Tag: Russian Orthodox Church
Archimandrite Barnabas (Safonov) consecrated as the Bishop of Pavlodar and Ust-Kamenogorsk- Snaps
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Patriarch Kirill opened the International Theological Conference of the Russian Orthodox Church
15/11/2010 TRANSLATED USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE SERVICE FROM RUSSIAN November 15, 2010 in Moscow at the conference hall of the icebreaker Danilovsky opened VI International Theological ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church carries out reshuffle after child abuse at Convent
Vladimir, November 13, Interfax - A senior Russian Orthodox bishop has removed the mother superior and the spiritual mentor after claims surfaced of violent abuse ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church probes reports of child abuse in Convent
21/10/2010 The Russian Orthodox Church has sent a representative to the central Vladimir Region to investigate reports of child abuse, a church official said Thursday. ... Read More
Number of permanent Orthodox parishioners in Russia may reach 40 million people in next 20 years
Moscow, October 12, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has cited statistical data saying that number of permanent parishioners of the Russian ... Read More
Russian Church goes on YouTube
The Russian Orthodox Church will open its web site on the popular YouTube video sharing portal. The presentation of the site will take place in ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church gives Orthodox Encyclopedia to Iranian cultural center in Moscow
On September 22, 2010, Rev. Sergiy Zvonarev, DECR secretary for far-abroad countries, and D. Safonov, a DECR staff member, met with the director of the ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion: Russian Orthodox Church would approve cancelling Catholic Celibacy
Moscow, September 15, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate supports the idea to cancel celibacy of the Catholic clergy. "Mandatory celibacy of the clergy introduced by ... Read More
Russian Metropolitan Blasts Anglican Communion’s Sexual Innovations
13/9/2010 By David W. Virtue Hilarion praises Global South stand on marriage. Absence of heresy deplored. Our Church must sever its relations with those churches ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill asks Irish President to give Russian Orthodox Church an equal juridical status with Catholic Church in the Country
Moscow, September 10, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the meeting with President of Ireland Mary McAlleese discussed the question of ... Read More
Icons stolen from Russian Orthodox Church
Three ancient icons, one of which contained relics of Russia's most venerated saint, have been stolen from a church in Moscow 5/9/2010 Clerics at the ... Read More
Georgians Concerned About State Of Religious Sites In Abkhazia
7/9/2010 TBILISI -- Georgian officials are expessing concern over the condition of historical monuments in its breakaway region of Abkhazia, RFE/RL's Georgian Service reports. Paata ... Read More
Entrance exams to Smolensk religious schools held in Turkmenistan
26/8/2010 With the blessing of Bishop of Smolensk and Vyazemsk Feofilakt, supervising Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Turkmenistan, the first entrance exams to ... Read More
Russian Explorer Claims Unusual Access to the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia
27/8/2010 By: Suleyman The famous Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov has become the first European to see with his own eyes the legendary Arc of the ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church, DOSAAF to sign cooperation Agreement
Moscow, August 27, Interfax - The DOSAAF organization (Voluntary Society of Assistance to the Army, the Air Force and the Navy) is expected to sign ... Read More
Over 40 million roubles – Russian Orthodox Church’s aid to victims of Fires
23.08.2010 The Synodal Department for Charity and Social Service has raised 40 792 000 roubles, 37 930 US dollars and 5 601 euros in aid ... Read More
Humanitarian aid from Russian Orthodox Church and Moscow police sent to Ryazan Region
12.08.2010 On August 12, 2010, a convoy of trucks with humanitarian aid to victims of wildfires has been sent to the Ryazan Region from the ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church has raised over 12 million roubles in aid to wildfire Victims
11.08.2010 By the morning of August 9, 2010, the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service has sent 99 cars with humanitarian aid, about ... Read More
“Kiev Patriarchate” denies return to Russian Orthodox Church
Kiev, July 28, Interfax - The self-proclaimed "Kiev Patriarchate" has rejected a call by the Moscow Patriarchate to repent and return to the Russian Orthodox ... Read More
Appeal of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod
Appeal of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod to Orthodox Christians in Ukraine who are out of unity with the Holy Church 26/7/2010 Dear Brothers ... Read More
Session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church Held
26/7/2010 On July 26 the session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church was held at the Kyiv Caves Monastery, chaired by His ... Read More