![The Pechersk Lavra Orthodox monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/136853.jpg?w=602)
Ukraine Passes Law to Ban Russia-Linked Orthodox Church
Threatened amid accusations of collaboration with an enemy state, implementation awaits more votes, presidential signature, and judicial review. UOC leader calls it “a struggle against God.”
![A religious official leads a prayer during a protest organized by the Armenian National Committee of America outside of the U.S. Capitol.](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/136393.jpg?w=602)
Do Artsakh’s Armenians Need More or Less ‘Christian’ Advocacy?
As humanitarian aid—and Azerbaijan’s attacks—return to the Caucasus enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, religious freedom advocates debate the merits of emphasizing religion.
![The crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman, meets Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II in Cairo, Egypt on March 05, 2018.](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/134053.jpg?w=602)
Saudi Arabia Embraced Coptic Christmas. Could Its First Church Be Next?
Bishop describes decade-long development of pastoral visits to Egyptian Christians, amid speculation of the kingdom’s steps toward religious freedom.
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Died: Pat Robertson, Broadcast Pioneer Who Brought Christian TV to the Mainstream
With CBN, “The 700 Club,” Regent, the Christian Coalition, and a run for president, he changed evangelicals’ place in public life.
![Yuri Sipko](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/136259.jpg?w=602)
Russian Evangelicals React to Moscow’s Most Wanted Baptist
Former head of Baptist Union flees abroad as the first Protestant charged for opposing the war in Ukraine. His level of support back home is mixed.
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Ecclesiastes Is the Story of Abel Writ Large
Biblical Hebrew uses similar names for “vanity” and the slain brother. That’s no accident.
![Hosts of BeLight Christian radio in Lebanon](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/133232.jpg?w=602)
Let There Be Radio: Lebanese Evangelicals Launch FM Station
Persevering amid the world’s biggest economic crisis, BeLight has found an appreciative audience by offering hope and local Arabic worship.
![A priest conducts the burial service for a Ukrainian soldier killed in the Donetsk region, at the home cemetery in Bila Krynytsia on March 6, 2022, in the Chernivtsi region in western Ukraine.](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/128276.jpg?w=602)
Russian Evangelical Leader Apologizes to Ukrainian Christians
Carefully worded statement expresses solidarity with fellow believers and “bitterness and regret” over Russian “military invasion.”
![Former IRF ambassador Sam Brownback speaks at the 2021 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington.](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/124635.jpg?w=602)
Summit Produces a ‘Pentecost’ Moment for International Religious Freedom
First IRF summit led by civilians not governments pulls off bipartisan participation as attendees welcome news on next ambassador.
![South African archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu makes an address at Westminster Abbey in London during the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela on March 3, 2014.](https://www.christianitytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/127177.jpg?w=602)
Desmond Tutu, Archbishop and Apartheid Foe, Dies at 90
South African activist said a disciplined prayer life sustained him.