Tag: RIA
A new Orthodox church consecrated in Thailand
12/2/15 The Church of the Holy Royal Martyrs – the sixth Russian Orthodox parish church on the territory of Thailand – was solemnly consecrated on ... Read More
Russia proposes discussion of the issue of defense of Christianity within the framework of Osce
27/11/14 At a meeting with the Russian journalists after the political consultations in Athens, the Russian Federation’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexei Meshkov said that Russia considered it ... Read More
Rally in defense of the family values takes place in Tallin
October 2014 - Pravoslavie.ru A large rally in defense of family values and against passage of the civil partnership law (which will recognize same-sex unions) ... Read More
Former Sudanese Detainee to Launch Campaign Against Religious Persecution
RIA Novosti - October 2014 MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - A former Sudanese detainee, Mariam Ibrahim, who was charged with apostasy and managed to escape ... Read More
Almost 50,000 Ukrainian Refugees Sheltered in Russian Temporary Accommodation
RIA Novosti - 11/8/14 The number of refugees from southeastern parts of Ukraine currently living in temporary accommodation facilities in Russia is about to reach 50,000. ... Read More
Russia to Host 100 Syrian Orthodox Children for Two-Week Vacation
© REUTERS/ Khaled al-Hariri MOSCOW, July 28 (RIA Novosti) - One hundred children from Damask's Orthodox shelters in the St Techla monastery Christian village of ... Read More
Metropolitan Mercurius of Rostov: “The Church is doing its best to help the refugees”
Rostov-on-Don - July 2014 The Rostov region in Russia has declared a state of emergency regarding aid to refugees from the Ukraine, and the Church ... Read More
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Cave presumably containing tomb of queen Tamar found
May 2014 Workers of a road brigade in Ingushetia have discovered an ancient cave after a landslide, which may contain either treasures of the capital ... Read More
Odessa forms Orthodox militia
7/3/14 Orthodox Christians, youth and Cossack organizations of Odessa and nearby residential areas are forming Orthodox militia to help parishes, RIA Novosti reports. The militia groups will protect ... Read More
General who lapsed into a coma in Chechnya in 1995, brought to the Gifts of Magi
January 2014 Relatives of a hero of Russia, colonel general Anatoly Romanov, who in October 1995 had been seriously injured as a result of the ... Read More
Orthodox Christian Belief Rises Among Russians – Poll
MOSCOW, December 24 (RIA Novosti) – The proportion of Russians who consider themselves Orthodox Christians has risen four-fold in the past 24 years, according to ... Read More
Orthodox Church slams surrogacy as ‘mutiny against God’, seeks legal ban
RIA Novosti/Pavel Lisitsyn 27/10/13 A representative of the Moscow Patriarchy has blasted surrogacy as “mutiny against God” and “happy fascism,” restarting the controversy after tabloid ... Read More
‘Irreplaceable’ Alaskan Orthodox Church to Undergo $400,000 Restoration
WASHINGTON, July 25 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian Orthodox church considered among the most important in Alaska will undergo a $400,000 restoration starting next month, ... Read More
Belarusian Leader Lukashenko Calls for Orthodox Church Reform
MINSK, July 26 (RIA Novosti) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday that the Orthodox Church was due for reforms to make practicing religion more ... Read More
Patriarch Lauds ‘Special Relationship’ in China Visit
BEIJING, May 10 (RIA Novosti) – The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, has met with the Chinese ... Read More
Fate of Orthodox Bishops Seized in Syria Still Unclear
25/4/13 MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) – The fate of two Syrian Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria earlier this week remained unclear on Wednesday, with ... Read More
Orthodox cathedral to be built in Estonian city
11/3/13 The ceremony of laying down the first stone of an Orthodox cathedral and a religious procession in connection with this occasion took place in ... Read More
Georgian patriarch praises ‘historic’ visit to Russia
27/1/13 Tbilisi. The Catholicos-Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, praised his five-day visit to Russia as “historic” upon his arrival to Georgia late ... Read More
Real Russians Are Orthodox – Poll
23/11/2012 MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) – A growing number of Russians consider the Russian Orthodox Church to be a necessary feature of their national ... Read More
JERUSALEM’S HOLY SEPULCHRE CHURCH WATER BILL ROW ‘RESOLVED’
Amman (Jordan) 15/11/2012 The conflict over unpaid water bills of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been resolved, the spokesman for Patriarch ... Read More
Patriarch opens Orthodox forum
Moscow Time 4/11/2012 Accompanied by officials and an array of mainstream faith leaders, Patriarch Kirill has opened an Orthodox exhibition and forum dedicated to the ... Read More