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Toward a Conciliar Christian Response to War Introduction: Unity as a Christian Norm In the Easter season, the Church is called with particular clarity to remember the unity for which Christ prayed when He addressed the Father: “that they all may be one.” In this prayer, what is at stake is not merely outward cohesion, nor simply institutional belonging, but a living unity in God and in His love. For that very reason, the unity of the Church is not an ornament or a secondary ideal, but a...

Apr 18, 2026

“WE BELIEVE IN ONE HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH…” (a manifesto of a little person) I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word, that they all may be one. As You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me… John 17:20–21 The little person is so little that he cannot be diminished any further. Any change could only be in the direction of enlargement… Pyotr Vail The...

Apr 17, 2026

Part I. Analytical Essay “Why Anti-War Christianity Has Not Become aConciliar Force” Foreword We are publishing this text as an attempt at a Christian reflection on war, ecclesial fragmentation, and the possibilities of a common response to what is taking place. For us, it was important not to confine ourselves to mere reaction or to a private statement, but to carry the line of thought through to its end: first to name the problem, then to give it both human and Christian expression, and...

Apr 16, 2026

On 24 February 2022, the war started by the Kremlin in eastern Ukraine in 2014 took the form of a full-scale invasion. It has become the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as of the end of January 2026, civilian casualties in Ukraine numbered more than 15,000 killed and more than 40,000 wounded. Millions of people have become refugees. Prosperous cities have been reduced to ruins. The...

Feb 24, 2026

NGO “Friede Allen e.V.” (Germany, Hamburg, VR 25784) Reporting period: January 1 – December 31, 2025 Dear friends, donors, volunteers, beneficiaries, and partners, On behalf of the Peace Unto All team and the nonprofit organization Friede Allen e.V., we are pleased to present our annual report for 2025. Our mission is to support Christian clergy in Russia and other countries who have publicly spoken out against the military actions launched by Russia on February 24, 2022, and who have faced...

Jan 23, 2026

In September, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation declared the organization «Mir Vsem (Peace unto All)» undesirable. This project, created by a group of Orthodox priests and laypeople, helps those who spoke out against the war and were forced to leave the country.

Father Valerian Dunin-Barkovsky is one of the co-founders of Peace unto All. In this interview, he talks about how the initiative began, why the state finds help to priests «undesirable,» and what each person can do in t

Oct 27, 2025

We have only €550 left in our account. Dear friends, Another month is coming to an end, and once again, it is time for us to do everything we can to support our confessors. These people bear a heavy burden: they have lost their parishes, their jobs, and sometimes even their homes. And yet, they have not abandoned the truth or betrayed their conscience. Thanks to your donations, they can buy medicine, pay for housing, and support their families. After the Russian Ministry of Justice...

Oct 23, 2025

Friends, on August 15 , the so-called Ministry of Justice declared the organization Friede Allen e.V. (“Mir Vsem”)  an “undesirable organization.” On September 16 , this information was officially added to the Ministry’s registry. We have become the first Orthodox organization in Russia whose activities, according to the authorities, pose a “threat to the foundations of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation, to the country’s defense capability, or to state security.” What does...

Sep 19, 2025

Friede Allen e.V. (Hamburg, Germany, VR 25784) Project: “Peace Unto All” Reporting period: January 1 – June 30, 2025 A Word from the Team Now in our second year of work, we continue to see just how crucial and necessary this project is. Repressions against anti-war clergy by the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church have not stopped. Many are forced to flee the country; others remain and try to rebuild their lives, despite being stripped of their ministry. Thanks to your support, dozens of...

Aug 25, 2025

https://zeitzeichen.net/node/11840 A Confession of Orthodox Christians in Russia Against the War in Ukraine   By Johannes Oeldemann Photo: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS At the beginning of January, a group of about 30 people—mostly priests, but also some laypeople—anonymously published a “Confession of Faith” in Russia. In it, they sharply criticize Patriarch Kirill and the leadership of the Moscow Patriarchate, who attempt to theologically justify Russia’s war of aggression against...

Jun 14, 2025