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The Orthodox Church of Russia has issued a decision prohibiting Russian pilgrims from visiting Mount Athos in Greece. This order follows the recent interruption of relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. Russian church authorities severed ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate over the latter’s decision to grant independence to […]
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