Tag: moscow

Church at Ukrainian parliament dishallowed and Destroyed

OCP- May 16, 2011

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

OCP- May 14, 2011

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

OCP- May 10, 2011

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

OCP- May 7, 2011

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

OCP- May 3, 2011

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

OCP- April 30, 2011

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

JEWELER TAKES INSPIRATION FROM ORTHODOX CHURCH

OCP- April 27, 2011

Mikhailov visits monasteries in search of inspiration for his jewelry designs. By Galina Stolyarova The St. Read More

Orthodox Maundy Thursday and Holy Friday Ceremonies 2011- Snaps Worldwide

obl- April 23, 2011

23/4/2011 Jerusalem and Holy Land:Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos washes the foot of a priest during the traditional washing of the feet ceremony outside ... Read More

Harry Potter converts to Orthodoxy

obl- April 21, 2011

By Alina Lobzina 20/04/2011 Harry Potter, the world’s most famous child sorceror, is to become an Orthodox Christian figure, in a play written by a ... Read More

Russia: Moscow Patriarchate Official Says Muslim Crescents Could Be Put On Coats Of Arms In Muslim Regions

obl- April 19, 2011

By: Paul Goble 16/4/2011 Religious leaders, heraldry experts, and other commentators have rejected Mufti Talgat Tajuddin’s call for putting a cresent on the coat of ... Read More