Tag: Russian Church
Russian Church expresses solidarity with Muslims who protested in Grozny
Moscow, January 21, Interfax - The Russian Church believes the recent rally in protest against 'insults towards people's religious feelings' held in Grozny is important, ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion: Russian Church prays that peace may return to the land of Ukraine
On January 10, 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk as anchorman of the Church and the World program on Russia-24 TV network hosted TV journalist Alexander ... Read More
Russian Church wants to mediate in SPC-MPC dispute
Tanjug - 7/1/15 BELGRADE -- Metropolitan Ilarion Alfeyev has said that Moscow wants to mediate in the church dispute between Belgrade and Skopje. This ... Read More
Christmas Epistle of Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York – First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad
January 2015 - ROCOR Most Reverend fellow archpastors, most honorable fathers–concelebrants, reverent diaconate in Christ, beloved in the Lord monastics, laboring in our monasteries; brothers ... Read More
30th Anniversary of the Episcopal Consecration of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad held at the Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady “of the Sign”
On Wednesday, December 10, 2014, the feast day of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign" and the 30th anniversary of ... Read More
A Regular Session of the Synod of Bishops is Convening at the Residence of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad
ROCOR - December 2014 On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 , the feast day of St Innokenty of Irkutsk, following Divine Liturgy at St Sergius Chapel ... Read More
Celebrations marking Grand Consecration of Russian Church of St. Nicholas in Sophia led by Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria
November 30, 2014, the centenary of the Grand Consecration of the church of St. Nicholas of Myra in Lycia in Sofia, which is the representation ... Read More
The Synod of Bishops Honors the Many Years of Clerical Service of Protopriest George Larin
Russian Church Outside Russia - October 2014 On Tuesday, October 7, 2014, the Synod of Bishops, during a regular meeting, presided over by His Eminence ... Read More
The 700th Anniversary of the Birth of St Sergius of Radonezh is Celebrated in Cabramatta
Russian Church Outside Russia - October 2014 Divine Liturgy was celebrated with great ceremony at Protection Church in Cabramatta, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, on ... Read More
The Patronal Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God celebrated Brunswick East
Australia - October 2014 The Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God, held on the 14 October, is a well beloved day ... Read More
Russian Church urges Uniates to stop subversive activities against it in Ukraine
Moscow, October 17, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate official urges Greek Catholics to abstain from participating in Ukrainian politics and supporting schismatics in the country. ... Read More
Russian Church accuses Uniates of enticing violence against Orthodox Christians in Ukraine
Moscow, October 3, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate has again expressed its concerns about the support provided to Ukrainian radicals by Greek Catholics (Uniates). ... Read More
The Western American Diocese announces celebrations of the 700th anniversary of the birth of St Sergius of Radonezh and the 50th anniversary of the glorification of St John of Kronstadt by the Russian Church Abroad
ROCOR - September 2014 The Western American Diocese Announces Celebrations of the 700th Anniversary of the Birth of St Sergius of Radonezh and the 50th ... Read More
Primate of Russian Church leads celebrations marking 800th anniversary of Vladimir diocese
On 7 September 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived for a one-day visit to the city of Vladimir to lead ... Read More
Russian Church delegation visits Islamic Republic of Iran
27/8/14 On August 24, 2014, in compliance with the decision of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod, a delegation of the Russian Church arrived in ... Read More
Commemorative Book to be Printed in Honor of 30th Anniversary of Episcopal Consecration of Russian Church Abroad’s First Hierarch
ROCOR- July 2014 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch ... Read More
Russian Church calls on those responsible for plane crash in Ukraine to say truth before God and people
Moscow, July 22, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate has called on those who are involved in the crash of the Malaysian plane in Ukraine to ... Read More
Hierarchal Feast-Day Celebrations at SS Peter and Paul Church
Russian Church Outside Russia - July 2014 On Friday, July 11, 2014, on the eve of the feast day of Saints Peter and Paul, His ... Read More
The Russian Orthodox Church Slams Greek-Catholics for anti-Russian outbursts and proselytism
27/6/14 It is no secret that the main moving force of the Kiev events were residents of the Western Ukraine where the major part of ... Read More
Russian Church to open a center for studying Orthodox culture in Shanghai
Moscow, June 16, Interfax - The Shanghai Foreign Languages University and the Patriarchal Council for Culture signed an agreement to set up a center for ... Read More
Russian Foreign Minister rejects accusations of imperial ambitions of the Russian Church
Moscow, May 29, Interfax - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia's position on the creation of "the Russian world" is being taken as imperial ... Read More