Tag: Russian Orthodox
Archbishop Scola in Moscow for Orthodox Church meetings
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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