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Russian Orthodox Church Opens Facebook Account on Patriarch
20:12 15/05/2012
The information department of the Russian Orthodox Church has opened a Facebook account called Patriarch Kirill to inform internet users about his life and work, a deputy chief spokesman for the patriarch said on Tuesday.
Putin Returns to Kremlin Amid Protests
13:28 07/05/2012
Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russian president on Monday in a glittering Kremlin ceremony that took place less than 24 hours after protesters opposed to his rule had battled police in downtown Moscow.
6Sixty-Four Percent of Russians Trust Orthodox Church – Poll
22:03 04/05/2012
Russians have more trust in the Russian Orthodox Church in general than in its head Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, according to a survey conducted by the Kremlin-backed pollster Public Opinion Foundation (FOM).
Church Activists Disperse Pussy Riot Supporters with Holy Water
18:21 29/04/2012
Activists from a fundamentalist Russian Orthodox organization dispersed with Holy Water a group of protesters who gathered on Sunday in downtown Moscow to support jailed female Pussy Riot punk group.
6Eight days in photographs, April 21-28, 2012
15:51 28/04/2012
Blasts in Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk, Dmitry Medvedev’s interview for Russian TV channels, first tour of presidential elections in France – these and other events in RIA Novosti’s weekly image gallery.
Patriarch Kirill Urges Priests to Avoid Talk Shows
02:29 26/04/2012
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has called on priests not to attend talk shows, the Moscow Patriarchate reported.
Deeper Than Oil: Priests, the Lot of Them
17:45 23/04/2012
Russia’s Orthodox Church has been at the center of a storm of controversy of late – from Pussy Riot’s anti-Putin “punk prayer” in Moscow’s largest cathedral to the comical “now you see it, now you don’t” saga of Patriarch Kirill’s luxury watch.
7Orthodox Christians Pray for Russia’s Church
18:42 22/04/2012
On April 22, Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill held a liturgy in downtown Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral, during which he urged believers to take part in the nationwide prayer outside the Cathedral “for our faith, our Church, our sacred objects and our Motherland.”
Thousands Pray in Moscow in Defense of Russian Orthodox Church
15:00 22/04/2012
About 65,000 Orthodox Church believers gathered at Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral on Sunday for a nationwide prayer in defense of the faith and desecrated sacred objects, Russia's Interior Ministry said.
2Action Held in Support of Pussy Riot Near Russian Embassy in Mexico
09:58 22/04/2012
Several dozen activists gathered late on Saturday near the Russian embassy in Mexico in support of the female Pussy Riot punk group members held in detention in Moscow.
4Russian Bikers Open Season with Church Support Race
21:55 21/04/2012
Russian bikers have opened a regular motor season in Moscow on Saturday night starting a race in the Orthodox Church support.
Thousands of Priests to Come to Moscow for Nationwide Prayer
08:03 20/04/2012
Thousands of priests are expected to arrive in Moscow on Sunday for a nationwide prayer in defense of the faith and desecrated sacred objects, Russian Orthodox Church spokesman Vladimir Legoida said.
Pussy Riot to Remain Behind Bars
19:47 19/04/2012
A Moscow court ruled on Thursday that three members of the all-female punk group Pussy Riot must remain in custody until at least June 24 for their part in an anti-Putin protest at Moscow’s largest cathedral.
4Protesters Detained Ahead of Pussy Riot Court Appearance
14:28 19/04/2012
Police detained several protesters outside a downtown Moscow court on Thursday ahead of the appearance of three members of the all-female punk group Pussy Riot, who could face lengthy jail sentences over an anti-Putin protest in Moscow's largest cathedral.
1Stars Speak of God as Orthodox Church Prepares to Defend Faith
18:51 18/04/2012
With Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church facing a wave of criticism from what it has called supporters of “radical liberal values,” a Christian publisher presented on Wednesday a book on the religious beliefs of stars of show business and film.
2Easter Service in Christ the Savior Cathedral
12:20 15/04/2012
Festive Easter services were held at night in all the cathedrals of the Russian Orthodox Church both in Russia and abroad.
Political Correctness Can Destroy Europe – Priest
21:01 10/04/2012
A prominent hierarch in the besieged Russian Orthodox Church has warned that political correctness can lead to “the physical destruction of European nations.”
Besieged Church Lost Urbanites’ Support – Experts
20:11 09/04/2012
The Russian Orthodox Church is mobilizing supporters in the wake of recent scandals questioning its moral authority but it has lost the chance of winning over the active young urbanites that it reached out to, analysts and theologians said.
Former Minister Pays For 'Dusting' Patriarch's Flat
17:19 06/04/2012
Russia's former Health Minister Yury Shevchenko said on Friday he paid almost 20 million rubles ($677,500) in damages ordered by a court for damaging a downtown Moscow apartment belonging to the head of the Russian Orthodox church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
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