A priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended for three years by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church. Dmitry Safronov held a memorial service by Navalny’s grave in Moscow on March 26 to mark 40 days since the politician’s death, an important ritual within Russian Orthodox tradition. An order published Tuesday on the Moscow diocese website publicly demoted Safronov from his position as priest to that of a psalm-reader and stripped him of the right to give blessings or to wear a cassock for the next three years.
Kentucky coach Mark Pope has hit the recruiting trail hard over the past two weeks. He talks to the Herald-Leader about building his first UK roster.
Shortly after Manny Diaz was hired as Mike Elko’s replacement, the 6-5, 235-pound Murphy picked Duke as his new school after playing seven games for Texas last season.