- 14:00 09/12/2008
The acting leader of the Russian Orthodox Church gave a tribute to the late Patriarch Alexy II on Tuesday at a funeral service in Moscow, praising his achievements in reviving the Church since communism. 
- 10:57 09/12/2008
Russian Orthodox Church elders began a funeral service in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior on Tuesday for the late Patriarch Alexy II.
- 10:29 08/12/2008
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's visit to Russia has been put back a day to December 9-10 due to the funeral on Monday of Russia's church leader, the Foreign Ministry said.
- 17:06 07/12/2008
Thousands of people have been queuing up in front of Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior to bid farewell to the deceased Russian Orthodox Church leader.
- 17:56 06/12/2008
Thousands of people gathered outside the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow on Saturday to pay their respects to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who died Friday.
- 14:04 06/12/2008
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church will be buried on Tuesday in the Annunciation side-chapel of Moscow's Epiphany Cathedral, the chief spokesman for the Moscow Patriarchy said on Saturday.
- 21:52 05/12/2008
The lying-in-state ceremony for the late Russian Orthodox Church leader Alexy II will begin on Saturday evening at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow and continue through the night, the Moscow Patriarchy said Friday.
- 19:58 05/12/2008
Pope Benedict XVI has offered condolences following the death of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexy II.
- 15:22 05/12/2008
Patriarch Alexy II, who led the Russian Orthodox Church for 18 years, died at the age of 79 in his residency near the Russian capital on Friday morning, the Moscow Patriarchy said.
- 16:32 10/11/2008
The heads of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches could meet in a year in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, church representatives said on Monday.
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