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Report: Russian Orthodox move to seize other churches in Crimea 14-03-21
Russia's move into Crimea endangers Moscow patriarchate's influence in Ukraine 14-03-21
Crimean bishop compares situation to Gethsemane 14-03-20
Former Lebanese leader sees Christian exodus of ‘biblical proportions’ 14-03-20
Pope meets with Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church leader amid Crimean crisis 14-03-18
Archbishop Jean-Abdo Arbach: Christians being persecuted in rebel-controlled northern Syria 14-03-18
Rev. Mykola Kvych was abducted by “law enforcing forces of Crimea.” They just freed him. A court session is scheduled in two weeks. 14-03-17
Three UGCC priest in Crimea are found. The are safe 14-03-17
Three Catholic priests disappeared in Crimea 14-03-17
Member of House of Lords speaks out against persecution of Christians 14-03-17
Russian Orthodox leader pays tribute to Pope Francis 14-03-17
Kidnapped priest is free. But accused of organizing riots 14-03-15
Greek Catholic priest kidnapped in Crimea 14-03-15
Patriarch Filaret: We Think That Russia Has Taken the Path of Lies 14-03-15
Russian Orthodox Church Does Not Consider 2016 Orthodox Council Ecumenical 14-03-15
Ukrainian Interchurch Council Initiates National Days of Repentance, Humility, and Fasting for Ukraine 14-03-15
Syria’s bishops lament continued violence, urge prayer, fasting for peace 14-03-14
Amid fears of persecution, bishop rues West’s inaction on Crimea 14-03-14
Statement of the Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Syria (12/03/2014) 14-03-13
Russian Orthodox prayer services to be held in Paris’s Notre Dame 14-03-13
Monsignor Stephen Hrynuck - Beloved pastor eulogized as 'physician of souls' 14-03-12
Moscow Patriarch Kyrill weighs in on pan-Orthodox council 14-03-11
Patriarch Sako Sends a Message on the Occasion of the First Anniversary of his Inauguration Patriarch 14-03-11
Syrian rebels release nuns held since December 14-03-10
Eastern Orthodox churches to hold pan-Orthodox council in 2016 14-03-10