Tag: Ukraine

Almost 50,000 Ukrainian Refugees Sheltered in Russian Temporary Accommodation

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 11, 2014

RIA Novosti - 11/8/14 The number of refugees from southeastern parts of Ukraine currently living in temporary accommodation facilities in Russia is about to reach 50,000. ... Read More

Statement by Synodal Information Department Regarding the Death of Orthodox Priest and Threats to Religious Peace in Ukraine

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 9, 2014

Russian Orthodox Church - August 2014 The number of victims of the civil confrontation in Ukraine is multiplying every day. On July 31, a cleric ... Read More

Church in Gorlovka burns down as result of shelling

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 9, 2014

Ukraine Moscow, August 8, Interfax - A wooden Orthodox church burned down in Gorlovka, Donetsk Region, catching fire during a Ukrainian government artillery attack, the ... Read More

Ukrainian military are pressuring Donbas Orthodox Christians – Metropolitan Onufry

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 7, 2014

7/8/14 The men insulted the priest, asked how much money he was sending to Moscow, and accused him of assisting bandits. The men also searched ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion: Middle East and Ukraine – parts of the same strategy

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 7, 2014

7/8/14 For the Russian Orthodox Church, support for persecuted Christians is a special concern and one of the key areas of external church work. The ... Read More

Russian Church calls on those responsible for plane crash in Ukraine to say truth before God and people

OCP- July 23, 2014

Moscow, July 22, Interfax - The Moscow Patriarchate has called on those who are involved in the crash of the Malaysian plane in Ukraine to ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion: we should zealously pray for an end of fratricidal battle in Ukraine

OCP- July 23, 2014

23/7/14 With a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a fervent prayer for peace in Ukraine is tirelessly lifted up ... Read More

Russian Patriarch offers condolences over Malaysian airliner’s crash in Ukraine

OCP- July 21, 2014

21/7/14 “I hope that an unbiased and thorough investigation of this tragedy will be conducted involving the international community,” the patriarch noted MOSCOW, July 20, ... Read More

Putin hopes Orthodox Church will make its contribution to establish peace in Middle East

OCP- July 20, 2014

The Russian president also said that the people of Russia were watching the events in Eastern Ukraine with anxiety and grief. SERGIEV POSAD, July 18. ... Read More

Church Collects More Than 10 Million Rubles to Help Ukrainian Civilians

OCP- July 19, 2014

19/7/14 Church Collects More Than 10 Million Rubles to Help Ukrainian Civilians. The largest number of forced migrants is being welcomed in the Rostov region. ... Read More

Fundraising to support the Ukrainian refugees takes place in all churches of Russia

OCP- July 16, 2014

July 2014 With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, on July 13, in all churches on the territory of ... Read More

Photo-Report of the burial service of Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine

OCP- July 16, 2014

July 2014 On 7 July 2014, the feast day of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, the Divine Liturgy and the burial service for ... Read More

Twisted History Against Russia and Serbia

OCP- July 14, 2014

GlobalResearch By Michael Averko - July 2014 The June 20 Gray Falcon commentary “Failure to Communicate” has this excerpt, that led me to an extremely ... Read More

Metropolitan Mercurius of Rostov: “The Church is doing its best to help the refugees”

OCP- July 14, 2014

Rostov-on-Don  - July 2014 The Rostov region in Russia has declared a state of emergency regarding aid to refugees from the Ukraine, and the Church ... Read More

THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM PERFORMS MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE METROPOLITAN VOLODYMYR OF KIEV

OCP- July 12, 2014

July 2014 On the morning of Monday, the 24th of June/7th of July 2014, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem, in the framework of a divine liturgy ... Read More

Ukrainian Troops Bomb Church near Luhansk

OCP- July 8, 2014

8/7/14 TEHRAN (FNA)- Ukrainian troops bombed a church in Krasnodon near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. “The church had been erected in memory of the 80 ... Read More

Monks of the Valaam Monastery Shelter 116 Refugees from Eastern Ukraine in Valaam Metochion

OCP- July 5, 2014

7/5/14 The monks of the Holy Transfiguration Valaam monastery have sheltered 116 refugees from Eastern Ukraine in their metochion in Priozersk. This was related by ... Read More

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine Enters Eternal Rest

OCP- July 5, 2014

Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate - 5/7/14 + MEMORY ETERNAL +  On July 5, His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine, the Primate ... Read More

Ukraine’s Orthodox Christians expect Patriarch Kirill in Kiev in late July

OCP- July 3, 2014

ITAR-TASS News Agency - 3/7/14 The Baptism of Kievan Rus Day is a holiday of unity of brotherly nations - Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and other peoples. ... Read More

More Than Twenty Ukrainian Refugees Find Refuge in a Church of the Volgodonsk Diocese

OCP- July 3, 2014

July 2014 At the end of his visit, Bishop Cornelius of Volgodonsk and Salsk presented gifts to the refugees from Ukraine: basic necessities along with ... Read More

Swiss authorities thank the Russian Orthodox Church for helping release OSCE observers

OCP- July 3, 2014

Moscow, July 2, Interfax - Switzerland Ambassador to the Russian Federation Pierre Helg expressed gratitude to the Russian Orthodox Church for its participation in releasing ... Read More