Tag: Russian Church

Russian Church calls for condemnation of Stalin, Lenin Crimes

OCP- July 26, 2011

Moscow, July 25, Interfax - A remembrance service for victims of Soviet-era repressions was held by the Solovetsky Stone on Moscow Lubyanskaya Square on Monday. ... Read More

Russian Church: centuries-old traditions Live On

OCP- July 26, 2011

Mikhail Aristov 25/7/2011 July 28 is celebrated in Russia as the Day of Christianization. On this day, the Russian Orthodox Church commemorates Prince Vladimir, who, ... Read More

Mordovia’s transfiguration: from Stalinist camps to Monasteries

OCP- July 21, 2011

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

Russian Church sends envoy to reconcile Podgorica and SPC

OCP- July 20, 2011

Željka Jevtić 20/7/2011 Two main topics on agenda of the highest level talks in Belgrade and Podgorica shall be position of the Serbian Orthodox Church ... Read More

Russian Church calls for end to Christians’ Persecution

OCP- June 28, 2011

28/6/2011 The global community should develop effective mechanisms for the protection and support of Christianity, the Russian Orthodox Church believes, since it looks like the ... Read More

Russian Church will further help restore South Ossetia

OCP- June 27, 2011

Moscow, June 27, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia assured the South Ossetian President that the Russian Church will support the Republic. ... Read More

Russian Church presents liturgical language reform Project

OCP- June 20, 2011

20/06/2011 MOSCOW,(RIA Novosti) The Russian Orthodox Church is preparing for a reform of its liturgical language, and a draft document on the role of Church ... Read More

Russian Church concerned with Christianophobia

OCP- June 2, 2011

Smirnova Viktoria, Milena Faustova 31/5/2011 The Russian Orthodox Church is concerned with the growing number of cases of persecution against Christians in the world. It ... Read More

Epistle of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Church Abroad

OCP- May 18, 2011

17/5/2011 We, the Hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, having gathered for a regular session of the Council of Bishops at the ... Read More

Russian Church proposes to encourage decent Night Clubs

OCP- May 11, 2011

Moscow, May 11, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church supports the growing number of decent night clubs. "These are clubs for people who enjoy reading, ... Read More

Primate of the Russian Church officiates at the consecration of archimandrite German (Kamalov) as Bishop of Yeisk

OCP- May 4, 2011

2.05.2011 On 1 May 2011, St. Thomas Sunday, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the ... Read More

Russian Church Responds To Osama’s Death

OCP- May 3, 2011

May 3, 2011 Interfax The elimination of the 'number one terrorist' does not solve the terror problem, said Archpriest Georgy Roschin, deputy head of the ... Read More

Russian Church: endless discourse on expensive possessions of clergy as a sign of Spiritual Disorder

OCP- April 15, 2011

Moscow, April 15, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church warns believers against focusing too much attention on material matters. "I happened to visit palaces in ... Read More

April 7 marked the 86th anniversary of the repose of Saint Tikhon

OCP- April 9, 2011

Saint Tikhon of Moscow is one of the Church's most beloved saints, not only because of his evident love of Christ and His People, but ... Read More

Russian Church fundraises for Orthodox believers in Japan

OCP- March 16, 2011

Moscow, March 15, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate is fundraising for needs of Orthodox believers who suffered from the earthquake in Japan. "We start collecting ... Read More

Russian Church says it remains independent of State

OCP- March 1, 2011

Moscow, February 25, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate has flatly denied information that the Church is merging with the state in Russia. "The Russian Church ... Read More

Metropolitan Ilarion Volokolamsky Visits the Synodal Residence of the Primate of the Russian Church Abroad

OCP- February 10, 2011

Russian Church Outside Russia On February 5, 2011, His Eminence Metropolitan Ilarion of Volokolamsk, President of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow ... Read More

Russian Church becomes closer to People

OCP- January 29, 2011

Milena Faustova 28/1/2011 The dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the public is receiving new forms. The Moscow Patriarchy has formed a body which ... Read More

Russian Church Leader Ignores ‘Abkhazia’ in Georgian Patriarch’s Title

OCP- January 9, 2011

Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 7/1/2011 The Russian Patriarch Kirill skipped over “Abkhazia” from an official title of the Georgian Orthodox Church leader in a Christmas congratulation ... Read More

The 90th Anniversary of the Russian Church Abroad is Celebrated at the Synodal Cathedral

OCP- December 15, 2010

On December 10, 2010, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, along with a host of hierarchs ... Read More

Moscow Patriarchate expects future reports of the USA Department of State will be more Objective

OCP- November 28, 2010

*** The Church is ready to held the United States in the question Moscow, November 25, Interfax - The USA Department of State report on ... Read More