| 单词 | Russian Orthodox |
| 例句 | On one of the first warm days, Omer and Liyana licked pistachio ice cream cones as they sat on an iron bench near the Russian Orthodox Church with its onion domes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Things have changed so much that they’re now considered martyrs, and were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. Stories of revolution in Russia’s St. Petersburg 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Opposing them were fundamentalist Russian Orthodox activists dressed in black T-shirts decorated with the Orthodox cross, skulls and crossbones and the words “Orthodoxy or Death.” Organizers of Sakharov Museum Show Convicted in Moscow 2010-07-12T22:19:00Z With its ingenious recastings of Russian Orthodox chants and the Catholic “Dies Irae,” this can be a grand, mesmerizingly intense score, a danse macabre written as World War II was underway. Review: A Chinese Concerto and a Romantic Classic Gaze Back 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of Russian Orthodox believers took a plunge into sub-zero waters across Europe on Thursday to wash off their sins as part of Epiphany feast day celebrations. Russian Orthodox believers take icy plunge on Epiphany day 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z He’s been pilloried for violating Russian Orthodox Christian values in his stories, but is a devout Christian. He Envisioned a Nightmarish, Dystopian Russia. Now He Fears Living in One. 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The 2007 exhibit was part of an effort to fight censorship of the arts, but the Russian Orthodox Church was horrified. Moscow curators face 3 years in prison 2010-07-07T12:28:00Z The performance also featured the astonishing young talent of Alexander Vinogradov, whose penetrative bass tolled like the ringing of an ancient, Russian Orthodox bell. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Petrenko – review 2013-05-05T15:50:50Z She said they were protesting Putin and also the Russian Orthodox Church hierarchy for openly supporting his rule. Jailed Pussy Riot members appeal to Russian court 2012-10-10T12:31:05Z Officials of the Russian Orthodox Church had said in recent days that although they were offended by the exhibition and believed it was criminal, the defendants should not be imprisoned. Organizers of Sakharov Museum Show Convicted in Moscow 2010-07-12T22:19:00Z The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has said the act amounted to blasphemy. Pussy Riot deny protest charges 2012-07-30T11:12:53Z But officials lashed out after the band's performance at Christ the Saviour cathedral, Moscow's principal Russian Orthodox church. Franz Ferdinand and Red Hot Chili Peppers voice support for Pussy Riot 2012-07-24T10:08:21Z Full of quotations from his previous works, and from the Russian Orthodox vespers, the score suggests a return to Russia and to the past. Review: Liam Scarlett’s ‘Symphonic Dances’ Celebrates a Ballerina 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z A spokesman for the Russian Orthodox church said the court should take into account whether the women had "repented" before issuing its decision, in a statement released ahead of the appeal. Russian court to hear Pussy Riot appeal 2012-09-30T11:15:06Z And the chorus Cappella Romana sang Russian liturgical music to introduce orchestral works of Rachmaninov, demonstrating the Gregorian chant that Rachmaninov would have heard as a child in the Russian Orthodox Church. Seattle Symphony picks Thomas Dausgaard to succeed Ludovic Morlot as music director 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z During somber passages of the slow movement, the dusky lower strings had the character of a Russian Orthodox male choir. Louis Langrée, Mr. Mostly Mozart, Brings His Cincinnati, and Tchaikovsky, to New York 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z While that case has resonated, with supporters rallying around the theater and critics rallying in support of the Russian Orthodox Church, the law banning obscenities has had a more concrete effect on theater and film. Russian Artists Face a Choice: Censor Themselves, or Else 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z The Ascension of Our Lord Chapel, a Russian Orthodox Church, is the oldest extant church in Alaska, built in 1888. Our Natural World 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The Chilgol Church and a Russian Orthodox church were set up later. In North Korea, a church renovated, missionaries jailed 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z "In this trial, authorities, not the girls, have dealt a crushing blow on the Russian Orthodox Church," Volkova said. Russian prosecutors ask for 3 years in punk case 2012-08-07T12:05:11Z The Russian Orthodox Church said the women deserve "fair justice" for the "blasphemous" performance at the cathedral, although thousands of believers signed a petition urging the church to forgive the band. Russian punk rockers in jail for anti-Putin prayer 2012-03-14T12:21:16Z The Russian Orthodox church has decried Madonna's appearance in , with one priest urging believers to call in bomb threats to the St Petersburg venue in order to disrupt the show. Riot reprisal 2012-08-09T11:14:01Z Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill called on Thursday for a deep cut in the "horrifyingly high" number of abortions, which he linked to a Western rejection of moral norms. Russian patriarch says halving abortions would solve population crisis 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Their obscenity-laced performance on 21 February, which implored the Virgin Mary to "throw out" President Vladimir Putin and sought, they said, to highlight the Russian Orthodox Church leader's support for the president, enraged the Church. Court adjourns Pussy Riot appeal 2012-10-01T08:23:30Z This was obvious from the range of cathedrals making up the city’s skyline: Ukrainian Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox and Roman Catholic. Impossible to Forget: Lviv, Ukraine 2011-01-07T19:55:00Z This was and is a visionary nonfiction epic written by an artist in the Russian Orthodox, old-regime tradition of Gogol, Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy. Martin Amis on Lenin’s Deadly Revolution 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z It played four performances to sold-out houses of 1,700 at the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater before representatives of the local Russian Orthodox Church complained in February. Russian Artists Face a Choice: Censor Themselves, or Else 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Numerous attempts to hold gay protests in Moscow, ruled illegal by the authorities, have ended in arrests and clashes with violent Russian Orthodox believers who say homosexuals should be punished or treated for "illness". Madonna supports gay rights in Russia concert 2012-08-09T21:34:45Z Mr. Baryshnikov has long been a fan of the works of Bunin, who fled the Bolsheviks, settled in France and is buried in the cemetery of a Russian Orthodox Church outside Paris. Baryshnikov in the Tragic Love Story ?In Paris? 2011-09-14T13:58:08Z Three of the band members are charged with "hooliganism," while Kremlin-controlled media lambast them for "blasphemy" and disrespect to the Russian Orthodox Church, the country's largest. Intellectuals urge Kremlin to release jailed punks 2012-06-27T12:42:11Z But he also made light of the headscarf obsession in Russian Orthodox churches and shared a favorite anecdote. Moscow's New Dress Code: Less 2010-08-23T18:10:00Z Although Russia is still formally a secular nation, state media often show Russian Orthodox priests blessing new nuclear submarines and space rocket launches. Thousands throng to bow to St Nicholas relics in Moscow 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z In the first, a Muslim-American man and his Russian Orthodox wife are dealing with the fallout of his cheating, which has revealed a greater rift in their mutual understanding. Esther Perel Lets Us Listen In on Couples’ Secrets 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The defendants have said their goal was to express their resentment over Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill's support for Putin's rule. Russian prosecutors ask for 3 years in punk case 2012-08-07T12:05:11Z The Russian Orthodox Church continues to stand behind the case against the two curators. Moscow curators face 3 years in prison 2010-07-07T12:28:00Z Samodurov told reporters Thursday the trial reflected the desire of the Russian Orthodox Church and the government to tighten control over society. Moscow curators say their trial is political 2010-07-08T19:10:00Z He recorded on the Apple label and much of his work was inspired by his spirituality after joining the Russian Orthodox Church. British composer John Tavener dies aged 69 2013-11-12T18:28:49Z In Rachmaninoff’s 1915 a cappella setting of psalms and hymns, the chorus is sublimated into a translucent vessel designed to gently color and set aglow the words of the Russian Orthodox liturgy. The Berlin Radio Choir Sings Rachmaninoff’s Vespers 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z One critic said of Schnittke's four-part work that it "summons up the mystical poetry of Russian Orthodox Church music, but it never sounds self-consciously archaic." Medieval or modern fare? Choose from Seattle's Tudor Choir and the Esoterics 2011-02-16T21:06:03Z The a cappella work is austere compared with the lush Romanticism of Rachmaninoff’s virtuoso piano works, but the setting of traditional texts from the canonical hours of the Russian Orthodox Church is harmonically gorgeous. New Year’s Vespers and Youth Strings 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z An award-winning film about a millionaire who wants to establish a Russian Orthodox religious order in his castle. Close up: Star Trek, Star Wars and other stars 2013-05-02T17:09:00Z Or that the mellow chorale played by the woodwinds at the beginning of the slow second movement is obviously inspired by a Russian Orthodox male choir? Music Review: Finding the Soul of Russia Everywhere 2011-04-15T23:00:14Z The Russian Orthodox Church's initial response is mild. A guide to Pussy Riot's oeuvre 2012-08-18T15:19:07Z Meddling in the arts by government officials and the Russian Orthodox