Konstantin von Eggert, Author at Catholic Herald

Konstantin von Eggert

Why a new military cathedral has sparked debate – and satire – in Russia

August 06, 2020

Seventy-five, 1945, 1418 … To understand the concept of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ one needs to know the meaning of these numbers. The cathedral, an imposing edifice in the town of Odintsovo near Moscow, was consecrated in June by Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church and is now the official church

‘I can’t stand the lies’: The priests’ letter rocking the Kremlin

October 03, 2019

“I was very depressed by the severe prison sentences, but even more so by the mere thought that the Church could remain silent on this matter. The open letter turned this around. That is why I signed it.” Fr Andrei Kordochkin speaks to me in a sunny courtyard of the parish where he has served

Where next for Ukraine’s new Orthodox Church?

December 20, 2018

Urgent restoration work is under way at St Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. With its stunning 11th-century frescoes and mosaics, it is here that the emissaries of the Ecumenical Patriarchate are expected to officially promulgate the tomos – a decree by the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I, that will grant autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The

The Russian Orthodox believers who treat the Tsar like a God

July 16, 2018

The 'god-tsarists' form the most vocal and best organised minority in the Russian Orthodox Church

Putin’s smooth operator

March 15, 2018

“Kick this whore out the studio!” yells a bespectacled politician with a loose-fitting tie. He is Vladimir Zhirinovsky and this is a televised debate between Russia’s presidential candidates. Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (which is neither), is attacking his fellow candidate Ksenia Sobchak. A journalist working for the country’s sole remaining independent TV

A myth the Church can’t bury

December 21, 2017

His secular name is Georgy Alexandrovich Shevkunov. Chances are you have never heard of him. However, he is regularly listed as one of the most influential people in Russia – at least as far as the opaque world of what passes for politics in the country is concerned. On July 17, 2018, it will be

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