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19 Aug 2012

Pussy Riot trial and imprisonment divides Russia

The trial and imprisonment of Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot has split the country, brought criticism on the Church and provoked global outrage.
11 Mar 2012

Russian election sparks debate in Orthodox Church

Vladimir Putin's election to a third term as Russian president has spurred debates about civil society and church-state relations within the Russian Orthodox Church.
13 Jun 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.
9 Feb 2007

Putin pits nukes and religion against threats to Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country's internal and external security depends upon two things - its traditional religions and its nuclear forces - writes Sophia Kishkovsky from Moscow for Ecumenical News International (ENI).
7 Jan 2007

Orthodox issue Middle East peace message as Christmas is celebrated

Today (7 January 2007) is the day of Christmas celebrations for 150 million Orthodox Christians across the world ‚Ä' the branch of the global Christian family which still claims the deepest links with the post-apostolic Church.