Church is raising worries over a return of censorship not only to political news, but also to plays, movies and art exhibitions. In Meeting, Putin Vows to Protect Artistic Freedom in Russia 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Although church and state are separate under Russia's constitution, the Russian Orthodox Church has claimed a leading role in setting moral guidelines for society. Russian punk rockers in jail for anti-Putin prayer 2012-03-14T12:21:16Z Religious ultranationalist groups won the support of the Russian Orthodox Church in pushing prosecutors to bring charges in 2008 and then kept up their pressure on the two curators throughout the trial. Russian curators sentenced but not imprisoned 2010-07-12T14:44:00Z In it Mr. Pärt sets the poetic lamentations of St. Silouan, a Russian Orthodox monk on Mount Athos in Greece, which describe Adam’s anguish at finding himself expelled from paradise. ARVO PäRT: ‘ADAM’S LAMENT’ AND OTHER CHORAL WORKS 2012-10-28T04:20:05Z Said Brownback, "That blew a gasket with the Russian Orthodox church. They were livid. It was also 40 percent of their membership, roughly, in Ukraine." Putin's war against Ukraine may have spiritual, religious foundations: 'Good vs. evil' 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z In Russian Orthodox bell ringing, the ropes are fixed to one point, where just one player will ring the bells by pressing on the ropes with their hands and feet. Hey, what's that sound: Bells 2010-05-24T16:21:00Z When the film opened in Moscow in October, it was met with a series of protests by Russian Orthodox Christians. Gone too Tsar: the erotic period drama that has enraged Russia 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Russian newspaper Izvestia quoted a Russian Orthodox activist calling for the film, which shows dubious cooperation between the mayor and local clergy, not to be shown in Russia because it vilified the Russian Orthodox Church. Leviathan director: controversy shows film 'touched something' in Russia 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Elkann was raised in the Russian Orthodox religion of her stepfather, though she studied Jewish history in college and remains devoted to Jewish causes. T Magazine: Portrait of a Lady 2014-02-15T00:16:46Z In 1977, he became a convert to the Russian Orthodox Church, having been persuaded that Eastern traditions retained an essence that had been lost in the west. Obituary: Sir John Tavener 2013-11-12T17:29:21Z Two prominent Moscow art curators facing the prospect of three years in prison for an exhibit that offended the Russian Orthodox Church said on Thursday their trial has been a political show. Moscow curators say their trial is political 2010-07-08T19:10:00Z He clashed with the Russian Orthodox Church, and was excommunicated in 1901. Russia’s Literary Icons, Explored on a Budget 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Religious ultra-nationalist groups won the support of the Russian Orthodox Church in pushing prosecutors to bring charges in 2008 and then kept up their pressure on the two curators throughout the trial. Moscow curators face 3 years in prison 2010-07-07T12:28:00Z In “Svyati,” a setting of Russian Orthodox liturgy sung in Old Slavonic, the foremost voice was that of Mr. Rath’s cello, sounding a wordless paean atop choral lines that rose and fell with pious sobriety. Music Review: Washington Square Music Festival With West Village Chorale 2012-07-11T21:56:11Z Only about a third of the program — not nearly enough for my taste — was devoted to music of the Russian Orthodox Church. Music Review: Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir at Carnegie Hall 2012-10-17T22:12:44Z Rights activists see the trial as a sign of the expanding influence of the Russian Orthodox Church. Moscow curators face 3 years in prison 2010-07-07T12:28:00Z In 2000, the Russian Orthodox Church canonized him and his family as passion bearers, a category used to identify believers who endured suffering and death with Christ-like piety. Russia Reopens the Last Czar’s Palace, a Century After His Execution 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Izvestia also quoted a Russian Orthodox activist calling for the film, which shows dubious cooperation between the mayor and local clergy, not to be shown in Russia because it vilifies the Russian Orthodox Church. Oscar-nominated 'Leviathan' ruffles feathers in Russia 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Much of his work was inspired by his spirituality after joining the Russian Orthodox Church. British composer John Tavener dies aged 69 2013-11-12T19:43:28Z The unsanctioned performance that prompted the arrest offended many Russian Orthodox Christians, whose church has had a major revival since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Pussy Riot trial over Putin altar protest due to begin 2012-07-30T02:00:01Z He wrote this lean, contrapuntal work in 1930, shortly after he had rejoined the Russian Orthodox Church to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Music Review: American Symphony?s Stravinsky at Carnegie - Review 2012-01-22T23:07:34Z The trial, say observers, will reveal how much power the resurgent Russian Orthodox church and its head, Patriarch Kirill, wields. Pussy Riot trial over Putin altar protest due to begin 2012-07-30T02:00:01Z “It says much about Russia in 1916,” Mr. Smith writes, “that many Russian Orthodox clergy not only approved of the murder, but actually blessed it.” ‘Rasputin’ Unravels the Myths of the ‘Mad Monk’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z In the same gallery, a photomontage depicts a bulldozer dropping a rabbi and a Russian Orthodox priest to the ground. The Jews Who Dreamed of Utopia 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z This period culminated in the “Symphonies of Wind Instruments,” an instrumental work composed in 1920 in memory of Debussy, which mimicked the liturgy of the panikhida, or Russian Orthodox funeral rite. Just How Russian Was Stravinsky? 2010-04-16T14:16:00Z Kastalsky, born in 1856, was a student of Tchaikovsky and a mentor to Rachmaninoff, and an acknowledged leader, even trailblazer, in Russian Orthodox church music. Review | After 100 years, a gentle Requiem has its premiere 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Their "punk prayer" - which implored the Virgin Mary to "throw out" President Vladimir Putin and sought, the band said, to highlight the Russian Orthodox Church leader's support for the president - enraged the Church. Pussy Riot: One defendant freed 2012-10-10T19:24:13Z The square is the place where people gather, shop in open-air stalls for produce and visit such architectural jewels as the Russian Orthodox Church and the neo-Classical Swedish Theater, Finland’s oldest, built in 1839. The Europe Issue: A Finnish City Prepares for the Limelight 2010-10-07T15:10:00Z More than 100 public figures within Russia have petitioned the country’s Supreme Court; others have petitioned the Russian Orthodox Church to demonstrate mercy. Pussy Riot denied bail 2012-07-10T21:20:00Z But while two-thirds of the county's 142 million people are considered Russian Orthodox, the number of practising churchgoers is far smaller. Pussy Riot trial over Putin altar protest due to begin 2012-07-30T02:00:01Z Our tour concluded outside a Ukrainian church, with a Russian Orthodox cross jutting out from its facade and fastened by an onerous rusty chain. 100 years of neon 2011-08-27T23:05:03Z Right at the start she did two very smart things: learned Russian and embraced the Russian Orthodox faith, which immediately endeared her to the Russian people. Robert K. Massie?s Latest Subject Is Catherine the Great 2011-11-09T22:40:21Z In the years after the 1991 Soviet collapse, the Russian Orthodox Church has grown into a powerful institution that claims more than 100 million followers. Russian curators sentenced but not imprisoned 2010-07-12T14:44:00Z That's because Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding that all Ukrainians defer to the Russian Orthodox Church — the state church — not the newly independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, or any other faiths or denominations. Ukrainian-American pastor in VA shares haunting image of people huddled in Ukraine basement 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z This legacy was destroyed or abandoned during Soviet rule, but in the last 20 years that devastation has been reversed as the Russian Orthodox Church and individual believers undertake a countrywide restoration. Driving Russia’s Revived Golden Ring 2012-08-31T19:01:44Z She said it was a childhood of picking berries, hunting moose, fishing and attending the Russian Orthodox church. Homeless in Alaska: life and death on the freezing streets 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z While he wouldn’t reveal the experts in question, the publication reported that they were from the Russian Orthodox Church. Long-Running Art Moscow Fair Canceled 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox authorities disapproved of its supposed “modernism” and refused to allow it during church services, and it’s not an easy sing. Review | In Washington’s crowded choral scene, too much is just enough 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Russians are daring to wear shorts in former Soviet shrines and even in Russian Orthodox churches, where for years women were expected to wear headscarves and long skirts. Moscow's New Dress Code: Less 2010-08-23T18:10:00Z "We've repeatedly heard major complaints from the Russian Orthodox," he said. End of communism not all good for Christianity: Vatican 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z In another part of the video, the women reprise their criticism of Putin's close ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. New Pussy Riot video lambastes Putin, Russian energy industry 2013-07-17T13:05:20Z The city's zoo itself was a hymn to cultural "diversity", with the aviary designed as a miniature Russian Orthodox church and the bear house a Jacobean castle. 