Special church for Russian forces: Saying a prayer between guns and icons

26-12-2022

Eastern Europe

William Immink, CNE.news

Special church for Russian forces: Saying a prayer between guns and icons

Every Russian should feel at peace in the Temple of the Russian Armed Forces. “I can feel the patriotism here”, a visitor says. The military operation in Ukraine, however, gives the church a more sombre touch.

Russian Orthodox believer during Easter celebration. Photo EPA, Igor Kovalenko

Five questions about Easter in the Eastern Orthodox Church

Worldwide, Christians will celebrate and commemorate the resurrection of Christ in the coming weeks. Especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church, this is a big happening.

Putin has a very good relation with the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, patriarch Kirill. Photo AFP, Yana Lapikova

Five reasons why Russian Christians love Putin

Just weeks before Russia goes to the ballot box in parliamentary elections, Russian Christians are making up their minds about whom to vote for. Contrary to what many Westerners would think, the choice is an easy one.

Patriarch Bartholomew signing the act of autonomy for the Orthodox Church of Ukrainia (OCU) in Kyiv, January 2019. Photo EPA, Mykola Lazarenko

Why has the Orthodox Church a central role in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict?

Unity, that’s what the Eastern Orthodox Church pretend. One belief, one church and one leadership. At the moment, a deep conflict is splitting the Russian church. Six questions about what is going wrong.

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