Patriarchate of Moscow
Russian Orthodox Church says it won’t move the date of Russian Christmas
The Russian Orthodox Church has said it has no plans to move the date Christmas to Dec. 25 in line...
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Patriarch Kirill wishes Russians on Christmas to ‘stay on the light side’
Christmas is an important holiday for religious Russians, which gives people an opportunity to get together at the table and...
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Ukraine moves towards separate church, as conflict with Russia leads to major schism
Ukraine has taken a major step towards creating its own independent Orthodox church, separating it from Russia’s and deepening what...
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Ukraine-Russia tensions reach Greece’s holy Mount Athos
Orthodox church’s decision to make Ukrainian branch independent of Russia causes schism and predictions of violence by Shaun Walker in...
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Poroshenko asks Metropolitan Onufry to help have Ukrainian naval sailors freed
President Petro Poroshenko stresses that he had used and would continue to use all possible means to free Ukrainian sailors...
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Patriarch Kirill chairs jubilee session of the Presidium of the Interreligious Council of Russia
On 6 December 2018, at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residence in St. Daniel’s Monastery in Moscow the Presidium of the...
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DECR chairman meets with Russian Ambassador to France
On November 30, 2018, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, who is...
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The feast of Theophany at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem
On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Theophany. On this Feast, Patriarch Theophilos...
The Slavic-speaking Orthodox of Smyrna celebrated the Holy Epiphany
Today, Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the Slavic-speaking Orthodox faithful of Smyrna, celebrated the Holy Epiphany at the Church of...
International Orthodox Christian Charities now accepting applications for Serv-X-Treme Youth Conferences
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has opened the application period for its popular youth leadership conference, Serv-X-Treme. Two week-long...
Feast of Venerable Macarius of Egypt was celebrated in Nairobi
On Tuesday, January 19, day of the feast of Venerable Macarius of Egypt and name day of Metropolitan Makarios...
Archbishop of America to offer prayer at virtual presidential inaugural Prayer Service
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has been invited by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to offer prayer at the Virtual Presidential...
The Slavic-speaking Orthodox of Constantinople celebrated the Holy Epiphany
Today, Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the Slavic-speaking Orthodox faithful of Constantinople, celebrated the Holy Epiphany at the metochion of...