1913: The World Before the Great War by Charles Emmerson – review 2013-04-28T07:00:01Z Putin also was perhaps unwilling to risk disappointing his conservative supporters, who saw the punk performance as an attack on the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian PM calls for Pussy Riot to be freed 2012-09-12T16:48:26Z Mr. Yerofeyev did not name Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, but he and the influence of the church were constantly referenced at the news conference. Art Trial Reveals Clash of Russian Cultures 2010-07-08T22:25:00Z As the Russian Orthodox church championed freedom of speech and of action, Dudko became a mouthpiece for dissidents. The Last Man in Russia, and the Struggle to Save a Dying Nation by Oliver Bullough – review 2013-04-13T13:30:01Z While the a cappella work is austere compared to the lush Romanticism of his virtuoso piano works, the setting of traditional texts from the canonical hours of the Russian Orthodox Church is still plenty decadent. Music Review: Clarion Choir in Rachmaninoff’s Vespers 2014-01-02T22:39:23Z Visitors tour the stockade, the Russian Orthodox chapel and a windmill like the one used by the settlers. Oligarchs, as U.S. Arts Patrons, Present a Softer Image of Russia 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Both evoked the special sound of Russian Orthodox Church bells, one in a slow, solemn tempo, the other lively and sonorous. A promising piano program but a flawed execution at the Phillips 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z His ire extends to the Russian Orthodox church, a highly traditional organisation that has gained increasing power under Putin. Moscow sex museum sparks controversy 2011-07-12T14:29:02Z Birman guessed that it was the religious element of “Russia: Today,” as much as its political overtones, that spooked the Moscow singers, given President Vladimir V. Putin’s alignment with the Russian Orthodox Church. What Is Russia Thinking? A ‘Documentary Opera’ Tries to Answer. 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The head of the Russian Orthodox church, Patriarch Kirill, sided with Putin, whose presidency he called "a miracle from God", to denounce as degenerate hooligans. Jeanette Winterson: 100 years after the suffragettes 2013-03-29T15:59:01Z She based her Ballets Russes designs on flamenco dancers’ ruffles, Byzantine art and Russian Orthodox priestly robes and icons. Antiques: A Ballet?s Costumes Take Center Stage 2010-09-23T21:11:00Z Originally built as a Catholic church in the 17th century, it became a Russian Orthodox Church soon after, and was a museum of atheism under Soviet occupation. 36 Hours in Vilnius, Lithuania 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church says the women deserve to be prosecuted for their "blasphemous" performance at the cathedral, although thousands of believers have signed a petition urging the church to forgive the band. Russian court ponders keeping punk rockers in jail 2012-04-19T12:13:09Z The three are awaiting trial and could face seven years in prison on hooliganism charges over a performance that upset Russian Orthodox believers but inspired others to protest. Russia musicians make anti-Putin protest White Album 2012-07-06T12:09:59Z At the moment when the march briefly subsides, and an eerie chorale is heard, the sound was veiled and pungent, like some Russian Orthodox choir singing from a distant loft in a cathedral. Mariinsky Orchestra Makes Mahler Russian 2010-10-18T16:07:00Z Also interesting are the old Russian Orthodox settlements from around the time of the Alaska Purchase in 1867. On Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, Catching Halibut, and Stunning Tableaus 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Five members of the feminist group took part in a provocative performance inside Moscow's main cathedral in February to protest Vladimir Putin's rule and his cozy relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church. 2 Pussy Riot members flee Russia to escape arrest 2012-08-26T10:33:07Z Ukrainian composers at the turn of the century, many of them rooted in the Russian Orthodox choral tradition, wrote more for choir than any other ensemble. When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z I took images of about 19 Russian Orthodox crosses and created graphics out of them. Mysterious Seattle street artist NTG opens up a bit about his work, new exhibition 2011-04-15T00:37:43Z Some renditions include vocal lines from a Russian Orthodox text, “God Preserve Thy People.” Amid Ukraine War, Orchestras Rethink ‘1812 Overture,’ a July 4 Rite 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z When he arrived for the meeting, he discovered that the source was a Russian Orthodox priest. ‘The Americans’ Season 5, Episode 9: Tuan on the Bus 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z By contrast, Catherine by then spoke fluent Russian, had become a strict adherent to the Russian Orthodox religion, observed Russian court traditions and developed a strong grasp of Russian history. A Hermitage Amsterdam Show Looks Closer at Catherine the Great 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z But to many Russian Orthodox believers, Nicholas II’s acceptance of his fate was a show of humility. Russia Reopens the Last Czar’s Palace, a Century After His Execution 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z In Chenega it revolves around subsistence fishing and hunting and — legacy of an earlier overlord — the Russian Orthodox Church. How a 9.2 earthquake in Alaska in 1964 changed our understanding is explained in 'The Great Quake' 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z But parishioners are divided between two churches -- the Moldova Metropolis, subordinate to the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Metropolis of Bessarabia, which reports to the Romanian church. Moldova's largest Orthodox church keeps link to Russia 2023-11-17T05:00:00Z The church later said it severed ties with the Russian Orthodox Church and is the victim of a political witch hunt, Reuters reported. Fact Check: Five statements examined after third Republican debate 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has declared its independence from Moscow and proclaimed its loyalty to Ukraine, but a government study commission contended that the UOC remains a structural unit of the Russian Orthodox Church. On a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z In his letter last week to the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Vladimir wrote: "The Moldova Metropolis finds itself on the periphery of Moldovan society because of its links with the Russian Orthodox Church." Moldova president says church must work for European integration 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z A federal document says the compact church was built in 1870 but acknowledges it could be older because the style is less formal than other Russian Orthodox churches in Alaska from the late 19th century. Anchorage’s oldest building, a Russian Orthodox church, gets new life in restoration project 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z The head of the Russia-linked church, Metropolitan Vladimir, last month complained to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, an ardent supporter of the war in Ukraine, that those ties were denting its appeal. Moldova's largest Orthodox church keeps link to Russia 2023-11-17T05:00:00Z That changed under Putin, who has forged a powerful alliance with the Russian Orthodox Church, promoting “traditional values” and seeking to boost population growth. Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Having embraced the Russian Orthodox Church, he is stressing “traditional family values” — often used as code words to differentiate his country from Western social attitudes toward LGBTQ+ rights and other policies. From Stalin to Putin, abortion has had a complicated history in Russia 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z "The Moldovan Orthodox Church understands that as long as it remains a part of the Russian Orthodox Church, it will lose influence and risk remaining on the periphery," he told Vocea Basarabiei last week. Moldova president says church must work for European integration 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z “However, its primary function is sacred and that’s important to all of us, even those of us that are not Russian Orthodox.” Anchorage’s oldest building, a Russian Orthodox church, gets new life in restoration project 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z The State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience said after examining the UOC’s governing documents that the church remains a structural unit of the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine’s parliament advances bill seen as targeting Orthodox church with historic ties to Moscow 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The UOC, which says it no longer aligned with the Russian Orthodox Church, denies the charges leveled at it by Kyiv and said the draft law would be unconstitutional. Ukraine's parliament backs ban on Russia-linked church in initial vote 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z In front of the beautiful Russian Orthodox cathedral, tourists arriving from other Chinese provinces pose for pictures. Putin in China aiming to strengthen anti-West coalition 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z An explanatory note to the bill states that the UOC is seen as a structural part of the Russian Orthodox Church whose activities, it said, were “aimed at supporting armed aggression of the Russian Federation.” Ukraine's parliament registers bill that could lead to ban on Moscow-linked church 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox church was established in Alaska on Kodiak Island in 1794 and missionaries spread the faith, baptizing an estimated 18,000 Alaska Natives. Anchorage’s oldest building, a Russian Orthodox church, gets new life in restoration project 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z A Russian Orthodox priest said prayers and swung a censer before Chekalov's coffin, and mourners stepped forward to kiss it. Russia's Prigozhin buried quietly in hometown of St Petersburg 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z A government commission has ruled that the UOC is still canonically linked to Russia despite the church declaring that it cut ties with the Russian Orthodox Church in May 2022. Ukraine's parliament backs ban on Russia-linked church in initial vote 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z A Russian Orthodox priest said prayers and swung a censer before Chekalov's coffin as family, friends and former colleagues, some holding bunches of flowers, bade farewell, Reuters video showed. Russia's Prigozhin buried privately in St Petersburg 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z A Russian Orthodox priest is under investigation after he was filmed blessing a new statue of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Russian priest censured for blessing Stalin statue 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Of more than 40,000 clergymen in the Russian Orthodox Church, only 300 priests signed a public letter calling for peace in Ukraine. Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported on Saturday that the rival Orthodox Church, which is aligned with the Russian Orthodox Church, vowed to continue observing Christmas on Jan. 7. Ukraine moves official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25, denouncing Russian-imposed traditions 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z “He says he protects Russian people, but this is how he protects them,” scornfully commented Protere Maximilian, one of a group of Russian Orthodox priests gathered near the church entrance. Putin’s attack on Odesa is truly the act of a terrorist state | Trudy Rubin 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Russia also offered a spiritual allegiance to African leaders, as the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill I, railed against Western “anti-values” such as gay rights. Putin’s promise of free grain reflects Moscow’s priorities in Africa. 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian government has cracked down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its historic ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader, Patriarch Kirill, supported Russian President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. Angry Russia refuses to speak at UN meeting on its attacks on Ukraine’s key port city of Odesa. 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z “It breaks what seems to be a monolithic position of the Russian Orthodox Church,” she told AP. Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Russia’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ people started a decade ago when Putin first proclaimed a focus on “traditional family values,” supported by the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The largest Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, the cathedral was founded in 1794, the same year that Catherine’s emissaries founded Odesa. Putin’s attack on Odesa is truly the act of a terrorist state | Trudy Rubin 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday appealed to Pope Francis, the head of the United Nations and other religious and political figures to show support for the detained cleric. Russia demands release of Orthodox cleric detained in Ukraine 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z The Moscow-linked church is accused of maintining ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, which backs the war and used to be its parent church. Tough bail conditions set for Ukraine Orthodox cleric 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church explains the repressions against the priests who spoke against the war are punishment for their so-called engagement in politics. Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Russia’s LGBTQ+ community has been under growing pressure for a decade, with President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church embarking on a campaign to preserve what they deem the country’s “traditional values.” Russia’s first transgender politician drops her run for governor due to anti-LGBTQ+ bill 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The French Catholic newspaper La Croix reported that he was expected to meet Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, while in Moscow. Kremlin adviser, papal envoy on Ukraine discuss refugees: Catholic prelate 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Russia’s LGBTQ+ community has been under growing pressure for a decade as President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church embarked on a campaign to preserve what they deem the country’s “traditional values.” In blow to Russian LGBTQ+ community, lawmakers weigh a bill banning gender transitioning procedures 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z One case was brought by Alexander Belya against the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Supreme Court refuses to hear cases over church, school’s firing of religious leaders 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z During his more than two decades in power, Putin has massively boosted the Russian Orthodox Church’s standing, increasing its prestige, wealth and power in society after decades of oppression or indifference under Soviet leaders. Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z In Moscow, the war is cast as existential, and decorated with Russian Orthodox symbolism. In Russia, the talk is of 'war' - even from Putin 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z But the Kremlin recently ordered that the icon be transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine war: Holy Trinity painting on display in Moscow 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill responded by dismissing a senior priest who sided with the museum keepers in advising to keep the icon at the Tretyakov Gallery. Russia’s most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Kalinin was also banned from the priesthood, according to the note published on the Russian Orthodox Church's website. Russian Orthodox Church fires Archpriest for 'obstruction' of icon transfer 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z In the end, the priest lost hope and decided to temporarily stop serving in the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church was closely tied to the government and preached total obedience to the authority of the Tsar. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By the collapse of Mongol rule in the late fifteenth century, the Russian Orthodox church’s holdings had grown to about one-third of the arable land in the areas formerly ruled by Rus nobles. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has staunchly backed the invasion and supports the Kremlin, deeply angering many Ukrainians. Communities torn as Ukraine turns its back on Moscow-linked church 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Francis added that he had spoken about Ukraine with Orban and with Metropolitan Hilarion, the chief representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Budapest and Anthony's predecessor as head of the ROC's external relations. Pope meets Moscow Church official after puzzling peace 'mission' comment 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The KGB operation that began in 1982 moved into a new phase in December 1984, when Daniloff warily met with a man who said he was a Russian Orthodox priest named Roman Potemkin. Opinion | What a KGB arrest of a journalist in 1986 tells us today 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The ballet, choreographed by Kirill Serebrennikov, has had a troubled history in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has long promoted conservative values as part of a nationalist agenda backed by the Russian Orthodox Church. Russia's Bolshoi ballet drops 'Nureyev' after 'LGBT propaganda' law 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z It is linked to the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader, Patriarch Kirill, has praised the war in Ukraine launched by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Under the Shadow of War, Kyiv Celebrates Orthodox Easter 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z By contrast, the UOC was established in the dying days of the Soviet Union as a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church. Communities torn as Ukraine turns its back on Moscow-linked church 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z President Vladimir Putin on Sunday attended an Easter service conducted by the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strongly backed the Kremlin leader's decision to invade Ukraine. Pope Francis calls 'insinuations' against John Paul II unfounded 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z According to a Ukrainian pollster, the UOC, which recognised the Russian Orthodox Church as its parent organisation until last May, three months into Russia's full-scale invasion, has lost over three-quarters of its pre-invasion believers. Church accused of Moscow ties expelled from two parishes in western Ukraine 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The UOC has been accused of maintaining links to the Russian Orthodox Church, which has publicly backed what Moscow calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine. Russia demands that Ukraine free Orthodox 'martyr' cleric from house arrest 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Provorov told reporters he refused to take part in the event because of his Russian Orthodox religious beliefs. LOVERRO: Putin may be stymied in Ukraine, but he’s steamrolled the NHL 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Pavlo — a member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate — recognizes the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strong ties to the Kremlin and endorsed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine puts Orthodox priest under house arrest for Russia ties 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z In September 2019, a month after her husband was ordained a Russian Orthodox priest, Ms. Lvova-Belova was elected to the Penza City Duma, or Parliament, as a candidate of Mr. Putin’s United Russia Party. The Children’s Rights Advocate Accused of Russian War Crimes 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian government has cracked down on the UOC over its historic ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader, Patriarch Kirill, has supported Russian President Vladimir Putin in the invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrest 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian government has cracked down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over its historic ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader, Patriarch Kirill, has supported Russian President Vladimir Putin in the invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrest 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church has allied itself with President Vladimir Putin, echoing Kremlin rhetoric in defending the invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine accuses Orthodox Church leader Pavel of pro-Russian stance 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z The Ukraine-based leadership of the Moscow Patriarchate insists that it is autonomous from the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine puts Orthodox priest under house arrest for Russia ties 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z While Lefortovo has maintained its distinctive Soviet-era feel, one addition was a small Russian Orthodox church built on its grounds with small separate prayer cabins to keep inmates from being seen by others. Moscow prison for US reporter was used in Stalin’s purges 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z More broadly, Kyiv accuses the UOC of maintaining ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, which has supported Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as Church accused of Moscow ties resists eviction 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z He pointed to his Russian Orthodox religious beliefs as the reason. Chicago Blackhawks won’t wear Pride jerseys due to safety concerns for Russian players 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church had no immediate comment. Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch plans Lithuanian branch, in blow to Moscow 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z On March 11, Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a staunch supporter of Russia's invasion, had asked Francis and other religious leaders to persuade Ukraine to stop its crackdown against the UOC. Pope urges 'respect' for Orthodox monastery facing eviction in Kyiv 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday asked Pope Francis and other religious leaders to persuade Ukraine to stop a crackdown against a historically Russian-aligned wing of the church. Mass protests against Israeli judicial overhaul enter 10th week 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday asked Pope Francis and other religious leaders to persuade Ukraine to stop a crackdown against a historically Russian-aligned wing of the church. Russian Orthodox head appeals against eviction of church from Kyiv 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Francis has also tried to maintain relations with Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church. Pope to visit Hungary in April, migration and war on agenda 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Simonyte said some of her country's Orthodox believers, including Ukrainian and Belarusian refugees, objected to the current status of the Church there as a unit of the Russian Orthodox Church. Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch plans Lithuanian branch, in blow to Moscow 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The confident picture presented by Mr. Putin drew plenty of applause from the ruling elites — regional officials, lawmakers, Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church — gathered in a hall across Red Square from the Kremlin. Biden and Putin Give Clashing Claims of Who Is to Blame on Ukraine 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z He cited his Russian Orthodox Christian faith as the reason. Traditional values backed by two-thirds of American voters, poll finds 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church stripped Romanov of his abbot’s rank for breaking monastic rules and later excommunicated him, but he rejected the rulings. Russian coronavirus-denying ex-monk sentenced to 7 years 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The move was the latest in a series of steps taken by Kyiv against the Russian Orthodox Church, which has vocally supported President Vladimir Putin's almost-year-old invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine sanctions wealthy businessman, nine priests linked to Russian church 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The sanctions are the latest in a series of steps Ukraine has taken against the Russian Orthodox Church, which has backed President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine that is now entering its 12th month. Ukraine sanctions 22 associated with Russian Orthodox Church 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The Flyers defenseman, who is Russian, cited his Russian Orthodox religious beliefs as his reason for not taking part in the team’s Pride Night events. LOVERRO: Silence on Ovechkin skipping Pride night activities speaks volumes on Russian relations 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church, like other major Eastern Orthodox branches, doesn’t perform or recognize same-sex marriages. Flyers coach Tortorella defends Provorov’s Pride boycott 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow’s forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message and called it an important stabilising force in society. Christmas joy and anger for rival Orthodox churches in historic Kyiv monastery 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Earlier this week similiar sanctions were imposed on 22 Russians associated with the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine sanctions wealthy businessman, nine priests linked to Russian church 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z “Our emotions are running high,” she said, barely holding back tears, describing her conviction that the Ukrainian church on Ukrainian soil should be independent from the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed church 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, but the Russian Orthodox Church's backing for Moscow's war in Ukraine has angered many Ukrainian Orthodox believers and splintered the worldwide Orthodox Church. Ukrainians mark Orthodox Christmas in Poland with a prayer to return home 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader publicly called for the cease-fire hours before it was announced, have developed an increasingly close alliance. Attacks Continue in Ukraine Despite Russia’s Supposed Cease-Fire 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church - the largest of the Eastern Orthodox Churches - celebrates Christmas Day on 7 January, according to the Julian calendar. Ukraine war: Kyiv and Moscow blame each other as Putin's truce falters 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z It came after the Russian Orthodox Church head, Patriarch Kirill, proposed a cease-fire for this weekend’s Orthodox Christmas holiday. Kremlin-ordered truce is uncertain amid suspicion of motives 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Others in Ukraine have decided to distance themselves from the Russian Orthodox Church by celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25. Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed church 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church has lost significant influence in Ukraine over the years, a process that concluded in a historic schism as the Ukrainian branch officially broke ties with Moscow clerics in 2019. Putin orders cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas but Ukraine sees ‘hypocrisy’ 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin’s announcement came just hours after the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, publicly called for a cease-fire to mark the religious celebration. Putin’s proposed cease-fire gets frosty reception in Kyiv, Washington 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The Kremlin said Putin had ordered a ceasefire from midday on Friday after a call for a Christmas truce by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Biden says Putin trying to find 'oxygen' with truce proposal 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z It follows an appeal from Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine war: Putin orders 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow’s armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, the Kremlin said. Putin orders 36-hour weekend cease-fire in Ukraine 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “The statement of the Russian Orthodox Church about the ‘Christmas Truce’ is a cynical trap and an element of propaganda,” he said. Putin orders cease fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas - Kremlin 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z In addition, a host of patriarchs joined 125 cardinals in the seats to the side of the altar, and the Russian Orthodox Church sent its foreign envoy. Faithful mourn Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by pope 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church, which uses the ancient Julian calendar, celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7. Russian church head calls for Ukraine truce, finds no takers 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church is by far the biggest of the churches in the Eastern Orthodox communion, which split with Western Christianity in the Great Schism of 1054. Russian patriarch calls for Orthodox Christmas truce in Ukraine 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The order follows a proposal by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, earlier in the day, which was dismissed by an official in the Ukrainian presidential office as propaganda. Putin orders 36-hour weekend cease-fire in Ukraine 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “The Russian Orthodox Church is in reality a tool of Russian aggression,” Archbishop Yevstratiy, a spokesman for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, said in an interview in the St. Michael’s Golden Domed Monastery in Kyiv. Clergymen or Spies? Churches Become Tools of War in Ukraine 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church, which claims sovereignty over Orthodoxy in Ukraine, and some other Eastern Orthodox churches continue to use the ancient Julian calendar. Some Ukrainians move Christmas to detach again from Russia 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The