The Center for Geostrategic Studies organized an International Conference on June 30, 2025, at the Belgrade Press Center, entitled: „The Church and Schisms, Abuse of Religion for Geopolitical Purposes.” The conference dealt, among other topics, with the role that Patriarch Bartholomew plays in geopolitical contexts. Uwidata presents below the summary of the conference as published by the Center for Geostrategic ...
Lawyers who are members of the Vatan Party have filed a criminal complaint against Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew for acting in violation of the law by using the title “Ecumenical Patriarch” in his official activities. In the petition submitted to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, it was stated that Bartholomew had committed offenses such as “unlawfully assuming a public ...
The Estonian Parliament has passed a new law aimed at severing ties between the Estonian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate. The justification behind the law is the Moscow Patriarchate’s support for Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine. The bill, officially titled as a law for the “prevention of the instrumentalization of religious organizations to incite hatred or violence,” received 60 ...
The Russian Orthodox Church occupies a prominent position among Russia’s important institutions. It has influence not only within Russia but also across a vast region. We had the opportunity to address Türkiye-Russia relations, multipolarity, the conflict in Ukraine, the activities of the Fener Greek Patriarch, and the current global trends with Hieromonk Stefan Igumnov who is responsible for the Church’s ...