Tag: moscow
Five new dioceses to reinforce the authority of the Moscow Patriarch
by Nina Achmatova 06/06/2011 The synod approves the reorganisation of the canonical territory, still based on the Soviet framework with parishes in the same dioceses ... Read More
Conference of “Orthodoxy in the regions of China” was held in Almaty
The Chinese Orthodox Church 3/6/2011 A conference on “Orthodoxy in the regions of China,” dedicated to topical issues of Orthodoxy in China took place in ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church to Honor Bulgarian Batak Martyrs
3/6/2011 The Russian Orthodox Church has made the decision to officially honor the Bulgarian victims of the Batak and Novo Selo Massacres in 1876. Read More
Angry priests damn Church’s relationship with the State
By Tom Washington 03/06/2011 A turbulent troika of priests has abandoned the Russian Orthodox Church over its supposedly heretical dealings with earthly powers. Fraternising with ... Read More
Shevchenko and the Peresopnytsia Gospels
TARAS SHEVCHENKO. SELF-PORTRAIT (1845) PORTRAIT OF YOSIP BODIANSKY, THE MAN WHO FIRST MADE THE PERESOPNYTSIA GOSPELS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE SAINT MATTHEW, COPY OF THE PERESOPNYTSIA GOSPELS’ ... Read More
Kyiv Council Deputy Bryhynets (BYT-B): Monks Make Attempt To Illegally Penetrate To Territory Of Desiatynna Church
26/5/2011 Kyiv city council deputy Oleksandr Bryhynets from the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko – Batkivschyna faction, head of the standing commission of the council for ... Read More
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