RUSSIA: Priests Avoid Draft– Seminarians? Not Really
(Source: Moskovskii komsomolets) Young people of draft age have ceased to be refused clerical ordination because beginning 2013 priests will not
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Updated: Open Letter from Protopresbyter Victor Melehov to Jerome (Shaw) of ROCOR-MP
Updated: After a number of concerns about the download of the letter externally, we have uploaded the letter directly to
Read moreMP Joint Prayer Service with Other Religions
MP Joint Religious Service On September 15th, at the closing of a massive ecumenical event, it appears that the MP
Read moreMoscow Patriarchate, Roman Catholics, Armenians in Ukraine Unite for “Mother Earth”
(source) On the occasion of Environment Day Creator on September 13 at the Cultural Center of the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla
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Why Patriarch Kirill is Afraid of the New Civil Code Changes
Patriarch Kirill is getting nervous that the new civil code that is going through the Duma could change the kleptocracy in place
Read moreRussia: MP Vigilante Movement Grows as Kirill Assures Increased Influence on Society
If going to church involving armed vigilantes guarding against potential threats (which we presume means “girl punks, liberals, and foreign
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MP “Prepares” Suzdal ROAC for Patriarch Kirill’s Visit
Law enforcement officers and officials have begun an active “individual work” with parishioners Suzdal churches of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous
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Moscow Patriarchate forms Orthodox Komsomol, But Changes Name
One for the “We Didn’t See that Coming” file: After the MP declared its intent to form an Orthodox Youth
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MP Supporters Bid for “Monarchist” Party
The Union of Orthodox Citizens, a Moscow-Based group in support of the Patriarchate, has joined with another group, Autocratic Russia,
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MP Supports Militants’ Call for Forming “Orthodox Patrols”
24 Hours In: This idea is strangely picking up traction, even government ministers in general are saying this is a
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