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Ukrainian billionaire tells Tucker Carlson about Zelensky’s brutal persecution of Orthodox Church

Ukrainian businessman and Orthodox deacon Vadym Novynskyi said the Ukrainian government is fabricating lawsuits against members of the UOC, that parishioners are 'beaten,' and that churches are being seized.

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Andreas Wailzer

• May 30, 2025

Pope Francis holds confidential meeting with Ukraine’s Zelensky

Zelensky’s meeting with Pope Francis Friday morning was a confidential discussion, whilst his meeting with the Holy See Secretary of State focussed on the war, humanitarian issues and ways to bring 'just and stable peace in the country.'

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Oct 11, 2024Oct 11, 2024

Archbishop of Kiev says Russia banned Ukrainian Catholic Church in occupied territories

Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk stated that Russia has banned the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and destroyed hundreds of religious sites, warning of further plans to decimate the UGCC through full occupation.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Sep 19, 2024Sep 19, 2024

19 state attorneys general file brief challenging parents’ rights to protect kids from LGBT materials

The attorneys general filed the brief in response to a lawsuit brought by three religious families – Muslim, Ukrainian Orthodox, and Catholic – who seek to opt their children out of reading required LGBT books for religious reasons.

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Ashley Sadler

• Nov 6, 2023Nov 14, 2023

Rep. Paul Gosar: Biden admin ‘persecution of Christians here at home’ destroys credibility abroad

'Does the persecution of Christians here at home by this administration undermine the ability of advocates to help persecuted Christians abroad?' Gosar asked a panel of witnesses.

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Ashley Sadler

• Oct 27, 2023Oct 30, 2023

Lawyer to Tucker Carlson: Ukraine is committing ‘shocking’ persecution of Orthodox Christians

‘We see raids on churches, we see violence, we see balaclava-covered individuals beating clergy, kidnappings,’ Robert Amsterdam told Carlson. ‘It is completely shocking.’

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Andreas Wailzer

• Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 2023

UN and Orthodox prelates condemn Zelensky’s moves to evict monks, seize churches in Ukraine

In a standoff of thousands of Orthodox believers against the regime at the revered Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Porphyry called Zelensky’s crackdown ‘a faithful repetition of the Soviet persecution of the Church.’

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Patrick Delaney

• Apr 1, 2023Feb 20, 2025

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Ukrainian billionaire tells Tucker Carlson about Zelensky’s brutal persecution of Orthodox Church

Pope Francis holds confidential meeting with Ukraine’s Zelensky

Archbishop of Kiev says Russia banned Ukrainian Catholic Church in occupied territories

19 state attorneys general file brief challenging parents’ rights to protect kids from LGBT materials

Rep. Paul Gosar: Biden admin ‘persecution of Christians here at home’ destroys credibility abroad

Lawyer to Tucker Carlson: Ukraine is committing ‘shocking’ persecution of Orthodox Christians

UN and Orthodox prelates condemn Zelensky’s moves to evict monks, seize churches in Ukraine