A US Orthodox influencer spoke against Russia's war. Then, she was ousted as a nun

A US Orthodox influencer spoke against Russia's war. Then, she was ousted as a nun 34 mins ago Sister Vassa Larin is an American nun who is best known for teaching about the Eastern Orthodox faith to thousands of viewers on YouTube. But she was ousted as a nun of a U.S. branch of the Russian Orthodox Church after she criticized its leader’s blessing of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Moscow church has already censured dissenting priests within Russia. But Larin and her supporters say hers is the first known case of Moscow extending its punitive reach to an American Orthodox person who opposed its pro-war stance. She is now a nun in the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.