Putin dubbed ‘Anti-Christ’ by church leaders after ‘holy mission’ rant
Putin branded the ‘Anti-Christ’ by church leaders after claiming Ukraine war is ‘holy mission’ - ‘A devilish, demonic way of using the word of God,’ religious figures said after the ...
Putin branded the ‘Anti-Christ’ by church leaders… - inkl
6 hours ago · Church leaders have branded President Vladimir Putin the ‘Anti-Christ’ after the Russian leader said his war with Ukraine was part of a “holy mission”. Putin called Russian …
The religious fever of Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day
May 8, 2025 · Putin and Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, act as joint high priests. Each mark both Easter and Victory Day as the key moments of “resurrection” in …
The unholy alliance of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Kremlin
Dec 11, 2024 · In “The Baton and the Cross”, Lucy Ash, a journalist, offers an authoritative look at the closeness of church and state under Vladimir Putin. Russia is, in theory, a secular country, …
‘God of war’: Russian Orthodox Church stands by Putin, but at …
Feb 9, 2024 · ‘God of war’: Russian Orthodox Church stands by Putin, but at what cost? The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is the president’s spiritual leader, but he risks losing global clout.
Russian Pastors Risk Prison to Oppose War in Ukraine
Apr 8, 2025 · Baptist pastor Yuri Sipko fled in 2023 after the government called his sermons “enemy propaganda” and launched a criminal case against him for his antiwar statements.
Russia 'Restraining' the Antichrist? | RealClearReligion
Jan 8, 2025 · Ever since the head of the Russian Orthodox Church declared President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine a "holy war" last year, the ongoing war — which initially began in …
Holy Russia? Believers debate Putin’s record as a Christian leader
While some of his own citizens share such criticisms, others celebrate Putin as an Eastern Orthodox czar, warring with the forces of the Antichrist in an apocalyptic struggle for the soul …
Ukraine archbishop slams Russian invasion, calls Putin the anti-Christ
Mar 1, 2022 · The leaders of the independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine called Russian President Vladimir Putin the modern-day anti-Christ who is going against the will and law of …
What does it mean that the Russian Orthodox Church is calling Putin…
Apr 4, 2024 · The Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow ramped up the rhetoric over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine when it adopted a document declaring it a “holy war.”