How to Use the Orthodox Church in a Sentence

the Orthodox Church

noun
  • The head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine asked for prayers for the site’s salvation.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 15 June 2026
  • Peter and Paul is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The Catholic Church held great power in Italy and Spain, as did the Orthodox Church in Romania.
    — Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Its roof caught fire during the attack, said Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Representatives of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine have been persecuted.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has long been co-opting the Orthodox Church to legitimize his aggression against Ukraine.
    — Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Three Kings Day, also known as Epiphany, is also called Theophany in the Orthodox Church and commemorates Christ's baptism.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The roof of the Dormition Cathedral caught fire during the overnight attack, said Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
    — ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Leo will also be in Turkey to mark the feast of Saint Andrew, an important ceremony for the Orthodox Church, and the pope is expected to sign a joint declaration with the patriarch.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery with emblematic golden domes, is venerated by both the Russian and Ukrainian wings of the Orthodox Church as one of their most important spiritual centers.
    — CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Christie’s catalogue describes it as an exceptionally rare treatment of a pivotal political moment, when Mehmed sought to consolidate his rule over the former Byzantine capital by installing Gennadius as patriarch of the Orthodox Church.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Similar campaigns have been widely documented in Russia, where the government has used its relationship with the Orthodox Church to promote socially conservative values and traditionalist sentiment among its population.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Two years ago, CNN reported on a secret plan drawn up by Russia’s security service, the FSB, laying out detailed options to destabilize Moldova – including supporting pro-Russian groups, utilizing the Orthodox Church and threatening to cut off supplies of natural gas.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Last March, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lisa Walsh sided with the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) in an ownership dispute over the 70-year-old congregation and historic church housed in a mansion belonging to Miami’s first mayor.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026

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