Patriarchate of Moscow
Metropolitan Hilarion on Hagia Sophia: The Church is devoted to Christ
Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, said he is concerned about...
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Monk-rebel causes headache to Russian Orthodox Church
By Kostas Onisenko The case of the occupation of a women's monastery in the central Ural area by the Great...
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Russian Church officials debate about admissibility of in vitro fertilization
The Patriarchal Commission for Family official says it is early to change the church position on the in vitro fertilization....
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Putin’s absence from the inauguration of the Church of the Russian Armed Forces was noticeable
By Kostas Onisenko The Church of the Russian Armed Forces, dedicated to the Resurrection of Christ, was inaugurated on Sunday...
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Russian Orthodox Church against attempts of changing the status of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople
The Russian Orthodox Church official hopes that the current museum status of Hagia Sophia Cathedral will not be changed and...
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Russian Orthodox Church recommends Russians to abstain from abroad pilgrimage
The Russian Orthodox Church official urges Russians not to hurry with pilgrimage to abroad shrine in spite of the abolished...
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Patriarchate of Moscow to Ecumenical Patriarch: We received a letter regarding Holy Communion, there is no reference to meeting
The Russian Orthodox Church responded to the invitation letter sent by the Ecumenical Patriarch to the primates of the local...
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Moscow churches to reopen on June 6 (upd)
LAST UPDATE: 14:56 At the blessing of Patriarch Kirill, Moscow churches will reopen to parishioners on June 6, the eve...
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Third Russian Orthodox bishop died of COVID-19 related complications
Metropolitan Varnava of Cheboksary and Chuvashia has died of complications caused by coronavirus. The Metropolitan died on Monday, the working...
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Bishop Agapitos of Russian Church in Germany fell asleep in the Lord
Alexander Goratchek, Assistant Bishop of the Russian Church in Germany, fell asleep in the Lord on 28 May after having...
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The celebration of Holy Pascha in Bayswater
In a spirit of Paschal joy, Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided at the Service of the...
Easter wishes from the leader of CHP to the Ecumenical Patriarch
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, CHP, Özgür Özel, in a telephone communication with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew,...
The Patriarch of the Armenians in Turkey at the Phanar
Today, April 14, 2026, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received the Patriarch of the Armenians in Turkey, Sahak Masalyan, and...
New members in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea
This year as well, before the great feast of the radiant Resurrection of our Lord, on Lazarus Saturday or...
Response of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Turkey: The minority in Thrace is religious in nature; we fully implement international conventions
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an announcement in response to a previous post by the Turkish Ministry...
Metropolitan Nifon celebrates the Feast of the Resurrection in Târgoviște
On April 12, 2026, Metropolitan Nifon presided over the solemn Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Resurrection at...
