Tag: Russian Orthodox Church
AROUND 150,000 PEOPLE HAVE VENERATED RELICS OF ST. SILOUAN IN RUSSIA ALREADY
Pravoslavie.ru - September 2016 On September 8 the reliquary with relics of Venerable Father Silouan the Athonite was delivered to the Church of the Nativity ... Read More
CRIMEAN ARCHBISHOP OF THE UOC-KP ASKS PATRIARCH KIRILL AND LEADER OF RUSSIAN MUSLIMS TO HELP TO FREE POLITICAL PRISONERS
RISU - September 2016 Archbishop Klyment (Kushch) of Simferopol and Crimea sent a letter to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, and ... Read More
PRIMATE OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH GREETS CATHOLICOS BASELIOS MARTHOMA PAULOSE II WITH HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY
His Holiness Kirill - Patriarch of Moscow & Russia & His Holiness Baselious Marthoma Paulose II - Catholicos on the Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas ... Read More
PRIMATE OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE CZECH LANDS AND SLOVAKIA LEADS COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATIONS AT ST. PETERSBURG THEOLOGICAL ACADEMY
DECR Communication Service - September 2016 On September 1, 2016, during his official visit to the Russian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Rostislav, Metropolitan of the Czech ... Read More
ON DORMITION DAY PATRIARCH KIRILL AND METROPOLITAN ROSTISLAV OF THE CZECH LAND AND SLOVAKIA CELEBRATE DIVINE LITURGY AT KREMLIN CATHEDRAL OF THE DORMITION
DECR Communication Service - August-September 2016 On August 28, 2016, the Day of the Dormition, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russian and His ... Read More
FIRST ORTHODOX RESORT OPENS IN SOCHI
Pravoslavie.ru - August 2016 The first Orthodox resort “Lesnoe (Forest)” has opened in Sochi for the development of pilgrimage and the popularization of the history of ... Read More
Jitters In Ukraine As Politically Charged Religious Processions Approach Kyiv
Two rival religious processions -- one from the east, the other from the west -- plan to converge on Kyiv's Volodomyrska Hill (pictured) on the ... Read More
EDUCATOR GUIDELINES ON CLASSES DEDICATED TO THE NEW MARTYRS OF THE RUSSIAN CHURCH HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED
Pravoslavie.ru – 21/7/16 An educator handbook on classes dedicated to the the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church in educational institutions has been ... Read More
THE FILM, ATHOS—FOR LIFE! THE TESTAMENT OF VENERABLE PAISIOS THE ATHONITE, HAS APPEARED ONLINE
Pravoslavie.ru - 19/7/16 A film has appeared online in which modern elders of Mt. Athos discuss an Orthodox strategy to end abortion. On July 12, 2016, ... Read More
The Holy Synod Confirms the Election of Archimandrite Irinei (Steenberg) to the Cathedra of Sacramento
www.holyassumptionmonastery.com The Official Website of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - July 2106 A meeting of the Synod ... Read More
HOLY SYNOD OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH EXPRESSES ITS POSITION ON THE COUNCIL HELD IN CRETE
Moscow Patriarchate - July 2016 The participants in the session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, held under the chairmanship of His ... Read More
St. Petersburg Skeptical About Proposed Giant Jesus Statue
At 80 meters, the statue -- which itself is 33 meters tall and is intended to stand on a 47-meter pedestal -- would be twice ... Read More
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN UKRAINE’S GORLOVKA DAMAGED IN SHELLINGS
TASS- July 2016 The Church of Holy Theotokos of Iveron under construction has come under shellings in Gorlovka, the Russian Orthodox Church said on Tuesday. ... Read More
First Russian Orthodox Monastery Could Be Opened in US Capital
© Sputnik/ Varvara Gertje SputnikNews - July 2016 The first Russian Orthodox monastery could be opened in the US capital of Washington D.C. or in ... Read More
HIS HOLINESS PATRIARCH KIRILL CONSECRATED ON VALAAM CHAPEL IN HONOR OF ALL SAINTS OF VALAAM
Pravoslavie.ru - July 2016 July 10, 2016 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, having arrived the day before to the Holy Transfiguration Stavropegial ... Read More
A New Russian-Language Book on the Teachings of St John (Maximovich) is Out
The Official Website of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - July 2016 The Cathedral of the Mother of ... Read More
UOC (MP) SETS A COMMITTEE TO DEFEND CANONICAL ORTHODOXY
www.risu.org.ua - July 2016 "The Committee for Defense of Canonical Orthodoxy" was established in Tulchyn Diocese of the UOC (MP). The decision was adopted at ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church to Respond to Pan-Orthodox Council’s Message
© Sputnik/ Evgenya Novozhenina www.sputniknews.com - June 2016 The Russian Orthodox Church studies the Pan-Orthodox Council's message and will respond following the survey of the document, ... Read More
Orthodox Church to Continue Dialogue With Other Churches
www.sputniknews.com - June 2016 The Orthodox Church strives for maintaining inter-religious dialogue, the Pan-Orthodox Council participants said in a message Sunday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Orthodox Church ... Read More
Orthodox Church Condemns Middle East Hostility, Desecration of Monuments
www.sputniknews.com - 27/6/16 Orthodox Church strongly condemned Middle East hostilities. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Orthodox Church has condemned hostilities in the Middle East, urged to stop expulsion of people and ... Read More
Serbian Church Has No Plans to Leave Pan-Orthodox Council in Crete
© REUTERS/ Marko Djurica www.sputniknews.com - 23/6/16 The Serbian Orthodox Church is not planning to leave the ongoing Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church ... Read More