The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Easter today, according to the Orthodox calendar. Russians celebrate Easter with decorated eggs, special foods, and customs. After the Holy Fire descended in Jerusalem,A ndrei...
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Orthodox Christian celebrated again the miracle of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem. Thousands believers have gathered this night, April 7, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for an ancient fire ceremony celebrating the resurrection of Jesus.
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Today is the most mournful day for the Orthodox believers. Arrested Jesus Christ was convoyed to the procurator Pontius Pilate in the early Friday morning. At the beginning, Pilate wanted to help the Savior avoid the capital punishment substituting it with beating, but the crowd protested and Pilate gave up. Jesus Christ was...
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Orthodox Holy Week has started today – this is the strictest week of the Lent before Easter. Believers remember the last days of Jesus Christ’s life, his crucifixion and burial. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will deliver church services in Moscow cathedrals, TASS...
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Orthodox believers celebrate the Palm Sunday feast which commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem today, April 1, TASS reports. The Bible say that Jesus arrived in Jerusalem one week before his Resurrection. Instead of palm leaves Russians use branches of...
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Russian Orthodox church plans to assist in development of the religious tourism in Jordan, RIA Novosti informs. This question was a center of discussion at the meeting between the head of department for external chruch relations of Moscow Patriarchate...
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Bible studies in Russian are going to start next month in the Syrian capital. They are organized in the representative office of the Orthodox Church in Damascus. All Russian-speaking population of Damascus and its...
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A particle of the Holy Flame will be delivered to London by the time of the Orthodox Easter...
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The Orthodox cathedral of the Holy Virgin was sanctified in the city of Torrevieja, Spain. It was named in honor of the Patron Saint's Day of the church community. The church is located in a beautiful place just in 400 meters from the Mediterranean Sea next to the...
A festive program dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the Dormition Cathedral in Helsinki started on March 25 in the capital of Finland, the Yle website informs. The program was opened by a chorus series of Maximilian Steinberg based on the church chanting. This music composition by the Russian composer of the beginning of the 20th century was believed to be lost for a long time. The music chart was...
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Exhibition of the Russian Icons was opened the day before in the capital city of France, according to the website of The Eparchy of Korsun. The exposition named Easter is accommodated in the chambers of...
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All churches should be restored in order to return Christian refugees to their homes in Syria, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations believes. In him opinion, this is the most important task to be fulfilled, RIA Novosti informs. He talked...
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Russian and Bulgarian Orthodox Churches have a long history of fraternal relations, which guarantees cooperation between the two nations, Patriarch Kirill believes. He made this statement before paying a visit to Bulgaria the day before, TASS informs.
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The Jewish leaders have congratulated their brothers in faith with Purim, which is believed to be the most joyful Jewish holiday, IA Interfax...
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Russian Orthodox Church hopes that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will be open for visitors at Easter, reports TASS.
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Mosaic at the largest Orthodox Cathedral in Serbia, has been unveiled today on February 22 in Belgrade, RIA Novosti reports. The Ascension of Christ mosaic is one of the largest projects of curvilinear mosaic decoration. Its total square reaches...
Gorniy Svet Charity Foundation assisting creative initiatives, projects and arts with support of the Russkiy Mir Foundation, Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society and the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for external church relations have completed production of the film titled Return to the Promised Land.
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