On 12 March 2026, the Governing Board of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) adopted a document entitled ‘Resisting Empire, Promoting Peace: Churches Confront the ‘Russian World’ Ideology”. In particular, it addresses the heretical nature of claims that a soldier’s Read More …
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Myroslav Marynovych: “The religious and ecclesiastical identity of the modern Ukrainian nation can only be inclusive”
On 19 April 2026, as part of the ‘25 Strategic Questions for Ukraine’ project, an article by Myroslav Marynovych entitled ‘What should be the Kyivan Church of the future?’ was published. This is not a standard interview, but a strategic Read More …
‘Just Orthodox’ in Ukraine: only 15% or more than a half?
In early April 2026, an article was published on the website of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (https://www.kiis.com.ua/) showing that, depending on how the questions are phrased, between 15% and 56% of those who identify as Orthodox Christians consider Read More …
Reflections on Great Lent
At the invitation of the editors of the German-language theological website “Feinschwarz.net”, Sergii Bortnyk has written an article reflecting on the meaning of Great Lent for Orthodox Christians, particularly during the ongoing war in Ukraine. In particular, he wrote about Read More …
A conference was held in memory of Archbishop Anastasios
March 2-4, 2026, at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts (USA), an international conference was held dedicated to exploring the life, theological legacy, and ecumenical ministry of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Tirana and Read More …
Patriarch Filaret and independence of the Church
On 20 March 2026, Patriarch Filaret, who is associated with a long period in Ukrainian Orthodoxy, passed away. At the request of the editors of the website ‘Orthodox Times’, Sergii Bortnyk has written a short article about his life and Read More …
The book “Canonical Amorphs (Essays on Canonical Oikonomia)”
In preparing reviews of notable books recently published in the field of theology and related disciplines, we could not overlook the book “Canonical Amorphs (Essays on Canonical Oikonomia)”. Its author is Gregory Papathomas, Metropolitan of Peristeri from the Ecumenical Patriarchate Read More …
Dr. Haralambos Ventis on ‘Orthodoxism’ as a form of degradation for church consciousness
The concept of fundamentalism is mainly associated with Islam, but this worldview is inherent in any religious tradition, including Eastern Orthodoxy. Despite the widespread nature of this phenomenon within the Orthodox Church, there is currently a lack of in-depth research Read More …
Conference marking the 100th anniversary of the St. Sergius Institute
From 27 to 29 November 2025, Paris hosted an international conference on ‘The Heritage and Horizons of Orthodox Theology in the 21st Century’. This honourable ecclesiastical and academic assembly, attended by more than 150 scholars and clergy (in person and Read More …
Sergii Bortnyk has been approved for the third time as a consultant to the Pro Oriente Foundation
In January 2026, Sergii Bortnyk began his third term as a consultant to the Austrian Pro Oriente Foundation, which aims to deepen cooperation between Christians in the East and West. This decision was approved by Josef Gruenwidl, the newly elected Read More …