Tag: MOSCOW
Orthodox church vandalized in west Ukraine
Moscow, February 12, Interfax - An act of vandalism has been committed on the grounds of the St. John Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Ukrainian ... Read More
Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid arrives in Russia
On February 8, 2015, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Archbishop Jovan (Vraniskovski) of Ohrid arrived in Russia ... Read More
Is There A Future For Ecumenism? Lecture by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk
Lecture by the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the Universities of Winchester (5 ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill: Pan-Orthodox Council is called to show the unity of Orthodoxy to the world
On February 2, 2015, addressing the Bishops’ Conference, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, spoke about the process of preparations for a ... Read More
Statement by the Communication Service of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations and the Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church on the release of Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid
His Beatitude Archbishop Jovan VI – Primate of the of the Autonomous Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric of the Serbian Orthodox Church 3/2/1984 Also Read - Archbishop ... Read More
The Bishops’ Conference of the Russian Orthodox Church opens in Moscow
On 2 February 2015, the Bishops’ Conference of the Russian Orthodox Church began its work in the Hall of Church Councils at the Church of ... Read More
Russia Orthodox Church celebrates 6th anniversary of Patriarch’s enthronement
Vestnik Kavkaza - 1/2/15 Today, Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour to honor the sixth anniversary of Patriarch Kirill's enthronement. ... Read More
Church official: scientologists, Jehovah’s Witnesses are American agents
Moscow, January 30, Interfax - The head of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Relations Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, believes Russia should not give favorable ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion blesses construction site of future students’ compound of Moscow Conservatoire
On January 27, 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion, in his capacity of member of the Board of Patrons of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatoire, blessed the construction ... Read More
Book on social ministry of the Church is presented in Padua
January 2015 Carità e globalizzazione, a volume containing presentations of the Russian and Italian bishops, theologians and priests at the meetings organized by the Community ... Read More
Church will support fight against nationalism and Nazism – Patriarch
Moscow, January 22, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has spoken of the importance of fighting Nazism and distortions of history in ... Read More
Belarusian karate athletes supports disabled people
Belorussian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate Report for OCP Media Network by Nadezhda - 19/01/2015 A Christmas charity competition on sport martial arts for the ... Read More
Orthodox Christian social workshops in Belarus receives Prestigious Presidential Award
Belorussian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate - January 2015 Translated for OCP Media Network by Nadezhda Every year the President of Belarus honors with his ... Read More
World Russian People’s Council calls for moratorium on publication of caricatures offending religious feelings
Interfax-religion Moscow, January 14, Interfax - The human-rights center of the World Russian People's Council (VRNS) has called for a moratorium to be imposed on ... Read More
Russia Can Use Economic Downturn to Become Stronger: Russian Patriarch
© Sputnik/ Vladimir Astapkovich Sputnik - January 2015Sputnik The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill said that a weakening Russian national currency gives Russia a ... Read More
2015 ROCOR Western Rite Conference to be held in September
Western Rite - Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Moscow Patriarchate January 2015 With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, the ROCOR Western Rite ... Read More
Russian Patriarchal Nativity Liturgy held at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
7/1/15 Moscow: His Holiness Kirill – Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia led the Nativity Divine Liturgy on the night of 6th January 2015 at ... Read More
Christmas Message of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
6/1/15 Christmas Message of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus Kirill to the Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian ... Read More
Moscow Patriarch prays for Russia, Ukraine, entire historic Rus in New Year sermon
© Anna Isakova/press service of the State Duma of Russian Federation/TASS 4/1/15 TASS/. Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill I has voiced the wish ... Read More
The name of St. Porphyrios the Kapsokalivite has been added to the Russian Orthodox Church calendar for commemoration
Pravoslavie.ru - December 2014 This decision was made at the meeting of the Holy Synod on December 25, 2014. The Holy Synod decreed that Venerable Porphyrios ... Read More
Ukraine’s churches must be off limits – Russian Orthodox Church
Moscow, December 29, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate has called for an end to violence against the Orthodox Christians in Ukraine. “I am calling on ... Read More