Category - Russia

Territorial row between Russian, Abkhazian and Georgian Orthodox

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:59:13 +0100

The leader of Orthodox Christians in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia, has declared that his diocese is breaking with the Patriarchate of Georgia in defiance of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Warm welcome for Obama's reversal of missile plan

staff writers — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:19:57 +0100

The US President, Barack Obama, has abandoned controversial plans to site a missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic. The decision is likely to ease tensions in the USA’s relations with Russia.

Russian and Georgian church leaders plea for Ossetia peace

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:55:02 +0100

Orthodox church leaders from Russia and Georgia called for peace while their political counterparts lobbed charges of aggression for the anniversary of the South Ossetia war.

Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox see eye to eye

Ecumenical News International — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:42:24 +0100

A visit to Ukraine by Patriarch Kirill I of the Russian Orthodox Church has laid to rest talk of the need for formal independence of one of the most significant parts of the church, say top aides.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch begins contentious visit to Ukraine

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:42:41 +0100

A 10-day trip to the Ukraine by Patriarch Kirill I from the Russian Orthodox Church is set to include visits to a monument established to victims of the Stalin-era famine.

Brown accused of inconsistency over nuclear arms

staff writers — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:56:09 +0100

The Prime Minister has been challenged over his allegedly inconsistent approach to nuclear weapons, following an arms reduction agreement between Russia and the USA.

Hopes grow for arms reduction as Obama flies to Moscow

staff writers — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:28:01 +0100

As the US President Barack Obama arrived in Moscow this morning, there were predictions of a significant agreement between the Russian and US governments over a reduction in nuclear warheads.

Russian Patriarch takes populist root to appeal to youth

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:16:41 +0100

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill I has addressed thousands of young people on the dangers of alcoholism and an unchecked market economy as he takes the church to people used to the Kremlin as the biggest institution.

Amnesty's 2009 report will highlight human rights abuses in Russia

staff writers — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:38:27 +0100

Amnesty International's annual report for 2009, which will be launched on Thursday 28 May from London, will highlight, among other global concerns, continuing investigations into human rights abuses in the Russian Federation.

Russian Orthodox appoint Oxford-educated cleric to top job

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:09:21 +0100

Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, who served as the Moscow Patriarchate's representative to European organizations in Brussels, has been appointed as head of the Russian Orthodox Church's Department of External Church Relations.