Tag: russian orthodox church

Why the Red Square St. Basil’s Cathedral Google Doodle Was Offensive: Column

obl- July 13, 2011

By Bob Faridova 13/7/2011 Google devoted a Google Doodle to the 450th anniversary of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square. Read More

Rise of the Russian Orthodox Church

OCP- July 13, 2011

Russian Orthodox Church members during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow's Kremlin wall, in this June 22, 2011, photo An ... Read More

St Basil’s Cathedral 450th anniversary marked by Google Doodle

obl- July 12, 2011

By Urvi Nopany 12/7/2011 The 450th anniversary of St Basil’s Cathedral has been commemorated with a Google Doodle. Russia celebrates today the 450th anniversary of ... Read More

Ukrainian Orthodox Church prayerfully celebrates the 45th anniversary of episcopal consecration of its Primate

obl- July 9, 2011

9/7/2011 On July 9, commemoration of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God, the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv ... Read More

KYIV. Draft Resolution of the Jubilee Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church made Public

OCP- July 7, 2011

7/7/2011 With the blessing of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and in order to stop the anti-Church information campaign in the media, and ... Read More

Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Present Canonical Status, rights and Responsibilities

obl- July 7, 2011

7/7/2011 In October 2010 we celebrated 20 years of existence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the status of “autonomous and independent in its governance.” ... Read More

First All Orthodox Divine Liturgy in Great Britain

obl- July 4, 2011

2/7/2011 The All Orthodox Bishopric conference for the British Isles was founded on June 21, 2010 on the founding assembly in London and it consisted ... Read More

Catholicos of All Armenians met with Governor of St. Petersburg

OCP- July 1, 2011

29/6/2011 Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II visited St. Petersburg on the occasion of celebrations dedicated to 300th anniversary of local Armenian community. Catholicos met ... Read More

Orthodox Churches still support ecumenism, Theologian Says

OCP- June 28, 2011

Arch-priest Viorel Ionita By Jonathan Luxmoore ENInews 27/6/2011 Orthodox churches remain “fully committed” to ecumenical cooperation, despite recent disagreements with Protestants, according to a senior ... Read More

One Christian in the world dies for faith every five minutes – Statistics

OCP- June 28, 2011

Moscow, June 24, Interfax – The Russian Orthodox Church urged well-developed countries to set up an effective system of protecting Christians, in particular using financial ... Read More