Tag: Interfax Religion
Gay prides strike spiritual values – the Orthodox Church of Moldova
September 2014 The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Moldova condemned gay prides and the “Equality law”, adopted by the Parliament of the Republic ... Read More
Monastery and nuclear center in Sarov to open a scientific and spiritual center
4/7/13 A scientific and spiritual centre is to be established on the basis of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center and the Dormition Monastery of Sarov, ... Read More
There are more Orthodox than Lutherans in Estonia
1/5/13 There are more Orthodox Christians than representatives of other religions among residents of Estonia aged 15 and above. 16% of Estonia's population call themselves ... Read More
It may be tragic, but I’ll never have a Breguet. And I also won’t have “not expensive watch with the coat of arms” – Patriarch Kirill
Valentina TRUBETSKAYA, Interfax-Religion editor-in-chief 8/4/2012 It may be tragic, but I'll never have a Breguet. And I also won't have "not expensive watch with the ... Read More
Guardian of Holy Virgin’s Belt from Mt. Athos decides to go to jail
Moscow, December 27, Interfax - Archimandrite Efrem, the rector of the Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos, has agreed to follow the court ruling on his ... Read More
Russian Church to open children hospice in Moscow
Moscow, September 20, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate organizes a fundraising action for children hospice on September 25 in frames of charitable event The Day ... Read More
Orthodox believers urge the government to give Moscow churches back to Church – one old church houses underwear shop and another a restaurant
Moscow, August 18, Interfax - The Association of Orthodox Experts expresses concern about challenges in applying the law on returning property of religious purpose to ... Read More
Russian Cathedral in Nice closed as its wall partly Collapsed
*** Parishioners complain its current owners refuse to obey the court decision Moscow, June 30, Interfax - Two-meter piece of plaster collapsed from the Southern ... Read More
Russian Church Responds To Osama’s Death
May 3, 2011 Interfax The elimination of the 'number one terrorist' does not solve the terror problem, said Archpriest Georgy Roschin, deputy head of the ... Read More
Orthodox church desecrated in Bishkek
9/11/2010 Priest Dmitry Bogolyubov told an Interfax-Religion correspondent on Sunday that at 3 a.m. on November 6, unidentified criminals rushed into the guard's house, beat ... Read More
Orthodox residents of Kosovo hope for Russian Support
Moscow, October 6, Interfax - Deputy head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Archpriest Nikolay Balashov who has recently visited the enthronement ... Read More
Georgian authorities struggle against the Church
Georgian authorities struggle against the Church giving church officials jeeps as presents – expert bilisi, June 28, Interfax – Georgian authorities weaken the Church encouraging ... Read More
Candle of Memory international action starts in Moscow Cathedral
Candle of Memory international action starts in Moscow cathedral on the eve of commemorating the first war Day Moscow. June 21, Interfax – Action Candle ... Read More
Vatican hopes to strengthen relations with Russia – Nuncio
Moscow, March 23, Interfax - The Holy See representative to Russia Archbishop Antonio Mennini said he believes that the Moscow visit of Secretary for Relations ... Read More
Lenin’s body shouldn’t remain on Red Square, the Moscow Patriarchate believes
Moscow, January 21, Interfax – The Moscow Patriarchate believes that Lenin’s body should be taken out of the mausoleum on Red Square.“If Communists want to ... Read More