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KSENIA LUCHENKO, Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow, Russia)
Ksenia Luchenko – a well-known Orthodox journalist, author of the Telegram channel “Orthodoxy and Zombies” and the book “With Good Intentions: The Russian Church and Power from Gorbachev to Putin.” She has consistently spoken out against the war in the media and on her social media platforms. She has written extensively about clergy in the Russian Orthodox Church who […]
Rev. ALEXANDER KHMELEV, Association of Christian Eucharistic Communities (St Petersburg, Russia)
Aleksandr Khmelev is a former cleric of the True Orthodox Church and, since 2015, a priest of the Association of Christian Eucharistic Communities in St. Petersburg. He has repeatedly spoken out against Russian aggression. On 9 June 2025, the Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg received an administrative offense protocol under Article 20.3.3, Part 1 […]
Believer ALIAKSANDR KHIKHEL, Belarusian Orthodox Church (Miadziel, Minsk Region)
Aliaksandr Khikhel is a singer-songwriter known for his music on social and political themes, particularly his Christian and anti-war lyrics. In his songs—often performed against a backdrop of icons and crosses—he criticized war and state violence from a Christian perspective. His YouTube channel had 49,000 subscribers. On 4 June 2025, he was detained following a […]
Believer DZMITRY KARNEYENKA, Belarusian Orthodox Church (Viciebsk)
Dzmitry Karneyenka – an Orthodox Christian, activist and scholar, a founding member of the Christian Vision group, administers the Christians Against War Telegram channel. In 2021, he was forced to leave Belarus due to the threat of persecution that began back in 2020 for participating in peaceful protests. Between 2020 and 2021, he was subjected to multiple […]
Believer Tina Palynskaya, Roman Catholic Church (Polack, Belarus)
Tina Palynskaya, a Catholic believer and journalist from Belarus, has collaborated with several Christian publications. On 5 June 2022, her home was searched in connection with a critical Facebook post she had written about Patriarch Kirill (Gundyaev). Her computer and phone were confiscated, and the content of her social media accounts was sent to the […]
Rev. ALEH LOIKA, Evangelical Christians (v. Niabytaŭ, Chojniki district, Homieĺ voblasć, Belarus)
Aleh Loika, born 1976, pastor of the Church of Christians of the Evangelical Faith in village Niabytaŭ, Chojniki district, Homieĺ voblasć; head of the «Return» mission for rehabilitating people suffering from drug addiction. In the beginning of December 2023, pastor Aleh Loika was detained. A report was drawn under Part 2 of Art. 19.11 of […]
DANIEL-LANDSEY KEITA, singer, Belarusian Orthodox Church (Minsk, Belarus)
Daniel-Landsey Keita is a musician and Orthodox Christian who sings in church choirs. Daniel-Landsey Keita is a laureate of the 1st degree of the Republican competition of young vocalists named after Chaliapin. In 2018, he graduated from the Republican Music College with a degree in choral conducting and entered the Belarusian State Academy of Music. […]
Rev. KONSTANTIN KOKORA, ROC (Moscow, Russia)
Konstantin Kokora, a cleric of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Mitino, Moscow, held the position of coordinator for Sunday schools in the Northwest Vicariate of Moscow. He is also known for various appearances on Christian topics in the media, particularly on the radio stations “Vera” and “Theos,” and the “Soyuz” […]
Pastor NIKOLAY ROMANYUK, Evangelical Christians (Moscow, Russia)
Nikolay Romanyuk, born in 1962, is the senior pastor of the Pentecostal Church “Holy Trinity Church” and a father of nine children. He opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In September 2022, Nikolay Romanyuk made a strong condemnation of participation in military actions, stating, “This is not our war.” On 18 October 2024, he was […]
A Vanishing Point: Unity in Orthodoxy and the Ukraine Crisis
Economos Orthodoxy in America Lecture was delievered by Dr. Nadieszda Kizenko in Fordham University, New York, 30 October 2023. Video can be seen here. When I was invited to give the annual Economos Orthodoxy in America lecture, I first thought of some topic I have studied at length. The sacrament of repentance, perhaps—or nineteenth-century saints. […]