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Apr 10, 2024 · Kirill’s support for Russia’s brutal behavior—the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the bloody proxy war in eastern Ukraine—had made him a hated figure, and had helped boost support in Kyiv for...
Feb 9, 2024 · Moscow Patriarch Kirill, head of the world’s largest Orthodox Christian Church whose clout transcends Russia’s borders to believers in former Soviet republics and diasporas, has defended the...
May 21, 2022 · As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolded, Patriarch Kirill I, the leader of the Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church, had an awkward Zoom meeting with Pope Francis.
Mar 16, 2022 · Russia’s Patriarch Kirill discussed the situation in Ukraine with Pope Francis on Wednesday, the Russian Orthodox Church said in a statement.
Mar 28, 2022 · Patriarch Kirill: Putin ally faces backlash after ‘blessing’ war. Pope and several priests appeal to the Russian Orthodox Church leader after he endorsed the Ukraine invasion.
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Apr 21, 2022 · By Paul Elie. April 21, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin is using religion for political purposes, and Patriarch Kirill has instrumentalized the invasion for Russian Orthodoxy’s...
Apr 19, 2022 · Patriarch Kirill, the powerful leader of the Russian Orthodox Church and a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, declared the operation “a responsible decision to use military forces to protect...
