Controversy In ROCOR (A) Concerning Ukraine-Russia Conflict
August 12, 2014 A controversy within ROCOR (A) has been developing recently over the conflict currently taking place in eastern
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MP Priest Who Criticized Pussy Riot Jailings Stabbed to Death
Pavel Adelgeim was considered a different kind of “dissident” priest in the MP: unlike those who pretended to emulate the
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Pat. Kirill Made “Honorary Surgeon”
(Source: RIA Novosti) MOSCOW, June 21 (RIA Novosti) – Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, was granted the
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Patriarch Kirill to Visit Mt. Athos
According to a May 30, 2012 report by Radio Voice of Russia Patriarch Kirill of the Moscow Patriarchate plans to
Read morePutin Wants “Extremists” Prosecuted: Does Not Define “Extremist”
(source) Vladimir Putin demanded that the Prosecutor General of RF react extremely sharply to attempts to incite inter-ethnic and inter-religious
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When it comes to Kirill, Russian Polls Continue to Surprise
In what could only be the most sarcastically or inappropriately titled Interfax-Religion article in recent history, a national poll in
Read moreRemembering St. Philaret the New Confessor (+Nov 8/21, 1985)
November 8th OS (Nov. 21st NS), 2012 Feast of St. Philaret of New York, New Confessor of Orthodoxy Today many
Read moreTOC-R: Metropolitan Daniel Confirmed in Role as Chairman for External Church Relations
According to the Minutes of the meeting of the Holy Synod of the EDC CPI held on November 2, 2012
Read moreMP: Will Cooperate With Any Government
As reported around the internet, especially on interfax-religion, Pat. Kyrill stated on his television program that the MP did not
Read moreMP Critic Granted Asylum in Estonia
Maxim Yefimov, a Russian blogger, who criticized the Moscow Patriarchate on his blog, saying, “Karelia is sick of priests”, and
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