Rating: 9.1|Votes: 25

Constantinople hierarch fuels nationalistic enmity, claims Philaret was not chosen as Russian patriarch because of Ukrainian origin

His statement shows a striking lack of knowledge about the 1990 patriarchal elections.

Rating: 8.5|Votes: 26

Pat. Kirill proposed holding meeting to discuss history of Kiev’s relationship to Russian Church, Pat. Bartholomew refused

Russian hierarchs, clergy, and academics have studied the documentary evidence in-depth and have also found that there are a number of documents not previously introduced into academic circulation, including sources in Greek and Turkish, Fr. Nikolai explained.

Rating: 10|Votes: 6

Europe’s Oldest Book Was Found in the Tomb of a Saint

Helen Flatley

Despite its small size, this incredible manuscript can tell us a great deal about books in the early Middle Ages, including how they were made, and more importantly, how they were used.

Rating: 7.7|Votes: 37

Born of Schism

On the historical circumstances of the emergence of the “Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada”

Bishop Job (Smakouz)

On the subject of the historical circumstances of the Ukrainian churches born from schism across the ocean, we spoke with Bishop Job (Smakouz).

Rating: 10|Votes: 33

The Sign of Martyrdom: St. Euphemia and the Ecumenical Council

Nun Cornelia (Rees)

And our holy hierarchs of the Fourth Ecumenical Council left us a brilliant example: That suffering for Christ is our spiritual compass, and a pure, virgin martyr whose soul is with Christ is more to be trusted than hundreds of scholars.