Bill proponents argue it would prevent extremism, while critics say it could worsen tensions between ethnic Estonians and ...

TALLINN - The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (MPEÕK) believes that the bill seeking to amend the Churches and Congregations Act, approved by the government on Thursday, threatens ...

As President Donald Trump's administration works toward a diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine, the leaders of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) are warning that Vladimir Putin's Russia ...

including the Estonian Orthodox Church (EOC), to sever all ties with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). The amendment, proposed by Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets, has been submitted to ...

The EOC is a self-governing church that has maintained canonical ties to the Russian Orthodox Church. In a statement on Friday, EOC said it will change its name to the Estonian Christian Orthodox ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

Religious organizations in Estonia could be ordered to cut all ties with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) under legislation approved by the government on Thursday, Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets ...

Elizabeth the New Martyr Russian Orthodox Church has been meeting inside a small, but well-adorned house of worship at a private rural homestead on the county’s western side. Located a short ...