
May 22, 2014

Church official confirms charges against Yanukovich
May 22, 2014

Orthodox church complains about accusations of support of rebels
May 21, 2014

Ukrainian rebels advertise loyalty to Moscow patriarchate; Ukrainian church protests
May 21, 2014

Differing and sketchy media reports about Yanukovich and metropolitan of Kiev
May 21, 2014

Priests are victims of Ukrainian political disorders
May 20, 2014

Orthodox activists renounce violence against other believers
May 19, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox spokesman responds to charges
May 19, 2014

Russian court abolishes Yoga organization at its request
May 19, 2014

Ukrainian protestant leader in midst of civil conflict
May 19, 2014

Ukrainian protestants speak to power
May 16, 2014

Repression of Crimean Tatars continues
May 16, 2014

Kiev patriarchate condemns Moscow patriarchate's support of separatists
May 16, 2014

Authoritative body of religious leaders supports presidential election
May 16, 2014

Religious leaders of Odessa confer with governor
May 15, 2014

Patriarch Filaret complains that Ukrainian rebels pressure church
May 15, 2014

Ukrainian church leader balks at negotiations
May 15, 2014

Weird Orthodox sect still active in Moscow
May 14, 2014

Ukrainian religious leaders encourage voters to act
May 14, 2014

Ukrainian foreign office distances itself from sanction on Moscow church official
May 13, 2014

Leader of pro-Russian Ukrainian Orthodox drops from sight
May 13, 2014

Ukrainian church leader reacts to killing of unarmed priest
May 13, 2014

Russian reaction to Sunday's sanction on church official
May 13, 2014

Ukrainian rebels shoot unarmed persons
May 12, 2014

Ukrainian authorities place sanction on high Moscow church official
May 11, 2014

Russian law enforcement agencies harass Crimean Tatars
May 9, 2014

Rebels using church facilities
May 7, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox churchmen support anti-Kiev militants
May 6, 2014

Dictator of Belarus embraces Moscow patriarchate
May 5, 2014

Tensions within Ukrainian Orthodox Church exposed
May 5, 2014

De facto leader of Ukrainian Orthodox Church addresses both sides
May 5, 2014

Moscow newspaper plays up danger to Jews in Ukraine
May 5, 2014

Statistics on Ukrainian religious affiliation
May 3, 2014

Competing patriarchs issue conflicting condemnations
May 3, 2014

Pro-Moscow bishop supports victims of Odessa violence
May 3, 2014

Coincidence links Orthodox church to Odessa bloodshed
May 2, 2014

Ukrainian Baptist philosopher faults Russian coreligionists
May 2, 2014

Patriarch Kirill acknowledges false fears of conflicts in Ukraine
May 1, 2014

Putin's monastery visit sparks rumors of marriage
April 30, 2014

Dispute over religious affiliation of Kiev leaders continues
April 29, 2014

Moscow threatens to steal show in commemoration of Prince Vladimir's death
April 28, 2014

Georgian church opposes European liberal values
April 28, 2014

Reports of antisemitism used for propaganda purposes
April 28, 2014

Islamist organization legal in Ukraine, illegal in Crimea
April 28, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox in Crimea seek international intercession
April 26, 2014

Pope gives Ukrainian premier pen to sign peace agreement
April 26, 2014

Metropolitan's birthday occasion for church politics
April 25, 2014

Pro-Moscow Ukrainian church undermines Kiev government
April 25, 2014

Long article: Judicial persecution of religious drug and alcohol programs
April 4, 2014

Ukrainian churches in Crimea under pressure
April 24, 2014

Ecumenical accord demonstrated in eastern Ukraine
April 23, 2014

Orthodox picket Jehovah's Witnesses' version of Last Supper
April 22, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses roughed up while evangelizing
April 21, 2014

Pope's involvement in Ukraine still uncertain
April 23, 2014

Ukrainian patriarch justifies use of force
April 23, 2014

Ukrainian events set Christians against one another
April 23, 2014

Ukrainian leaders mark Easter holiday
April 22, 2014

Pope attends especially to Ukraine
April 22, 2014

Orthodox figures finagling fragmentation of Ukraine
April 21, 2014

Long article: Central Russian newspaper spreads religious slander of Ukrainian government
April 21, 2014

Russian politicians display relations with patriarch
April 20, 2014

Donetsk People's Republic denies responsibility for yesterday's provocation
April 18, 2014

