Tag: Pussy Riot
Vandals Take Chainsaws to Orthodox Crosses
Alexander Bratersky 27/8/2012 The Russian Orthodox Church is calling for the punishment of vandals who used chainsaws to topple at least four wooden crosses in ... Read More
Media review: “Pussy Riot. The Unfortunate Dupes of Amerikan Hegemony”
25/8/2012 My heart goes out to the three Russian women who comprise the Russian rock band, Pussy Riot. They were brutally deceived and used by ... Read More
Orthodox Church forgives Pussy Riot
20/8/2012 Two top clerics in the Russian Orthodox Church said that it has forgiven the members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot who were convicted ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church asks authorities to show mercy on Pussy Riot
18/8/2012 Officials from Russia’s Orthodox Church have appealed to the country’s authorities to "show mercy" on the three members of Pussy Riot sentenced to two ... Read More
Pussy Riot reveals rift in Russian Orthodox Church
16/8/2012 FP Staff MOSCOW (Reuters) – An anti-Kremlin protest by three women on the altar of Moscow’s main cathedral has united many Russian Orthodox believers ... Read More
Pussy Riot action would be definitely regarded as a crime in any Western country – Italian sociologist
Moscow, August 10, Interfax - Massimo Introvigne, an internationally well-known sociologist of religions, believes Pussy Riot action in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is ... Read More
Church calls for Madonna ban for backing Pussy Riot
8/8/2012 Supporters of Russia's powerful Orthodox Church called on the authorities Tuesday to ban Madonna's concerts after the US pop icon called for the release ... 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
Some half of Russians believe Orthodox Church needs public protection – poll
Moscow, May 28, Interfax - Over half of Russians polled by VTsIOM in late April reported being aware of the "prayer standings" held in Orthodox ... Read More
Orthodox Church under attack: Russian Patriarch
By Alissa de Carbonnel 23/4/2012 (Reuters) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church warned tens of thousands of believers on Sunday they were "under ... Read More
65,000 gather in Moscow ‘to pray for Church & defend faith’
22/4/2012 Tens of thousands of Orthodox Christians have joined a service outside Moscow’s main church, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in defense of their ... Read More
Just 7% of Russians say Pussy Riot girls should not be punished
Moscow, April 16, Interfax - Most Russians think that the late February punk-prayer concert staged by the Pussy Riot band at the Christ the Savior's ... Read More
Russian Church Says It Is Under Attack for Backing Putin
4/4/2012 Reuters Patriarch Kirill says the church is targeted because of its support for Putin. Russia's Orthodox Church says it is under attack from unspecified ... Read More
Pussy Riot Hit Back at Church Criticism
MOSCOW Marc Bennetts, RIA Novosti 27/3/2012 Pussy Riot, the all-female group whose members could face jail time over a “punk prayer” in Moscow’s largest cathedral, ... Read More
Russian Patriarch Says Punk Band ‘Desecrated’ Church
25/3/2012 Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill says a female punk band desecrated the Cathedral of Christ the Savior when they stormed the church and performed. Members ... 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
Pussy Riot girls charged
Moscow, March 13, Interfax - Hooliganism charges have been brought against members of the Pussy Riot punk group over a scandalous action in the Church ... Read More
Russian punk band Pussy Riot branded as ‘sinners’ by Orthodox church
Miriam Elder in Moscow 12/3/2012 Church spokesman attacks group as activists mount campaign to free two band members arrested after protest at cathedral. The Russian ... Read More
Orthodox Believers Stand Up For Jailed Anti-Putin Punk Rockers
9/3/2012 Radio Free Europe Public outrage is mounting over the jailing of two Russian women accused of staging an illegal anti-Kremlin performance in Moscow's largest ... Read More