Tag: State Duma

Orthodox Church presses for total abortion ban in Russia – report

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- May 19, 2017

© Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik RT.com - 19/5/17 A representative of the Russian Orthodox Church has urged members of the lower house Commission for the ... Read More

MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT, CHAIRPERSONS AND RAPPORTEURS OF I.A.O. COMMITTEES

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- April 14, 2016

Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (I.A.O.) - April 2016 Opening of exhibition «Athos: The Holy Mount» in State Duma of the Russian Federation. On April 4, ... Read More

CHURCH TO HELP MORTGAGE DEBTORS SETTLE THEIR PROBLEMS AND ASKS AUTHORITIES NOT TO LEAVE THEM IN THE LURCH

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- March 21, 2015

Interfax-Religion - 21/3/15 The Russian Church promises to spare no effort to settle the problems of mortgage debtors provoked by the ongoing crisis."Certainly, we'll petition for ... Read More

The Orthodox Church in Moscow church destroyed by Napoleon to be restored

OCP- July 14, 2014

July 2014 The Church of Beheading of St. John the Baptist, destroyed by the French at their retreat from Moscow in 1812, will be reconstructed ... Read More

21st Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy opens at State Duma

OCP- June 27, 2014

June 2014   June 26, 2014 – the 21st Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy has opened in the State Duma under the theme “Parliamentary Democracy – Orthodoxy: ... Read More

A Monument to St. Sergius of Radonezh Will be Erected in the Crimea

OCP- April 9, 2014

April 2014 The St. Sergius of Radonezh Fund, a part of the Russian Historical Society,  plans to erect a monument to St. Sergius. Sergei Naryshkin, ... Read More

On his birthday Patriarch Kirill celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Christ the Saviour

OCP- November 22, 2013

On this birthday, November 20, 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral Church of Christ ... Read More

US threatened by Russia’s Christianity

OCP- September 29, 2013

September 2013 If you ever wonder why the weasel west media always calls Putin a dictator or demonizes him, just look at what has been ... Read More

State Duma Supports Believers

OCP- September 28, 2012

Moskovsky Komsomolets (RIA Novosti) 27/9/2012 The State Duma adopted a statement on Tuesday on the need “to firmly repel the destructive forces that encourage anti-religious ... Read More

State Duma to exclude Orthodox Church from foreign agent roster

OCP- July 11, 2012

MOSCOW, JULY 10 - RAPSI. State Duma deputies proposed to withdraw religious nonprofit organizations from United Russia's initiative on the status of noncommercial organizations, Alexander ... Read More

Syria lost 50 thsd Christians – State Duma MP

OCP- July 9, 2012

Moscow, July 5, Interfax - About 50 thousand Christians have been killed or exiled from the country - such figures were unofficially voiced by a ... Read More

Church urges to give clear answer to accuses of falsifying State Duma elections

OCP- December 28, 2011

Moscow, December 28, Interfax - People who doubt results of the parliamentary elections in Russia should get an answer, the Moscow Patriarchate official believes. "It ... Read More

Church official hopes new people in the State Duma will revive parliamentary processes

OCP- December 23, 2011

Moscow, December 22, Interfax - New political disposition in Russian State Duma proves viability of Russian authorities, the Moscow Patriarchate official believes. "It's evident that ... Read More

19th International Educational Christmas Readings begin in Moscow

OCP- January 27, 2011

24.01.2011 The 19th International Educational Christmas Readings were opened in a solemn ceremony on January 24, 2011, at the State Kremlin Palace. This year the ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill suggests excluding from political life those parties that speak against Basic Values

OCP- December 29, 2010

Moscow, December 28, Interfax - Authorities and society in Russia need to agree on fundamental values and develop the country basing on them, Patriarch Kirill ... Read More

Patriarchs Visit Councils Hall and Museum

OCP- May 26, 2010

Patriarchs Bartholomew and Kirill visit Church Councils Hall and Church of Christ the Saviour’s museum On May 24, 2010, after the celebration of the Divine ... Read More