Russian government seeks to prevent new religious groups
April 16, 2014

Members of Moscow patriarchate differ over support for Kiev government
April 18, 2014

Moscow patriarchate praises Putin's endorsement of Christian values
April 17, 2014

Ukrainian churches accuse pro-Russian activists of antisemitism
April 17, 2014

Ukrainian monastery used by Russian troops
April 16, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox--in Moscow--complain of persecution of Moscow loyalists
April 16, 2014

Ukrainian disorders upset Easter celebrations
April 16, 2014

Bitter recriminations among Ukrainian Orthodox
April 16, 2014

Bishop of Moscow patriarchate supports unity of Ukraine
April 15, 2014

Competing Ukrainian Orthodox churches cannot get together
April 15, 2014

Kremlin uses Jews for propaganda about Crimea
April 15, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses portrayed as dangerous in Russian propaganda
April 11, 2014

Uzbek Jehovah's Witnesses distribute homemade literature
April 11, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox complain of persecution of Moscow loyalists
April 11, 2014

Occupied Crimea faces questions of religious liberty
April 8, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox leaders seek unity
April 7, 2014

American Mormon missionaries arrested in eastern Russia
April 4, 2014

Anti-Moscow Ukrainian Orthodox buddy-up to Kiev government
April 4, 2014

Patriarch Kirill not welcome now in Latvia
April 3, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodoxy split along national lines
April 2, 2014

Russian media charge harassment of prorussian clergy
April 1, 2014

Ukrainian churches make ecumenical display
April 1, 2014

Diverse analyses of changing Russian law on religion
March 31, 2014

Ukrainian church refutes Russian propaganda
March 28, 2014

Moscow Orthodox at odds with Uniates
March 26, 2014

Propaganda contest between Kiev and Moscow
March 25, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses relying on European court
March 25, 2014

Moscow patriarchate asserts authority over Ukrainian churches
March 24, 2014

Ukrainian government rebuts Moscow patriarchate's charges
March 21, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox leaders resist Russian aggression
March 21, 2014

Temporary Ukrainian president leads defiance of Putin
March 20, 2014

Controversy regarding Alexander Turchinov's religion
March 20, 2014

Russian Orthodox leaders meet in shadow of Crimea incident
March 19, 2014

Christians in Crimea anxious about dangers
March 19, 2014

Kiev government claims Ukraine is tolerant
March 19, 2014

Russia gets new rights watchdog
March 18, 2014

Religious leaders showed variety of views on Crimea vote
March 17, 2014

Unregistered Baptists still coming down with measles
March 17, 2014

Crimean Tatars ask Muslim states to intervene
March 16, 2014

Ukrainian religious persons and groups under threat in Crimea
March 16, 2014

Ecumenical gatherings in Ukrainian cities
March 16, 2014

Turchinov gives interview to Billy Graham association
March 14, 2014

Patriarch Kirill promotes imperial vision
March 14, 2014

Russian Muslim leader praises religious liberty
March 13, 2014

Orthodox Russian nationalists to stage Moscow demonstration
March 13, 2014

Kiev patriarch blasts Moscow patriarch
March 13, 2014

Pro-Moscow Ukrainian church rescinds criticism of Yanukovich
March 12, 2014

Crimean Tatars worry about their future
March 12, 2014

Unregistered Uzbek Baptists arrested for meetings in private residence
March 12, 2014

Pentecostal church banned for classroom furniture
March 12, 2014

Kiev patriarchate condemns Russian invasion
March 11, 2014

Ukrainian protestants pray on Independence Square
March 11, 2014

Russian Pentecostal church shut down
March 11, 2014

Pro-Moscow Ukrainian church not supportive of Kiev government
March 11, 2014

Moscow church in western Ukraine vandalized
March 10, 2014

Pentecostals organize prayer service on Kiev's Independence Square
March 10, 2014

Alleged affiliation of Ukrainian politician with Scientology refuted
March 5, 2014

Russian invasion endangers nonchristians in Crimea
March 7, 2014

Church leaders have international contacts
March 7, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses' tracts taken off extremist list
March 5, 2014

Pentecostal drug ministry raided by police
March 6, 2014

Russian invasion divides Ukrainian Orthodox clergy
March 6, 2014

Moscow church seen as losing in Ukraine
March 5, 2014

John Kerry talks with leaders of Ukrainian religious communities
March 5, 2014

Russian news service publishes report to discredit Ukrainian leaders
March 5, 2014

Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders in Crimea speak out
March 5, 2014

Orthodox clergy on peacemaking mission
March 4, 2014

Parliament threatens complication of legal environment for religion
March 4, 2014

Summary of persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in February
March 4, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox leader rethinks Moscow relationship
March 3, 2014

Baptist acting president talks religious
March 3, 2014

Turchinov requests Patriarch Kirill to intercede with Putin
March 3, 2014

Orthodox church leader appeals to Moscow on behalf of Ukraine
March 2, 2014

Patriarch Kirill assesses Ukraine
March 2, 2014

Jews frightened by Ukrainian chaos
February 28, 2014

Muslim leaders aspire to more influence in Ukraine
February 28, 2014

Ukrainian Catholic leader calls for European help
February 27, 2014

Ukrainian religious leaders support new government
February 27, 2014

Kiev patriarchate matches sister church's gesture
February 27, 2014

Property disputes in wake of Ukraine turmoil
February 26, 2014

Ukrainian head enlists clergy in regeneration of country
February 26, 2014

Ukrainian leader courts religious leaders
February 25, 2014

Choice of temporary Orthodox Ukrainian leader a compromise
February 25, 2014

Pro-Moscow Ukrainian church willing to talk
February 24, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses prosecuted for possession of their own literature
February 24, 2014

Apparent church coup by pro-Moscow wing in UPTsMP
February 24, 2014

Orthodox leaders express desire to overcome divisions
February 23, 2014

Baptist preacher emerges as Ukrainian revolutionary leader
February 22, 2014

Church leaders turn attention to resisting breakup of Ukraine
February 22, 2014

Ukrainian president cites duty to God for his concessions
February 21, 2014

Minor Orthodox church follows example of UPTsKP
February 21, 2014

Ukrainian church cuts support for Yanukovich
February 20, 2014

Kiev violence involves churches
February 18-19, 2014

Fresh burst of violence in Kiev
February 18, 2014

Ukrainian protesters heed churches' advice
February 18, 2014

Patriarchate still dismissive of Kuraev's accusations
February 18, 2014

Orthodox Church divided over Ukrainian crisis
February 17, 2014

Law enforcement crackdown on Muslims timed to opening of Olympics
February 17, 2014

Baptists' aversion to vaccination caused by medical fraud
February 14, 2014

Russian media report homosexual bishop charges
February 14, 2014

Chaplin continues attacks on Kuraev
February 13, 2014

Christian evangelism in schools with Muslim pupils stopped
February 12, 2014

Patriarchal spokesman calls for more educational activity
February 11, 2014

Former Georgian president taunts Russia over Ukraine
February 10, 2014

Measles outbreak among unregistered Baptists continues
February 10, 2014

INTERVIEW; ARCHPRIEST IGOR YATSIV, UGKTs
February 7, 2014

INTERVIEW: METROPOLITAN ANTONY, UPTsMP
February 7, 2014

INTERVIEW: ARCHBISHOP EVSTRATY, UPTsKP
February 7, 2014

Kiev patriarchate claims support of opposition
February 7, 2014

Pro-Moscow service repeats slanted "news" of American meddling in Ukraine
February 7, 2014

Kazan seminary issue undergoing civil and ecclesiastical review
February 6, 2014

Ukrainian religious leaders come to D.C. to pray with president
February 6, 2014

Measles spreading among unregistered Baptists
February 5, 2014

Official admits his anti-Jehovah's Witnesses action was mistake
February 5, 2014

Patriarch Kirill says opposition in Ukraine is war on Russia
February 4, 2014

Long item: Kuraev and Chaplin conflict continues
February 4, 2014

Kuraev's reports challenged
February 4, 2014

Patriarch Kirill celebrates fifth anniversary of his patriarchate
February 1, 2014

Public figures in Belarus object to Moscow imperialism
February 3, 2014

Orthodoxy imprinted on Olympics
February 2, 2014

Government may pay for printing religious literature
January 31, 2014

Teachers protesting gay activity leaving seminary
January 31, 2014

Orthodox church greets Olympics visitors
January 31, 2014

Long item: Kuraev posts another interview
January 31, 2014

Patriarchal spokesman opposes homosexual life outside church but not within
January 31, 2014

Putin dismisses Orthodox church's position on homosexuals
January 31, 2014

Rights watchdog speaks in favor of Jehovah's Witnesses
January 30, 2014

Ukrainian president finds time to show favor to Moscow patriarchate
January 29, 2014

