Orthodox Patriarch Kirill blesses crosses engraved with Putin's ...
4 days ago · Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Russia's Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (R) attending an Orthodox Christmas Service at the Christ the Saviour cathedral in Moscow, on January 7, 2024.
Putin asks Russian Orthodox church patriarch to consecrate …
6 days ago · Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Tuesday with gifts he asked the Patriarch to bless for troops fighting in Ukraine. The meeting at a Christmas ...
Putin's top priest suddenly falls ill while ranting against the West
Sep 12, 2024 · Known for his close ties to the Russian president, Patriarch Kirill has been internationally criticized for providing a religious justification for Vladimir Putin 's war on his neighbor and...
The fall of Metropolitan Hilarion, Patriarch Kirill’s heir apparent in ...
Dec 30, 2024 · Metropolitan Hilarion, once seen as Patriarch Kirill's successor, was dismissed by the Moscow Patriarchate amid allegations, marking an abrupt end to his influential role in Russian Orthodoxy.
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Jan 6, 2025 · On December 26, in the Patriarchal Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' presided over the joint session of the Holy Synod and the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.
‘God of war’: Russian Orthodox Church stands by Putin, but at …
Feb 9, 2024 · Moscow Patriarch Kirill, head of the world’s largest Orthodox Christian Church whose clout transcends Russia’s borders to believers in former Soviet republics and diasporas, has...
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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ congratulated the new Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church – His Holiness Patriarch Daniel – on his election and enthronement.
Putin Faces Rare Revolt from Top Priest of Russia's ... - Newsweek
Jan 23, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin was met on Tuesday with a rare revolt from the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, over his recruitment practices for the war in Ukraine.
Russians Weary of War, Turning to TV for Distraction, Moscow Patriarch ...
Nov 1, 2024 · In his recently published book called “For Holy Rus,” Patriarch Kirill, considered to be a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, promised “eternal life” to Russian soldiers killed ...
Moscow patriarch: Russian war dead have their sins forgiven
Sep 27, 2022 · 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 that of Jesus.