Ksenia Luchenko

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Ksenia Luchenko is a journalist specializing in church affairs.


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The Anti-War Faction in the Russian Orthodox Church Has Yet to Find Its Voice

After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Orthodox Church publicly embraced the war, sparking a crisis of conscience for priests and parishioners alike.

· March 4, 2024
Sacrificing Art for War: The Handover of Russia’s Trinity Icon

The recent transfer of Andrei Rublev’s world-famous Trinity icon to the Russian Orthodox Church illustrates the Kremlin’s superstitions and desire to give its war against Ukraine a spiritual foundation.

· June 9, 2023
Why the Russian Orthodox Church Supports the War in Ukraine

By using force to try to keep the splintering parts of the once-unified ROC together, Patriarch Kirill is only driving them away.

· January 31, 2023
Can the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Survive the War With Russia?

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has declared full independence from the Moscow Patriarchate, but for now that independence is recognized only by itself.

· January 17, 2023
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Pandemic Blasts Change Through Russia’s Church

Increased coronavirus infection rates among Russian churchgoers could seriously damage attitudes toward Orthodoxy for a long time. The state has also seen for itself that the church is unable to deal with its own flock.

· June 10, 2020
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Unorthodox Appeal: Russian Priests Defend Moscow Protesters

An open letter written by Russian Orthodox priests in defense of those imprisoned over recent protests in Moscow is that rare case when the use of the word “unprecedented” is no exaggeration. It’s the first time ever that the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church have taken collective action that was not sanctioned by the church authorities.

· September 24, 2019