NEW COLD WAR BY PROXY? RELIGIOUS CONFLICT ON UKRAINIAN TERRITORY

Patriarch Filaret (r) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kiev's patriarchy speaks during a press conference in Kiev Oct. 11. The Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate on Oct. 11 said it had agreed to recognize the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a move strongly desired by Kiev but which risks stoking new tensions with Moscow. A synod meeting chaired by Patriarch Bartholomew, seen as the first among equals of Orthodox Church leaders, 'decreed to proceed to the granting of autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine,' said an official statement read in Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. (Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)

VICTOR GAETAN, WORLD |  NOV. 5, 2018, National Catholic Register

PAN-ORTHODOX COUNCIL: RUSSIAN ABSENCE SAVES ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE’S STATUS — FOR NOW

The historic council ended Sunday, leaving more questions than answers.

VICTOR GAETAN, National Catholic Register

PAN-ORTHODOX COUNCIL SETS SAIL ON EVEN KEEL

 VICTOR GAETAN, National Catholic Register

Despite the absence of Eastern Orthodoxy’s largest component, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s spokesman tells the Register such councils might be convened frequently.