Tag: Russian Orthodox Church
Patriarch Kirill Blesses Construction of New Orthodox Church in Bangkok
18/12/12 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia blessed the construction of a new Orthodox church, dedicated to St Nicholas the Wonderworker, in ... Read More
Russia should not copy Western democracy, Eastern caliphate – Russian Orthodox Church
Stavropol, December 12, Interfax - Russia will not copy foreign political models, no matter if it is Western democracy or a world caliphate, Archpriest Vsevolod ... Read More
Bishop Gregory of Nyssa Consecrated and Enthroned as the Primate of American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church
His Grace Bishop Gregory Primate of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A. Titular Bishop Of Nyssa Namesday-November 14/27 His Grace Bishop Gregory ... Read More
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens thanks the Russian Orthodox Church for her aid to the Greek Orthodox Church
27/11/2012 His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, has sent to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Russia a letter expressing gratitude ... Read More
Plenary of Inter-Council Presence of Russian Orthodox Church takes place
On 23 November 2012, three concluding plenary sessions of the Inter-Council Presence were held at the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan celebrates first feast
Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan 26/11/2012 The St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Mission Pakistan celebrated first feast on 25th November2012 at Sargodha, Pakistan. The ... 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
Patriarch Kirill points out importance of Russian Orthodox Church presence on Holy Land
Amman, November 14, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia believes the return of the Moscow Patriarchate to the Holy Land is a ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion seeks legal assessment of Lenin’s speeches
New York, November 8, Interfax - Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, has supported the idea of investigating whether ... Read More
Over 40% of Russians suspect mastermind behind Pussy Riot performance – poll
Moscow, October 29, Interfax - Russians are not unanimous about possible masterminds behind the Pussy Riot punk band's scandalous performance at the Moscow Christ the ... Read More
Fr. Peter Irfan visits Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan
OCP News Service Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan 23/10/2012 Pakistan: Fr. Peter Irfan the Russian Orthodox priest serving in Buffalo state USA, visited St. Michael ... Read More
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Moscow scientific university announces chair in theology
Nina Achmatova 21/10/2012 National University for Nuclear Studies launches courses in theology, while the Russian Orthodox Church prepares a document on faith and science. Moscow ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Pope Benedict XVI
On 16 October 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with Pope Benedict XVI at the ... Read More
Fifth Anniversary of the Reunification between ROCOR and ROC Celebrated
16/10/2012 Inter-Orthodox Unity Unification of Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia & Russian Orthodox Church More Snaps here: Read the Act of Canonical Communion of the ... Read More
European Parliament holds seminar on Discrimination of Christians in Europe
9.10.2012 A seminar on the Discrimination of Christians in Europe was held on October 2, 2012, in the European Parliament in Brussels. Organized together by ... Read More
Gay abandon: Orthodox activists want Moscow free of ‘temptation’
8/10/2012 RIA Novosti/Ilya Pitalev Orthodox Christian activists demand Moscow lawmakers prohibit the propaganda of homosexuality and shut down gay clubs in the Russian capital. That ... Read More
Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church completes first meeting of the winter session 2012-13
At its meeting on October 4, 2012, the Holy Synod approved the results of the primatial visits of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Poland, Japan, ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church calls for ultimatum of Finland over Zavgorodnyaya
Moscow, October 3, Interfax - Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov, the head of the Synodal Department For Relations with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, believes ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church asks for clemency for three jailed members of Pussy Riot
Associated Press 3/10/2012 MOSCOW — The Russian Orthodox Church on Sunday asked for clemency for three jailed members of the rock band Pussy Riot ... Read More
Head of Russian church opposes ‘mindless copying’ of western values
29/9/2012 Patriarch Kirill said the Orthodox Church did not intend to merge with the state but advised to stop copying western ways and values ... Read More
Head of the Russian Orthodox Church to pay official visit to Jerusalem
28/9/2012 (JTA) – Kirill I of Moscow, The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, will travel to Israel in November for his first official visit ... Read More