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Katherine Kelaidis

Katherine Kelaidis

Writer at Religion Dispatches

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  • English
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Recent Articles

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Espionage Allegations Against Russian Church Raise Religious Freedom Issue in Ukraine

Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “targeted closures” of “Moscow-backed” religious organizations in Ukraine, a more polite way of saying that he wants effectively to ban the Russian Orthodox Church. To be clear, the decree signed by Zelenskyy doesn’t immediately close all
over 2 years ago
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In Sermon on Birth of the 'Fatherland,' Putin's Patriarch Kirill Eq...

If you’ve been educated in North America or Western Europe, you might be forgiven for having never heard of the Battle of Kulikovo, a battle between Russian forces and the Golden Horde, on September 8, 1380, in which the Russian forces emerged victorious. Though Mongol domination of what is today Ru
over 2 years ago
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Unprecedented Anti-LGBTQ Statement By Orthodox Church in America Sh...

Late last week, the Orthodox Church in America, the second largest Orthodox church body in the country, issued an unprecedented statement seeking to silence any discussion about same-sex relationships and the sacramental inclusion of LGBTQ people in the life of the Orthodox Church. The statement is
over 2 years ago
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How Belief in Moscow as 'The New Rome' Explains Kirill's Astonishin...

Saying outrageous, verifiably untrue things has sort of become Patriarch Kirill of Moscow’s brand. The chief Russian Orthodox cleric had a history of outrageous statements before the Russian invasion of Ukraine (including calling the concept of human rights a heresy), but he’s certainly stepped up h
almost 3 years ago
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Sanctioning Patriarch Kirill Would Send a Strong Message — Is the P...

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions against Russian officials have been the most visible and powerful form of support offered by the global community to the Ukrainian people. These sanctions have targeted high-ranking Russian officials, oligarchs, and their families. Al
almost 3 years ago
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The Russian Patriarch Just Gave His Most Dangerous Speech Yet — And...

There's little doubt that Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s Forgiveness Sunday Sermon last month received more attention than any Orthodox cleric’s sermon has received in the Western media in a long time. Beyond its frightening absurdity, it’s likely this attention is due, in no small part, to its
about 3 years ago
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Palestinian Orthodox Christians, Desperate for Help, Have Caught th...

In case you’re thinking that Ukraine is the only place in the world where Orthodox Christianity is entangled in a global hotspot, please turn your eyes to Jerusalem. Two days ago, following an eighteen-year struggle, members of the Israeli settler organization, Ateret Cohanim, with the assistance of
about 3 years ago
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Failure to Grasp the Distinct Character and History of Eastern Chri...

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began three weeks ago, it’s likely you’ve heard the term Russian World (or Russkii Mir). It’s easy to conflate this concept with nostalgia for the Soviet Union (it’s just another term for Russia plus satellite states, right?), but the term—and the concept—predat
about 3 years ago
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A Twisted Love Story: How American Evangelicals Helped Make Putin’s...

If someone from 1965 were to arrive in a time machine, there’s likely much about our current state of affairs that would shock them. But I cannot imagine anything that would be more confusing than the love affair between the American Right and Russia—the extent of which has come into stark clarity i
about 3 years ago
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Could Patriarch Kirill’s ‘Evil Forces’ Against Russia and the Russi...

If it wasn’t already blatantly apparent that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is not “calling for peace,” he’s now described Russia’s opponents—in its unprovoked, illegal invasion of the Ukraine—as “evil forces,” telling the faithful: “God forbid that the current political situation in brotherly Ukraine
about 3 years ago
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No, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is Not Calling for Peace — In Fact, ...

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus is not calling for peace in Ukraine, and the fact that some in the Western media seem to think he has done so is evidence of how much the West has to learn about Orthodox Christianity, church-state relations in Russia, and Kirill himself. The first time the
about 3 years ago