Serbian Patriarch ... subdeacons Dejan Nakić and Vladimir Jelić. At Sheremetyevo Airport, the guests were welcomed by the President of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow ...

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate effectively declared itself independent from Moscow in 1992 ... of Constantinople sent two personal envoys to the Ukraine, where they ...

The Kuremäe Convent, which operates directly under the authority of the patriarch of Moscow and all Russia (known as a stavropegial ... Henceforth, they are no longer guided by personal desires or ...

Moscow Patriarchate church where Ukrainian soldier was attacked holds first religious service in Ukrainian The Kyiv Independent news desk Sun, April 2, 2023 at 7:08 PM UTC ...

In 2019, Patriarch Bartholomew infuriated Moscow by recognizing the newly established ... By clicking subscribe, I agree for my personal data to be used to send me TODAY newsletters, promotional ...

Russian soldiers who die in the line of duty in Ukraine have all of their sins forgiven, the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church proclaimed in a sermon, comparing their sacrificial death to ...

Lithuania announced a ban on Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, from entering the country. Kirill, who holds the title of patriarch of Moscow and all Rus’, was privately ...

“Whom do you choose Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia?” Each intoned the same answer: “Alexei, Metropolitan of Leningrad and Novgorod.” Thus last week, by a simple roll-call ...