Category - russian orthodox

June 3, 2010

Orthodox leaders strengthen the path to unity

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos I of Constantinople has left Russia after a 10-day visit praised by his hosts for strengthening relations with the Russian Orthodox Church.
May 28, 2010

Istanbul and Moscow Orthodox leaders meet Russian president

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos and Kirill I of the Russian Orthodox Church, seeking to overcome decades of tension, have met Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.
May 24, 2010

Istanbul based Patriarch's Moscow visit shows improved Orthodox relations

A visit by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos I of Constantinople to Moscow underscores a thawing in relations after decades of tension during the Soviet and post-Soviet era.
March 18, 2010

Patriarch recognises Armenian genocide, Turkish president threatens expulsions

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has honoured victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide, but Turkey's president says he may expel Armenians after condemnations in the USA and Sweden.
September 24, 2009

Russian Orthodox relations with Vatican continue to thaw

On a five-day visit to Rome, a Russian Orthodox official in charge of interchurch relations has had a meeting with the Pope - a sign of improved relations between the two churches under Benedict XVI and the new Russian Patriarch.
August 9, 2009

Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox see eye to eye

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.
July 28, 2009

Russian Orthodox Patriarch begins contentious visit to Ukraine

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.
June 13, 2009

Russian Patriarch takes populist root to appeal to youth

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.
April 6, 2009

Russian Orthodox appoint Oxford-educated cleric to top job

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.
March 24, 2009

Russian Orthodox Church braces itself for full impact of economic crisis

The global financial crisis has affected the Russian Orthodox Church, which, like the State, is curtailing programmes and preparing for the possibility of further cutbacks.