Tag: russian orthodox church

Christians Criticize Tajik Bill Barring Youth From Churches, Mosques

OCP- February 18, 2011

17/2/2011 QURGHONTEPPA, Tajikistan — Russian Orthodox Christians in southern Tajikistan are critical of a draft law on “parental responsibility” that would ban children under 18 ... Read More

Patriarch of Georgia: on Russia, Abkhazia, the war and Separatism

obl- February 15, 2011

14/2/2011 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and the Metropolitan Pitsunda and Tskhum-Abkhazia Ilia II gave an interview to the BBC Russian edition during ... Read More

His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr’s report at the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church themed “Ukrainian Orthodox Church Today

OCP- February 10, 2011

10/2/2011 Ukrainian Orthodox Church Today The report at the Bishops’ Council of the ROC (January 2-4 2011 Moscow) His Beatitude, the Most Blessed Volodymyr, Metropolitan ... Read More

DECR chairman meets with UN Under-Secretary-General

OCP- February 10, 2011

7/2/2011 On February 7, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with Mr. Read More

Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church held in Moscow

OCP- February 7, 2011

2/2/2011 On 2 February 2011, the Holy and Sacred Council of the Russian Orthodox Church opened in the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral ... Read More

Russian Church becomes closer to People

obl- January 29, 2011

Milena Faustova 28/1/2011 The dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the public is receiving new forms. The Moscow Patriarchy has formed a body which ... Read More

Yanukovych to pass on prize from International Foundation for Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations to Orphans

OCP- January 24, 2011

20/1/2011 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will pass on a prize conferred to him by the International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations to ... Read More

Valentin Rasputin, a Village Sage

obl- January 22, 2011

21/1/2011 Avdeeva G., Yakhontova Nina, Avdeeva Galina On January 21, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill awarded this year’s laureates of the ... Read More

XI awards ceremony of the International Foundation of Unity of Orthodox People

obl- January 22, 2011

21/1/2011 On January 21, 2011 at the Hall of Church Cathedral of Christ the Saviour Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia His Holiness Kirill lead ... Read More

Jaffa neighborhood named after New Testament Heroine

obl- January 17, 2011

By Ilan Lior 17/1/2011 The Tel Aviv municipality’s committee for names and commemoration on Sunday approved eight new names for city neighborhoods. The most interesting choice ... Read More