Category - Moscow

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24 May 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.
29 Jan 2009

WCC welcomes new Orthodox Patriarch's cooperative spirit

The head of the World Council of Churches has welcomed Metropolitan Kyrill of as the new patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, highlighting his desire for positive global inter-church relations.
4 Nov 2008

Murder of more clerics in Moscow puzzles church and authorities

The murder of two Jesuit priests from Moscow's Catholic community in their apartment in central Moscow, just a block from the Russian capital's police HQ, is making church officials concerned about recent killings of clerics.
24 Dec 2006

Orthodox clergy outside Moscow feel more vulnerable

The death of a village priest, his wife and three small children in a mysterious fire has highlighted hardships that Russian Orthodox clergy face in isolated locations outside Moscow's bubble of wealth and power ‚Ä' writes Sophia Kishkovsky from Moscow for Ecumenical News International.