Category: MOSCOW
Assembly of Bishops to Conclude
27/5/2011 Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America CHICAGO, IL [SCOBA] — The second meeting of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North ... Read More
Church will not favour any political party in elections, Patriarch Kirill Promised
Moscow, May 25, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia intends to continue a dialog between the Church and political forces regardless of ... Read More
Praying With Icons: A Short History of Icons – Excerpt
By Jim Forest 18/5/2011 Visit Jim and Nancy Forest’s website here Here follows an extract from Praying With Icons by Jim Forest, published by Orbis ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors Batak Martyrs for 1st Time
16/5/2011 The holy relics of the Bulgarian Batak martyrs will be taken out of the Sveta Nedeliya church in the town for the first time ... Read More
Church at Ukrainian parliament dishallowed and Destroyed
The Verkhovna Rada building Kiev, May 16, Interfax – Ukrainian militia Monday knocked down the tent church of St. Alexander Nevsky at the Verkhovnaya Rada ... Read More
The Romanian Patriarchate Wants Reconciliation
12/5/2011 On 12 May 2011, a press conference was held in “Consilium” room of the Patriarchal Palace concerning the communiqué of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem ... Read More
Russian First Lady seen actively promoting Orthodox Church
Paul Goble 5/10/2011 Svetlana Medvedeva, Russia’s first lady, currently plays an active role in promoting the spread of the values of the Russian Orthodox Church ... Read More
3,000 Orthodox Believers Take Part In Service Conducted By Patriarch Kirill Of Moscow And All Rus In Donetsk
7/5/2011 Close to 3,000 Orthodox believers on May 7 took part in a liturgy at the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in Donetsk conducted by Patriarch Kirill ... Read More
Moscow and Kiev strengthen Orthodox Ties
Milena Faustova 3/5/2011 An opinion poll conducted in Ukraine by the Institute of Sociology shows that almost 50 percent of Ukrainians put their trust in ... Read More
Foundations laid for first of 200 new Orthodox churches in Moscow
04/30/2011 For the Patriarch Kirill the city will be an example to the whole country to change the entire image of religion in Russia. Mayor ... Read More