Prague court opens insolvency proceedings against Orthodox Church

The Prague Municipal Court has opened insolvency proceedings involving the Orthodox Church after a priest, Karen Sarkissian, filed a petition over unpaid wages. Sarkissian claims he has not been paid since July and says the church owes him nearly 66,000 CZK. According to Seznam Zprávy, the church reportedly owes wages to dozens of people. The Ecumenical Council of Churches suspended the Orthodox Church’s membership last week for one year, citing serious breaches of trust, non-transparent financial management, and concerns over possible Russian influence and misuse of church structures for pro-Russian messaging.