Tag: Moscow Times
Orthodox Believers Invest in Russia-Themed Hollywood Movies
The Moscow Times - 27/8/14 Russian Orthodox philanthropists are set to finance a wide range of Russian-themed Hollywood films, Izvestia reported Wednesday. Among the first of ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill Gives Pope Mother of God Icon
The Moscow Times -22/3/13 A bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, where he presented him with the Mother of God icon and expressed ... Read More
Russian-based charity to protect Kosovo holy sites
12/10/2012 Moscow Times The Russian–based international charity will be protecting Orthodox holy sites in Kosovo, member of Saint Sava Foundation and MP Alexander Torshin stated ... Read More
Persecuting Christianity… in Europe
Milena Faustova Moscow Times 11/7/2012 The Russian Orthodox Church is going to challenge in court a ban on wearing crucifixes, which was recently introduced in ... Read More
‘God Condemns Pussy Riot,’ Church Official Says
26/6/2012 Moscow Times Russian Orthodox church spokesman Vsevolod Chaplin said God told him in a divine revelation that he condemns members of female punk band ... Read More
Abbot Ephraim to be released on bail
30/3/2012 Moscow Times The abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos in Greece will be released on a 300.000-euro bail after a 3-month imprisonment, ... Read More
Military Churches Ready to Drop From the Sky
The Moscow Times 29/3/2012 Russian paratroopers might soon become the most spiritually well-armed part of the Russian military with the rollout of "inflatable church-tents" that ... Read More
Pussy Riot Member Invites Church Spokesman to Visit Her in Jail
The Moscow Times 22/3/2012 An alleged member of all-female punk group Pussy Riot has invited Orthodox Church spokesman Vsyevolod Chaplin to visit her in jail ... Read More
Orthodox Church Official Entreats Activists to Forgive Political Opponents
The Moscow Times 25/2/2012 Orthodox Church spokesman Vsyevolod Chaplin said Friday that while the upcoming Orthodox holiday of Forgiveness Sunday is not the best day ... Read More
Will Christmas and New Year coincide?
Milena Faustova Moscow Times 12/1/2012 Archdeacon Andrey Kurayev of the Russian Orthodox Church suggests celebrating Christmas and the New Year on one day, the 1st ... Read More
Christ’s light enlightens all
Milena Faustova 16/12/2011 Moscow Times A torch lit from lamps in a church built at the place where Jesus Christ was born in the Israeli ... Read More
In Abkhazia, 2 Orthodox Churches Also Seek Recognition
By Nikolaus von Twickel 4/9/2011 Moscow Times NOVY AFON — Nestled in the foothills of the Caucasus and overlooking the Black Sea, the Novy Afon ... Read More
Mordovia’s transfiguration: from Stalinist camps to Monasteries
21/7/2011 Moscow Times The head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill has visited Mordovia, an autonomous republic in central Russia. Kirill, whose secular name ... Read More
Sobyanin Bans Construction of Orthodox Church
The Moscow Times 20/6/2011 Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has banned construction of a Russian Orthodox church in a northwest Moscow suburb where residents said they would ... Read More
Patriarch Gets State Privileges, Protection
4/2/2011 By Alexander Bratersky The church is separate from the state in Russia, the Constitution says. But the Federal Guard Service apparently has its own ... Read More
Church Diplomatic on Mosque Ban
The Moscow Times 20/09/2010 The Moscow Patriarchate on Monday stopped short of supporting an appeal by Muscovites seeking to stop construction of a mosque in ... Read More