Patriarchate of Moscow
Russian Orthodox Church expressed opposition to in vitro fertilization
By Kostas Onisenko A spokesperson for the Russian Orthodox Church has called for in vitro fertilization (IVF) to be excluded...
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Concerns of the Russian Church about the frescoes and mosaics in Hagia Sophia and the Chora Church
by Kostas Onisenko The danger of covering the mosaics and the frescoes of the Chora Church with plaster or even...
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Russian Orthodox Church recommends that believers be vaccinated while Patriarch of Moscow has refused until tests are completed
By Kostas Onisenko Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, adopted a stance...
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The schema-monk Sergei Romanov declares that he is not going to leave the monastery of Central Ural
By Kostas Onisenko He is not going to leave the nunnery of Central Ural, says the schema monk Sergei, for...
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The Theological Academy of St. Petersburg is in quarantine
By Kostas Onisenko The Theological Academy of St. Petersburg is in quarantine after cases of COVID-19 that were detected among...
Read moreMonk Sergei Romanov to be excommunicated
By Kostas Onisenko The ecclesiastical court of Yekaterinburg sent for approval the decision on the excommunication of the schema-monk Sergei...
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Why did Patriarch Kirill choose Metropolitan Benjamin in Belarus
By Kostas Onisenko Patriarch Kirill of Moscow wants the church closer to the people of Belarus, and for this he...
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New rector of Moscow Spiritual Academy contracts coronavirus
A quarantine was re-introduced in the Moscow Spiritual Academy on September 3, the academy said on its website on Friday....
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Patriarch of Moscow to elevate new Exarch of Belarus to rank of Metropolitan on September 6
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will elevate Bishop Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, who has been elected the...
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Akathist Hymn to be sung in afternoon in all churches and monasteries in Belarus
By Kostas Onisenko The Akathist Hymn will be sung and a prayer will be said for the people of Belarus...
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Professor of Microbiology: There is a greater risk from overcrowding than from the Holy Communion
The professor of microbiology of the University of West Attica and member of the committee of the Ministry of...
Pompeo: Close cooperation with Greece to overcome challenges that Russia poses on the pandemic and the Orthodox Church
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made special reference to the challenges posed by Russia to the Orthodox Church...