April 24th was Easter Sunday for followers of Orthodox Christianity, which is the majority religion of both Russia and Ukraine. Despite calls for a holiday ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia's military did not let up in their continued attacks.

This has only highlighted the divisions within the Church between those loyal to the pro-Putin Moscow patriarchy and those sympathetic to the plight of Ukrainian citizens.

For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising spoke with Aristotle Papanikolau, Co-founding Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University.

April 24th was Easter Sunday for followers of Orthodox Christianity, which is the majority religion of both Russia and Ukraine. Despite calls for a holiday ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia's military did not let up in their continued attacks. This has only highlighted the divisions within the Church between those loyal to the pro-Putin Moscow patriarchy and those sympathetic to the plight of Ukrainian citizens. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising spoke with Aristotle Papanikolau, Co-founding Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University.

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