Tag: Russian Orthodox
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
ROC Priests to Run for Elections
6/10/2012 The governing body of the Russian Orthodox Church has allowed clerics to run for elected office "in the event of ecclesiastical necessity." In its ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Christians Swap Apple Logo with Crosses
Anton Shilov 4/10/2012 Orthodox Christians Find Apple Logotype "Anti-Christian" Radical orthodox Christians from Russia remove Apple logotype from the company's products and put a cross ... 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
Russian Orthodox Church Has No Ambition For Power: Patriarch
9/28/2012 (RTTNews) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church says that the Church has no ambition to acquire State powers as alleged by its ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill’s interview to Japanese journalists
14/9/2012 On 4 September 2012, in anticipation of his primatial visit to Japan, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia gave an interview ... Read More
‘Orthodox Church beset by concerted attack’ – Patriarch Kirill
10/9/2012 The Russian Orthodox Church and its values have been under an attack from those opposed to its post-Soviet revival, which is aimed at testing ... Read More
Orthodox Baptism and Chrismation held in Pakistan
Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan St.Micheal The Archangels Russian Orthodox Mission in Pakistan. Russian Church Outside Russia (Moscow Patriarchate) 7/9/2012 Visit FB Page of the ... Read More
First Russian Orthodox Liturgy Celebrated in Pakistan
Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan St.Micheal The Archangels Russian Orthodox Mission in Pakistan. Russian Church Outside Russia (Moscow Patriarchate) 7/9/2012 Sargodha City: First Russian Orthodox ... Read More
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill chairs regular session of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church
On 5 September 2012, a regular session of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church took place in the Supreme Church Council’s Hall ... Read More
The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Elects the Very Reverend Archimandrite Grigorios Tatsis Bishop of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church 5/9/2012 JOHNSTOWN, PA – The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on Thursday, August 30, 2012, elected ... Read More
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk Celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow”
Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia 1/9/2012 On the feast day of the Dormition of the Most-Holy Mother of God, August 28, 2012, His Eminence Metropolitan ... Read More
In desecration of crosses, Russia’s Orthodox church sees dark warning
By Fred Weir 30/8/2012 The Russian Orthodox Church said an antireligious campaign – in sympathy with Pussy Riot punk band – was under way after ... Read More
Movement Narodnaya Volya claims responsibility for sawing down crosses in Russia
Moscow, August 28, Interfax - A movement called Narodnaya Volya (which translates as "people's will") has posted a statement on the Internet claiming liability for ... Read More
Vandals Take Chainsaws to Orthodox Crosses
Alexander Bratersky 27/8/2012 The Russian Orthodox Church is calling for the punishment of vandals who used chainsaws to topple at least four wooden crosses in ... Read More
Russian Orthodox to Form Party
MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) 23/8/2012 Autocratic Russia and the Union of Orthodox Citizens are planning to register an “Orthodox” political party, Izvestia daily reported on Thursday. ... Read More