Tag: TASS
LIBRARY AT ST. CATHERINE’S MONASTERY REOPENS AFTER RESTORATION
Photo: uoj.org.ua Orthochristian.com - 20/12/17 The collection of ancient handwritten manuscripts, preserved in the Monastery of St. Catherine on the Sinai Peninsula, has opened again for ... Read More
Hundreds protest handover of St. Petersburg’s landmark cathedral to Russian Orthodox Church
© yurygold / Instagram RT.com - 29/1/17 Some 2,000 people took part in a rally against the handover of St. Isaac’s Cathedral to the Russian ... Read More
14TH CENTURY FRESCO PIECED TOGETHER FROM DEBRIS TO BE RETURNED TO NOVGOROD’S ST. SOPHIA CATHEDRAL
Pravoslavie.ru - 17/1/17 The fourteenth century ”Mother of God Enthroned” fresco, restored from its various parts, is to be returned to St. Sophia’s Cathedral in ... Read More
HANDOVER OF ST. PETERSBURG’S LANDMARK CATHEDRAL TO ORTHODOX CHURCH MAY TAKE 2-3 YEARS
TASS - Pravoslavie.ru - 15/1/17 St. Petersburg: The handover of the St. Isaac’s Cathedral museum, one of St. Petersburg's landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage site, to ... Read More
GEORGIA’S ORTHODOX PATRIARCH TO VISIT MOSCOW TO MARK RUSSIAN PATRIARCH’S 70TH BIRTHDAY
TASS - 25/10/16 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II is expected to pay a visit to Moscow in November to mark Russian Patriarch Kirill’s 70th birthday, ... Read More
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER OPENS UP IN PARIS
TASS - 21/7/16 The Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural center in Paris held its inaugural opening on Wednesday. The center, which was under construction since 2014, ... Read More
PUTIN SUPPORTS TEACHING SPIRITUAL AND MORAL CULTURE AT SCHOOLS
Pravoslavie.ru - 8/10/16 The head of the state spoke about this during his conversation with the winners of the all-Russian “Teacher of the Year” contest, reports ... Read More
Thousands join Kiev Holy Cross procession for peace despite threats & provocation attempts
Participants in the All-Ukrainian Orthodox Cross Procession for Peace, Love and Prayer for Ukraine. © Alexey Vovk / Sputnik www.RT.Com - 28/7/16 Thousands gathered for ... Read More
ABBOT OF HOLY TRINITY-DANILOV MONASTERY KILLED IN PERESLAVL-ZALESSKY
Pravoslavie.ru - 8/7/16 +MEMORY ETRNAL+ Igumen Daniel (Sokolov), abbot of the Holy Trinity-Danilov men’s monastery of Pereslav-Zalessky, was killed in his cell on July 7. As ... Read More
GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH WILL NOT TAKE PART IN PAN-ORTHODOX COUNCIL
TASS - 10/6/16 The Georgian Orthodox Church will not take part in the Pan-Orthodox Council to be held in Crete on June 17-27. The relevant decision ... Read More
Russia affirms Protection of Christians in Middle East
TASS - March 2015 Read full article here: Russia to firmly stand for Middle East Christians’ protection -—Russian UN envoy Moscow resolutely and consistently denounces any ... Read More
Kusturica : Serbian, Russian Films Need To Get Rid Of Hollywood Influence
In Serbia - February 2015 Well-known Serbian film director, Emir Kusturica, said on Monday that Russian and Serbian film industries needed to undergo “cultural de-colonization” and ... Read More
Muslims, Christians equally subjected to purges in Middle East – Patriarch Kirill
© ITAR-TASS TASS. Russian News Agency - November 2014 Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill discussed the situation in the Middle East with Syria’s supreme ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill asks Pakistani president to pardon Christian woman sentenced to death
© ITAR-TASS/Artem Geodakyan TASS. Russian News Agency - November 2014 The Lahore High Court on September 16 upheld the death sentence a court of lower instance ... Read More
Archaeological museums may appear at Moscow churches
August 2014 In Moscow archaeological museums may appear attached to churches. This was announced on Thursday at a press conference by Leonid Belyayev, head of ... Read More
New York Street may be Named in Honor of Holy Patriarch Tikhon
August 2014 The Northern Cross Historical Society of Russian Compatriots in the USA has proposed naming a street in New York City after Holy Patriarch ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill blames radical politicians for deaths in Odessa
May 2014 The Russian Orthodox Church is in deep grief over the new bloodshed in Ukraine as political radicals are trying to assert their convictions ... Read More
All shrines of Ma’loula either destroyed or desecrated
20/1/14 A radical Jabhat al-Nusra "opposition" group, which occupied the small Christian town of Ma'loula in Syria in the last months of 2013, desecrated absolutely ... Read More
Camp for pilgrims expected at the 700th anniversary service of St. Sergius to be built near Moscow
January 2014 In July this year, near the walls of Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra in the Moscow region, a tent camp measuring 44 hectares will ... Read More
Syria: Christians erect statue of Jesus Christ as symbol of hope and peace
17/10/13 Envoys of the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches have erected a monumental statue of Christ on top of the Cherubim Mountain in the Syrian ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill and hierarchs of Local Orthodox Churches head to Kiev for Rus Baptism festivities
27/7/13- ITAR-TASS Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and the hierarchs of the Local Orthodox Churches have left for Kiev by special train to ... Read More