Tag: russian orthodox church

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill begins his visit to Armenia

OCP- November 28, 2011

28/11/2011 On 28 November 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia arrived in Yerevan. He is accompanied by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, ... Read More

Communiqué of Meeting of the Primates and representatives of seven Local Orthodox Churches held in Moscow on the occasion of the 65th birthday of the…

OCP- November 21, 2011

On November 21, 2011, the Primates and representatives of seven Local Orthodox Churches: Antiochian, Russian, Georgian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Polish and of the Czech Lands and ... Read More

Regime-change calls stir Syrian Christians’ unease

obl- November 19, 2011

“Promoting dialogue”: the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill I, at a meeting with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, in Damascus, last Sunday ... Read More

Georgian Orthodox Church head in Moscow for Russian patriarch’s birthday

OCP- November 18, 2011

(RIA Novosti) 18/11/2011 The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia, arrived in Moscow on Friday for events to celebrate ... Read More

Vanishing Christianity

OCP- November 17, 2011

Milena Faustova 17/11/2011 Christians are one of the most persecuted groups in the world, a recent study by the human rights watchdog Open Doors said. ... Read More

Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church visits Balamand Monastery in Lebanon

obl- November 16, 2011

On 15 November 2011, the last day of his official visit to the Patriarchate of Antioch, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Lebanon

OCP- November 15, 2011

15/11/2011 On November 14, 2011, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church met with President of the Republic of Lebanon, Gen. Michel Suleiman, in Beirut. Read More

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Syria Bashar al-Assad

obl- November 14, 2011

14.11.2011 On 13 November 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad at the Presidential ... Read More

Russian Orthodox patriarch begins Syria peacemaking Bid

OCP- November 13, 2011

13/11/2011 Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill on Saturday started a peacemaking bid to unrest-swept Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other leaders, ... Read More

Finnish pastor Juha Molari converts to Orthodox Faith

OCP- November 8, 2011

Juha Molari Moscow, November 8, Interfax – Finnish Lutheran Church pastor Juha Molari converted to the Orthodox faith at a ceremony conducted by Archpriest Nikolay ... Read More