Divine Diplomacy

Divine Diplomacy

Lithuania's Bold Move Sparks Constantinople's Expansion, Russian Orthodox Church Contemplates Countermove

The robust Lithuanian state involvement in rearranging the Orthodox landscape in the country makes room for further expansion of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Baltics.

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Andreja Bogdanovski
Feb 01, 2024
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Lithuanian PM Šimonytė with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Vilnius - March 2023; Photos: Nikos Papachristou / Ecumenical Patriarchate

The recent news about the establishment of an exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarch in Lithuania, as well as the decision of the Estonian officials to expel the head of the Estonian Orthodox Church – Moscow Patria…

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