shift in worship, she said, is one way some Ukrainians are breaking away from the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church. Far from home, Ukrainian refugees celebrate first Christmas since Russian invasion 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church in Russia has backed what the Kremlin calls its "special military operation". Russian patriarch calls for Orthodox Christmas truce in Ukraine 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church, which uses the ancient Julian calendar, celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7 — later than the Gregorian calendar — although some Christians in Ukraine also mark the holiday on that date. Putin orders 36-hour weekend cease-fire in Ukraine 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z In the past month, the authorities have arrested or publicly identified as suspects more than 30 clergymen and nuns of the Ukrainian arm of the Russian Orthodox Church. Clergymen or Spies? Churches Become Tools of War in Ukraine 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church and its leader, Patriarch Kirill, fiercely protested the move, saying Ukraine was not under the jurisdiction of Bartholomew. Some Ukrainians move Christmas to detach again from Russia 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The Moscow-linked church severed ties with the Russian Orthodox Church after the February invasion, but many Ukrainians remain deeply suspicious of its motives. Ukraine orders punitive measures on clerics with Moscow links 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z A short documentary from Times Opinion tells the story of a Russian Orthodox priest who got into trouble for speaking his mind. A Smarter Robot 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Even before the war, the presence of the Monastery of the Caves — loyal to the Russian Orthodox Church and considered one of the church’s five holiest sites — gave the town a reputation for being pro-Russian. A Gray Area of Loyalties Splinters a Liberated Ukrainian Town 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The Ukrainian branch formally severed ties with the Russian Orthodox Church last May, but is still mistrusted by many Ukrainians and accused of secret co-operation with Russia. Ukraine slaps sanctions on senior clerics in pro-Moscow church 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z For centuries the ancient Ukrainian branch of the church has been subordinate to the Russian Orthodox Church, based in Moscow. Zelensky Proposes Barring Orthodox Church That Answers to Moscow 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Moscow Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has justified Russia’s war in Ukraine as part of a “metaphysical struggle” to prevent a liberal ideological encroachment from the West. Ukraine bans religious organizations with links to Russia 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z In Ukraine, the Moscow-linked church formally severed ties with the Russian Orthodox Church last May, but is still mistrusted by many Ukrainians and accused of secret co-operation with Russia. Ukraine orders probe into Russian-linked church, says Zelenskiy 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z During the early month of the conflict, the pope had also avoided criticism of the war’s chief religious backer and apologist, Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. Pope Francis compares Russia’s war against Ukraine to a devastating Stalin-era famine. 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The Holy See is also eager to maintain relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strongly backed the Kremlin in the war. Pope links plight of Ukrainians today to Stalin’s ‘genocide’ 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The shifting allegiances have significantly diminished the flock under the Russian Orthodox umbrella, much of which historically has been in Ukraine. Zelensky Proposes Barring Orthodox Church That Answers to Moscow 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The Kremlin condemned the raid, calling it evidence that Kyiv is “at war with the Russian Orthodox Church.” Ukraine Raids Holy Site Amid Suspicion of Orthodox Church Tied to Moscow 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, who heads the Russian Orthodox Church, has described the war as a “metaphysical struggle” between Moscow and the West. Ukraine searches monastic complex, prompts anger in Moscow 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z In an apparent reference to the Russian Orthodox Church patriarch, he said religious leaders cannot support wars. Pope wraps up Bahrain trip with visit to Gulf's oldest church 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church, which sent an envoy to the conference, has strongly supported the Kremlin in its war and justified it on religious grounds. Pope blasts ‘childlike’ wars at Bahrain interfaith summit 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z She said she struggled to face her children after the incident, and felt the need to confess it to her Russian Orthodox priest. Woman testifies Harvey Weinstein rape filled her with guilt 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Vladimir Legoyda, the spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church, called the move “an act of intimidation” against the only remaining institution “where people both in Russia and Ukraine sincerely pray for peace.” Ukraine Raids Holy Site Amid Suspicion of Orthodox Church Tied to Moscow 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said the Russian Orthodox Church was allowing itself to be manipulated by the country's authorities to justify their war in Ukraine and urged it to resist such pressure. Mini tornado hits northern France 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church's number two, Metropolitan Anthony, sat in the front row of the conference hall with other religious leaders as Macron spoke. Macron urges Russian Orthodox Church to resist Kremlin pressure on Ukraine 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said the Russian Orthodox Church was allowing itself to be manipulated by the country's authorities to justify their war in Ukraine and urged it to resist such pressure. Thousands in new Moldova anti-government protest 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z But Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has fervently backed Putin in the war against Ukraine, calling the invasion part of a “metaphysical” battle against the West. Macron: Ukraine to decide time, terms of peace with Russia 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Then in May, the Ukrainian branch that had remained loyal to Moscow made a formal break from the Russian Orthodox Church, stating that its leaders disagreed with Patriarch Kirill about the war. Ukraine Raids Holy Site Amid Suspicion of Orthodox Church Tied to Moscow 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Indeed, one of Putin's chiefs stated that Putin's reason for invading Ukraine related to an esoteric belief, promulgated by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, that Russia has a historical and spiritual claim to the country. When does a political movement become a cult? 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The interfaith conference was supposed to provide an opportunity for Francis to meet with Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has justified the war in Ukraine. Pope Francis Says Arming Ukraine Can Be ‘Morally Acceptable.’ 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Francis praised the summit and underlined its conclusion that religion can never be used to justify war — a call that came against the backdrop of the Russian Orthodox Church’s support of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Pope Francis urged to avoid ‘supermarket of religions’ in Kazakhstan 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z In the audience of the 80 imams, patriarchs, rabbis and muftis was Metropolitan Anthony, in charge of foreign relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, which has firmly backed Russia’s invasion. Amid Russia’s war, pope says faith cannot justify such evil 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Francis will be in Kazakhstan until Thursday for a peace meeting of world religious leaders marked by the conspicuous absence of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who supports the war in Ukraine. Pope arrives in Kazakhstan, says 'always ready' for China visit 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The most noteworthy aspects of Francis’ visit might be missed opportunities: Francis was supposed to have met with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church on the sidelines of the conference. Russia’s war in Ukraine the backdrop to pope’s Kazakh visit 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z A former Vatican ambassador to Moscow has suggested that grumblings within the Russian Orthodox hierarchy might have factored into Kirill’s decision. Pope heads to Kazakh interfaith congress, without patriarch 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z With a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church at the table, Francis said peace was “urgently needed.” Pope Francis urged to avoid ‘supermarket of religions’ in Kazakhstan 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Their meeting in Cuba in 2016 was the first between a pope and a Russian Orthodox patriarch since the Great Schism of 1054 divided Christianity into Eastern and Western branches. Russia's pro-war patriarch conspicuously absent in pope's Kazakh trip 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, called her a symbol of historic traditions for the whole of Europe and "an example of the highest culture". Some Russians mourn Queen Elizabeth with flowers as Kremlin pays respects 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z On the same day that the Ukraine slammed the pope’s remarks, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church cancelled a planned meeting with Francis for September. Vatican: Pope clearly condemns Russia’s ‘repugnant’ war 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church, which is a member of the WCC, refused to vote for the “politicized” declaration and complained about what