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Lithuanian Prime Minister: Orthodox Church Lithuania should secede from Moscow Patriarchate

26-05-2022

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Lithuanian Prime Minister: Orthodox Church Lithuania should secede from Moscow Patriarchate

Ingrida Šimonytė. Photo EPA, Toms Kalnins

Northern Europe

Ingrida Šimonytė, the Prime Minister of Lithuania, has requested permission from the Patriarch of Constantinople for the Lithuanian Orthodox Church to break with the Moscow Patriarchate. In a letter, she expressed support for the appeal of some priests that desired to secede from the Moscow Patriarchate.

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