Kuraev and patriarch agree on gay marriage
January 29, 2014

Ukrainian religious figures have little support for government
January 28, 2014

Kiev patriarch states case for protestors
January 28, 2014

Civil authorities drawn into Orthodox sex abuse scandal
January 28, 2014

Patriarch speaks about homosexuality for first time since Kuraev's reports
January 28, 2014

Voice of Moscow patriarchate threatens Ukraine with Russian force
January 28, 2014

Baptists petition for Putin's protection
January 27, 2014

New Minsk metropolitan first senior hierarch to speak in public about "gay lobby"
January 27, 2014

Pro-Moscow news agency spreads biased views in name of church
January 27, 2014

Ukrainian religious leaders seek mediator role
January 25, 2014

Prosecutors continue to hound Jehovah's Witnesses
January 24, 2014

Absurd ruling against Jehovah's Witnesses overturned
January 23, 2014

More Baptists with measles
January 24, 2014

Chaplin threatens Kuraev but Father Andrei defiant
January 24, 2014

Yanukovich deals with representatives of Orthodox, Catholics, protestants, Jews, Muslims
January 24, 2014

Unregistered Baptists object to media portrayal
January 23, 2014

Orthodox priest wounded by police battlefield weapons
January 23, 2014

Pro-Moscow news service reports patriarch's slight against president
January 23, 2014

Western Ukrainian Orthodox clergy reject hierarchy's support for government
January 23, 2014

Prosecutor enters controversy of homosexuality in church
January 22, 2014

Kuraev issue covered in major newspapers
January 22, 2014

Ukrainian religious leaders vary in response to crisis
January 22, 2014

Ukrainian religious leaders try to be peacemakers
January 21, 2014

Liberal media critical of patriarchate give Kuraev attention
January 21, 2014

Clergy intervene to halt violence between police and protesters in Kiev
January 21, 2014

Protestant leaders address Ukrainian violence
January 20, 2014

Former ROCOR bishop speaks up for Kuraev
January 20, 2014

Kuraev and his critics
January 19, 2014

Kuraev fights back
January 18, 2014

Baptists say they are not like Jehovah's Witnesses
January 17, 2014

Long-time critic of patriarchate cheers for Kuraev
January 17, 2014

Ukrainian opposition deputies protect Greek Catholics
January 17, 2014

Police support church's version of monk's death; against Kuraev
January 17, 2014

Patriarchate's mouthpiece broadcasts biting attack on Andrei Kuraev
January 17, 2014

Ukrainian government rolls out stalinist measures
January 16, 2014

Patriarchal spokesman still papers over bishops' homosexuality
January 16, 2014

Muslims not united on plans for million-person rally
January 16, 2014

Measles outbreak among Baptists refusing vaccination
January 16, 2014

News media maintain attention on Kuraev
January 15, 2014

Progressive Orthodox dissident belittles Kuraev
January 15, 2014

Ukrainian church reports monk's alleged heart attack
January 15, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses appeal Russian ban on their Internet site
January 15, 2014

Unfortunate conditions in Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate
January 14, 2014

Right-wing church media attack Kuraev
January 14, 2014

Million-person march for Muslims in Moscow
January 14, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses charged with extremism because they believe they are right
January 14, 2014

Patriarchate papers over homosexual scandal
January 13, 2014

Ukrainian Catholic leader criticizes government
January 13, 2014

Muslims mark birth of their prophet
January 11, 2014

Muslim news site follows Kuraev scandal
January 10, 2014

Actor-priest's suggestion to criminalize homosexual acts raises uproar
January 10, 2014

Kuraev explains seminarians' frustration
January 10, 2014

Concerns of national Muslim leader
January 9, 2014

Ukrainian patriarch repeats alarm over Russian empire
January 9, 2014

Kuraev's scandal continues
January 8, 2014

Wahhabis oppose New Year celebration in Tatarstan
January 7, 2014

Politicians go to church on Christmas
January 7, 2014

Patriarch airs his concerns in TV interview
January 7, 2014

Kuraev still posting "outrageous" blogs
January 6, 2014

Homosexuals in RPTs hierarchy?
January 4, 2014

Patriarch alludes to unifying force of Russian church
January 3, 2014

Jehovah's Witnesses detained while evangelizing
December 30 2013

Pentecostal head gives spiritual counsel in relic of soviet press
January 2, 2014
 
 

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