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A defrocked Russian Orthodox priest in Kazakhstan says he'll build an autocephalous church that's not subordinate to the Moscow Patriarchate and Russian propaganda. Iakov Vorontsov, forced out after joining hundreds of other clergy to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says he just wants peace.
ANTALYA, Turkey — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other, the Rev. Ioann Koval led one of
ANTALYA, Turkey — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other, the Rev. Ioann Koval led one of
Priests who speak out against the war or stay quiet can be reassigned, temporarily relieved of their duties or defrocked.
Priests who speak out against the war or stay quiet can be reassigned, temporarily relieved of their duties or defrocked.