it called “unprecedented pressure” on members to condemn Moscow and the Russian church. Pope heads to Kazakh interfaith congress, without patriarch 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z As such, the Russian Orthodox leader has “no plans” to meet with Pope Francis on the sidelines of that event. Pope Francis won’t see Russian Orthodox leader who plans to skip September summit 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z A federal appeals court has ruled that a Russian Orthodox priest can sue the people he claims libeled him and tarnished his reputation in that faith community. Russian Orthodox priest’s defamation suit can proceed, federal court rules 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z They have met once, in Cuba in 2016 - the first meeting between a pope and a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church since the Great Schism of 1054. Pope meets Russian Orthodox number two ahead of meeting with Patriarch 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Francis has said in several recent interviews that he hopes to meet there with Kirill, the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. Vatican says pope to go to Kazakhstan; expected to meet Russian Orthodox patriarch 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Father Ioann adds that he is a Christian pacifist whose moral views are entirely based on the commandments of the Gospel and canons of the Russian Orthodox Church. Russia-Ukraine war: Priest detained for criticising Putin 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Their only other meeting, in Cuba in 2016, was the first between a pope and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Pope Francis says he will meet the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in September. 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Individuals within the Russian Orthodox Church had challenged Father Belya’s election to Bishop of Miami in 2019, circulating letters and social media posts claiming he had forged documents to gain the position. Russian Orthodox priest’s defamation suit can proceed, federal court rules 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Now, though, a senior figure in the Russian Orthodox Church has spoken out for peace. Belgorod: Fear and denial in Russian city hit by shells 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z He gave interviews to Russian Orthodox figures, speaking approvingly of Mr. Malofeev. An American’s Murky Path From Russian Propagandist to Jan. 6 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z A Russian Orthodox priest was arrested in St. Petersburg for stating on video that Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine would go to hell. A Russian musician mounts a modest antiwar protest and pays the price 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z The Kremlin and the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church have grown increasingly close in recent years, with the church receiving vast resources from the government. Pope Francis says he will meet the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in September. 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Griner has been held in the pretrial detention center of the facility, which also includes a larger penal colony for women serving out their sentences, with its own sewing factory and Russian Orthodox church. Gray walls, books and a Lenin monument: A look inside the facility where Griner is detained. 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Most recently, the prime minister successfully won an exemption for Russian pipeline oil, and vetoed the addition of the pro-war Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill to the EU sanctions list. Rocket man fights Russian demand to send him back 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has “repeatedly abused his position to justify the war” on Ukraine. UK sanctions Russian Orthodox head; decries forced adoption 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Monastery: One of the five holiest sites in the Russian Orthodox Church is directly in Russia’s line of fire. Your Tuesday Briefing: Boris Johnson Stays in Power 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Still, the monks and nuns inside are staying loyal to the Russian Orthodox Church. A Tax Deal, in Trouble 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z And yet they remain loyal to the Russian Orthodox Church. Battered by Russian Shells, a Monastery Remains Loyal to Moscow 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The sanctions, which include a limited ban on Russian oil imports, were reportedly agreed after officials accepted a Hungarian request to remove the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, from the list of targets. Ukraine war: Zelensky says Russia controls a fifth of Ukrainian territory 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Objections by Hungary to European Union sanctions against Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, are holding up enactment of stricter measures against Russian oil imports. Hungary balks at EU sanctions on Patriarch Kirill, blocking overall package 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Meanwhile the Moscow branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church says it is cutting ties with Russia because of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch's support for the war. Ukraine war: Troops could quit Severodonetsk amid Russian advance - official 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill has supported Moscow's action and his stance has splintered the worldwide Orthodox Church. Orthodox spiritual leader says Russian church has 'disappointed us' over Ukraine 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z In the meantime, many Russian Orthodox parishes in Ukraine, as well as around the world, have rejected any alliance with Kirill, a political ally of President Vladimir V. Putin. Battered by Russian Shells, a Monastery Remains Loyal to Moscow 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church has depicted the Jehovah's Witnesses as a dangerous foreign sect, allegations the group denies. Russia releases Jehovah's Witness follower from prison 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z For Francis, perhaps the most personally delicate aspect of the war is his relationship with Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has become one of the war’s most prominent backers. Pope Francis’s refusal to condemn Putin spurs debate in Catholic Church 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The trip comes as the Holy See toes a delicate line in trying to keep alive newly improved ties with the Russian Orthodox Church while offering support to the “martyred” Ukrainian faithful. Vatican minister visits Ukraine as pope toes delicate line 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church clashed four years ago over Ukraine's decision to establish an independent or "autocephalous" Church. Orthodox spiritual leader says Russian church has 'disappointed us' over Ukraine 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z None of the faithful at the nearby Russian Orthodox Church said they had ever seen Ms. Kabaeva, and Ukrainian refugees there said they would avoid her if they did. Vladimir Putin, Family Man 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Most of the more traditional churches in Bakhmut are still officially linked to the Russian Orthodox church, whose leadership has publicly endorsed President Putin's invasion. Ukraine war: 'When the shelling stops, the traitors will be punished' 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Asserting that Ukraine and Russia were “bound together” by their shared Russian Orthodox faith, he denounced independent-minded Ukrainians who he said had “blatantly interfered in church life and brought things to a split.” Opinion | Russia’s assault on Ukraine is entwined with a religious war 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Also Wednesday, Pope Francis issued a stinging criticism of the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, telling an Italian newspaper that he had warned Patriarch Kirill earlier this spring not to be “Putin’s altar boy.” Kremlin is targeting Ukraine resupply infrastructure, officials say 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z His planned meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church was canceled. Pope’s Ukraine diplomacy a political and spiritual tightrope 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The spiritual leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics also warned Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill not to be an “altar boy” for Mr. Putin. Pope seeks Putin meeting, warns Orthodox leader not to be president’s ‘altar boy’ 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Popes for decades have sought to visit Moscow as part of the longstanding effort to heal relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, which split with Rome more than 1,000 years ago. Pope offers to meet Putin, still waiting to hear back 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Putin’s version is backed by Patriarch Kirill, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. Opinion | Russia’s assault on Ukraine is entwined with a religious war 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church is one of the largest and most influential in the world, with more than 100 million followers, according to the Pew Research Center. How Russia’s war in Ukraine is dividing the Orthodox Christian world 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z But he has also kept alive the Holy See’s longer-term policy goal of healing relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, which split from Rome along with the rest of Orthodoxy over 1,000 years ago. Pope’s Ukraine diplomacy a political and spiritual tightrope 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The pope said he spent 40 minutes in a Zoom call with Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill at the war’s start. Pope seeks Putin meeting, warns Orthodox leader not to be president’s ‘altar boy’ 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Zoria’s hope is that the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches can coexist