“Equilibrium” and Ignominy

by George Weigel

By refusing to denounce Putin's actions in Crimea, the Holy See is shirking its moral responsibility. Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2018

Russian Orthodoxy’s Aggressive Obsessions

by George Weigel

What does the Lord’s injunction to turn the other cheek in Matthew 5:39 require when it comes to ecumenical dialogue? The question regularly poses itself to those familiar with the website of the Department of External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2016

A Sordid Anniversary, To Be Remembered

by George Weigel

On September 24, 1949, Georgii Karpov, chairman of the agency that provided “liaison” to the Russian Orthodox Church for the NKVD, the Soviet secret police, wrote Josef Stalin and his chief henchmen a confidential letter reeking with self-congratulation. The “government’s instruction on the . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Mar 2016

Called to Unity

by Andriy Chirovsky

Like many Ukrainian Greco-Catholics, I am pleased that Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill finally met in Havana February 12, even though the negotiations that preceded this encounter included some unseemly concessions. After all, for the last three decades such an encounter was always described as . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Feb 2016

Christian Duty in Ukraine

by Cyril Hovorun

Although many Christians have suffered and even died in Ukraine, chur­ches across the globe keep silent about what is happening. This is quite in contrast with the way in which international organizations and national governments approach the situation there. The discussions at the Security . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2015

Ukraine: Christians in Conflict

by Joseph R. Gregory

Kiev is a place whose buildings suggest that the time is out of joint. The decrepit concrete of the city’s massive housing blocks humbly admit the failure of communism. The cross-topped, golden onion domes of its monasteries and churches tell of ancient traditions and enduring strengths. And the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 1997

Living at the Borders: Eastern Orthodoxy and World

by Anthony Ugolnik

Five years ago, well before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the National Geographic Society had anticipated the reunification of Germany, and thus when the happy day came, it was ready for the onslaught of map revision that was shortly to follow. Prepared as the Society was then, however, it must now, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 1993