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In Carlson’s interview with Putin, truth was nowhere to be found

by Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak OSV News In America, Tucker Carlson, unceremoniously fired last year from his bully pulpit at Fox News, is known for his biting sarcasm and derisive cynicism. Yet, in Russia, he recently met, in the course of a two-hour interview, the master of gaslighting and Orwellian tactics, whose cynicism is uniquely insidious. It is, tragically, at the root of wars and

February 18, 2024

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Ukrainian faith leaders say if Russia prevails, religious freedoms would be curtailed

If Russian President Vladimir Putin prevails in his invasion of Ukraine, religious freedom in the country would be curtailed, Ukrainian faith leaders said at a recent event at the United States Institute of Peace. By KATE SCANLON OSV news Ivan Rusyn, deputy senior bishop of the Ukrainian Evangelical Church, said that "this war is not about our land, this war is about the very

November 02, 2023

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Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill’s unholy war against Ukraine

By Borys Gudziak Atlantic Council  Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, we have been reminded that a centuries-long struggle continues against imperial forces seeking to eliminate Ukrainian identity, church life, and the very right of Ukrainians to exist. As was the case during the Czarist and Soviet eras, the Russian Orthodox Church is playing a

August 03, 2023

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Ukraine’s Independence Day ‘like a July 4th,’ says archbishop

By Gina Christian OSV News  Ukraine’s Independence Day, celebrated on Aug. 24, is “like a July 4th,” said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia, head of Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S. The observance marks the day in 1991 when Ukraine declared independence from the former Soviet Union. The decision was finalized in a Dec. 1, 1991, referendum that drew a resounding vote

August 24, 2023