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50000 thousand people signed a petition against establishing autocephalous Ukrainian Church. The signed petition was passed to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople by believers from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate, who went on a...
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The Orthodox believers all over the world celebrated the Holy Trinity Day. Patriarch visited the Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius at that day, where he served the church service of honour, according to the official website of Moscow Patriarchate.
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The Orthodox believers around the world are marking St. Nicholas Day today. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is going to serve the Divine Liturgy in the Ugresha Monastery today.
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The Holy month of Ramadan begins after the sunset on May 15 in accordance with the Muslin tradition, TASS reports. Islam sees this month as the most important one in the year as Ramadan is dedicated to sending Quran.
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Russian Orthodox Church prepares for celebrating the 1030th anniversary of Christianization of Rus. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church made a decision to arrange celebrations in all Russian eparchies and provinces, RIA Novosti informs.
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Another attempt of official Kiev to establish Autocephalous Orthodox Church as well as all previous attempts would be futile, according to Metropolitan Hilarion heading the Department of External Church Relations of Moscow Patriarchate. He has reminded that...
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Multimedia exhibition New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church has started in Paris. The exposition is accommodated inside the Russian spiritual cultural center in Paris, according to the official website of the Korsun eparchy.
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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Pope of Rome Francis made a joint statement regarding the escalation of the Syrian conflict, RIA Novosti informs.
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Orthodox Easter was celebrated yesterday, on April 8, all across the world, TASS reports. This holiday turned into the day of joining all nationalities and communities....
The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Easter today, according to the Orthodox calendar. Russians celebrate Easter with decorated eggs, special foods, and customs.
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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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