Tag: Russian Orthodox

Archbishop Scola in Moscow for Orthodox Church meetings

OCP- November 12, 2013

12/11/13 Moscow, November 12 - Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox and Catholic Churches must be accelerated, senior officials from both faiths said Tuesday. The Archbishop of ... Read More

Pope Francis meeting with Putin could help mend Catholic-Orthodox relations

OCP- November 7, 2013

Philip Pullella  - 7/11/13 Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25, an encounter that could help mend strained relations between the Vatican ... Read More

Putin Gets Orthodox Award for Boosting Russia’s Global Role

OCP- November 6, 2013

6/11/13 The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Monday awarded Vladimir  Putin with a prize in recognition of the president's policies  intended to make Russia a leading world power. The award was established ... Read More

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with President of Ecuador

OCP- October 31, 2013

On 29 October 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the President of Ecuador, H. E. Rafael Correa. They were ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion comments on changes in teaching theology in universities

OCP- October 31, 2013

October 2013 On October 12, 2013, Russia’s Minister of Education and Science issued Order No. 1061 “On Approval of the List of Chief Subjects and ... Read More

Orthodox Church slams surrogacy as ‘mutiny against God’, seeks legal ban

OCP- October 27, 2013

RIA Novosti/Pavel Lisitsyn 27/10/13 A representative of the Moscow Patriarchy has blasted surrogacy as “mutiny against God” and “happy fascism,” restarting the controversy after tabloid ... Read More

Kremlin ready to consider citizenship for Syrian Christians

OCP- October 21, 2013

21/10/13 Head of Russian Orthodox Church’s press service said that the Russian authorities should show kindness to these people, who are “in real danger.”  The ... Read More

Russian Orthodox bell returned to Kodiak

OCP- October 14, 2013

NICOLE KLAUSS, Kodiak Daily Mirror - 14/10/13 KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A 200-year-old Russian Orthodox bell has been returned to Alaska after being held by ... Read More

Leyla Aliyeva awarded with high order of Russian Orthodox Church

OCP- October 8, 2013

8/10/13 Vice -President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, head of the Foundation in Russia Leyla Aliyeva has been  awarded  with the Order of St. Olga ... Read More

The First Ever Russian Orthodox Wedding ceremony held in Pakistan

OCP- September 16, 2013

  Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan - 16/9/13 First Russian Orthodox Wedding ceremony was held in one of the two towns in St. Anthony’s Orthodox ... Read More

Russian Orthodox Church Seeks to Heal Centuries-Old Schism with Old Belivers

OCP- September 15, 2013

15/9/13 MOSCOW, September 13 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s dominant Orthodox Church said Friday it would discuss a draft document that will “heal” a schism with ... Read More

The Return Of The Russians

OCP- September 11, 2013

Rod Dreher - 11/9/13 Our friends the Russian Orthodox Archpriest Seraphim Bell and Deacon Silouan Thompson are in the Philippines, where they celebrated Divine Liturgy in ... Read More

Turkey: Istanbul Redevelopment Plan Threatens Historic Russian Orthodox Church

OCP- August 28, 2013

A worshipper attends a service in the Hagia Elia Church, which opened its door after 41 years in a bid to save it from developers. ... Read More

Russians launch dedicated center to fight ‘atheist extremism’

OCP- August 26, 2013

A worship cross, dedicated to the memory of victims of political repressions in Arkhangelsk, cut down by unidentified vandals. (RIA Novosti) 26/8/13 A group of ... Read More

Russian Church Spokesman to Ward Off Beetle Through Prayer

OCP- August 14, 2013

14/8/13 MOSCOW, August 12 (RIA Novosti) – How serious are you about the threat of the European spruce bark beetle? Most likely not as much ... Read More

World leaders should unite to end anti-Christian persecution, Vladimir Putin says

OCP- August 2, 2013

MOSCOW, August 1, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Vladimir Putin has urged the world’s political leaders to stop the violent persecutions against Christians that have erupted in ... Read More

Snowden deals blow to ‘global electronic prison camp’ – Russian Orthodox Church

OCP- July 31, 2013

Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich) 31/7/13 Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin has praised Russian authorities for not caving in to pressure from abroad, saying ... Read More

Russian Orthodox Church to give $1 mn to Syrian residents

OCP- July 31, 2013

31/7/13 Moscow: The Russian Orthodox Church is preparing to give over 1.3 million US dollars to residents of Syrian cities, spokesman of the Synodal Department ... Read More

Putin Stumps for the Orthodox Church in a Film Celebrating the Kievan Rus Anniversary

OCP- July 29, 2013

Peter Eltsov- 29/7/13 How recent documentaries show Russia's tilt toward Eurasianism and Byzantinism. This week, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus celebrate the 1,025th anniversary of the ... Read More

‘Irreplaceable’ Alaskan Orthodox Church to Undergo $400,000 Restoration

OCP- July 27, 2013

WASHINGTON, July 25 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian Orthodox church considered among the most important in Alaska will undergo a $400,000 restoration starting next month, ... Read More

Russian Christianity is turning 1025 years old

OCP- July 26, 2013

A Russian Orthodox icon of Jesus Christ 26/7/13- Milena Faustova On  July 24 celebrations  started in Russia that are dedicated to the 1025th anniversary of Christianity ... Read More