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He fought against Russia more than three centuries ago. Now, as Ukraine tries to fight off a Russian invasion, Kyiv is invoking the name of Cossack leader Ivan Mazepa to consolidate control over a historic monastery long linked to the Russian Orthodox Church.
A small number of Russian Orthodox priests are publicly opposing their leader s support for Russia s invasion of Ukraine, and they re suffering the consequences. The Rev. Ioann Koval lost his ministry
Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other, the Rev. Ioann Koval led one of his first services in Turkey after the Russian Orthodox Church leadership decided to defrock him following his prayer for peace in Ukraine. Last September, when Russia President Vladimir…