Violence In Montenegro Shows Persisting Division In Balkans And Orthodoxy

(ANALYSIS) In Montenegro, both the Serbian and Montenegrin Orthodox churches claim the rights to use Orthodox religious sites. But the Montenegrin Orthodox Church is not recognized by any other Orthodox church, and the conflict hits at questions over national identity, church-state relations and even U.S.-Russia relations.

News, EuropeMladen AleksicSeptember 20, 2021Mladen Aleksic, Montenegro, Serbian Orthodox Church, Orthodox church, Joanikije, protests montenegro, Djukanovic, Zdravko, Bartholomew, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature Comment

1,000 years of Orthodoxy history loom over today's Moscow-Istanbul clash

(COMMENTARY) There are three distinct Ukrainian Orthodox strains with differing loyalties to Russian and Turkish Orthodox patriarchs. While an Istanbul patriarch has lifted a condemnation of Ukrainian Orthodoxy, a Moscow patriarch has severed ties with Kiev.

Religion, Europe, Conflict, OpinionTerry MattinglyNovember 4, 2018Terry Mattingly, Prince Vladimir, Russian Orthodox Church, Bartholomew, Kiev, Alexander Webter, Moscow, Istanbul, Ukraine, Commentary, Orthodox Christians, Catholicism, Christianity

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