in Ukraine as long as they agree on a rejection of the Russian Federation’s territorial ambitions. Amid the ruins of Bucha and Chernihiv, an Easter celebration 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z One activist in the Eastern church estimates that the Russian Orthodox organizers, with plentiful cash to distribute, have converted more than 200 churches in Africa. Opinion | Russia’s assault on Ukraine is entwined with a religious war 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Since the invasion, those calls have intensified — and parishioners have grown angry over the Russian Orthodox Church’s support for the war. How Russia’s war in Ukraine is dividing the Orthodox Christian world 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z “Their priority was the relationship with the Russian Orthodox” and securing a meeting with Kirill. Pope’s Ukraine diplomacy a political and spiritual tightrope 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox leader, who has long been close to Mr. Putin, has been a strong supporter of the Russian war effort. Pope seeks Putin meeting, warns Orthodox leader not to be president’s ‘altar boy’ 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z After Patriarch Kirill, the top Russian Orthodox bishop, intoned “Christ has risen,” Putin replied along with the congregation by saying, “Truly he is risen,” according to Reuters. In Ukraine, despair and bloodshed in the backdrop of a somber holiday 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Anthony J. Limberakis, who heads the order in America, told me that the Russian Orthodox Church is trying to replace the ancient primacy of Constantinople, embodied now by Bartholomew. Opinion | Russia’s assault on Ukraine is entwined with a religious war 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Its founding was the direct result of the burgeoning movement to peel away from the Russian Orthodox Church and create a purely independent ecclesiastical entity for Ukraine. How Russia’s war in Ukraine is dividing the Orthodox Christian world 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Putin, a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, has described Moscow’s actions as a “special military operation” in Ukraine aimed at demilitarising and “denazifying” the country. Pope calls for Orthodox Easter truce in Ukraine war 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Just as Kirill’s Russian Orthodox Church is getting away with giving aid and comfort to a Kremlin butcher of innocent souls in Ukraine. Opinion | Silence in the face of injustice is a sin, too 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z In the “Russia” category, the leaks now include a huge cross-section of Russian society, including banks, oil and gas companies, and the Russian Orthodox Church. They’ve leaked terabytes of Russian emails, but who’s reading? 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Putin, a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, has described Moscow's actions as a "special military operation" in Ukraine designed not to occupy territory but to demilitarise and "denazify" the country. Pope says June meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch is off 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The church’s recognition by the patriarchate in Turkey angered Moscow, and the Russian Orthodox Church severed its ties with that body. How Russia’s war in Ukraine is dividing the Orthodox Christian world 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Francis, for his part, has long sought to improve relations with the Russian Orthodox Church. Hungary’s Orban meets pope with Ukraine war as backdrop 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z One Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam severed its ties last month and is seeking to join the branch of Orthodoxy based in Istanbul. Russian Orthodox leader backs war in Ukraine, divides faith 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Around the world, the war is dividing national churches, parishes and even families as they reassess relations with Patriarch Kirill and the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine War Divides Orthodox Faithful 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z It was famed for its historic Russian Orthodox church and monastery, set amid the wooded Holy Mountains of the Donbas. Ukraine war: Donbas tourist town braces for Russian assault 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The war has split the Orthodox churches in Russia and Ukraine, with Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, expressing support for it. Worshipers filled pews in Lviv on Easter Sunday. 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z What is worse, Vladimir Putin has perpetrated this evil with the apparent blessing of the Russian Orthodox Church. Easter, Ukraine and the persistence of evil 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z While 70% identify as Russian Orthodox, she noted, a “smaller number of 40% only consider themselves to be practicing” the faith, with what she called the “urban middle class” leading the backlash. Decades of church-military ‘symbiosis’ behind Russian Orthodox Church’s pro-war stance: scholar 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z His remarks to Nettavisen were jarring to many, who found them sharply contrasting with Gushchin’s position as a subdeacon in the Russian Orthodox Church. Tensions over Russia-Ukraine war deepen the chill near the North Pole 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church has echoed the rhetoric of the Kremlin in justifying the war in Ukraine. 'I'm shocked by my church leaders in Moscow' - priest in Ukraine 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin, a member of the Russian Orthodox Church, has described Moscow’s actions as a “special military operation” in Ukraine designed not to occupy territory but to demilitarise and “denazify” the country. Pope, citing civilian massacres, condemns 'abominable actions' in Ukraine 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z But we can act in small ways — with contributions to humanitarian organizations, with forthright condemnations of Russian Orthodox complicity and yes, prayer. Easter, Ukraine and the persistence of evil 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z “One of the big difficulties for the Russian Orthodox Church is that they cannot really motivate Russian citizens to become very religious anymore,” she said. Decades of church-military ‘symbiosis’ behind Russian Orthodox Church’s pro-war stance: scholar 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The petition will go to the Council of Primates of Ancient Eastern Churches, of which the Russian Orthodox Church is a member. Moscow-aligned Ukrainian Orthodox clerics call for tribunal for Patriarch Kirill, key Putin ally 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Like most clergy in the region of north-eastern Ukraine where he is from, Father Pluzhnik belonged to the branch of the Russian Orthodox Church which takes its direction from its religious leadership in Moscow. 'I'm shocked by my church leaders in Moscow' - priest in Ukraine 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Their first, in Cuba in 2016, was the first between a pope and a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church since the Great Schism that split Christianity into Eastern and Western branches in 1054. Vatican mulling Jerusalem meeting between pope, Russian patriarch -sources 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Others, such as the World Congress of Families and the Alliance Defending Freedom, have long been cultivating ties with Russian politicians as well as the Russian Orthodox Church. War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals’ support for Putin as a conservative leader 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z A decades-long “symbiosis” between church and military has planted the Russian Orthodox Church’s leadership on the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, a leading Georgetown University scholar said Friday. Decades of church-military ‘symbiosis’ behind Russian Orthodox Church’s pro-war stance: scholar 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z It was an unassuming statement with far-reaching implications for a Russian Orthodox priest who made international headlines last month after Russian authorities fined him for his dissent. Russian priest speaks out against war in Ukraine despite threats 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z But now, he says, has applied to join the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - which was finally granted independence from the Russian Orthodox Church in 2019, in a move never recognised by Russia. 'I'm shocked by my church leaders in Moscow' - priest in Ukraine 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Gladkov said last week that a shell fired from Ukraine had exploded in a village in the Belgorod region in an incident in which the Russian Orthodox Church said had killed a military chaplain. Russia blames Ukraine for fuel depot blast; Kyiv denies role 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z As they see it, the origins of Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church date to 988. A spiritual defense of the war in Ukraine? Putin's patriarch is trying 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Over the same period, Russian Orthodox missionaries mitigated the worst abuses of the fur trade and gained some local converts whose descendants maintain the faith today. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z His actions were a break from the norm: Russian Orthodox leaders typically closely align their ideology, at least in public, with the Kremlin’s. Russian priest speaks out against war in Ukraine despite threats 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z It is a fight for the conservative ideals of the Russian Orthodox Church based in Moscow, against an immoral outside world. 'I'm shocked by my church leaders in Moscow' - priest in Ukraine 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z One Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam declared it would no longer commemorate Kirill at its weekly worship services. Russia's holy war: Vladimir Putin, Pope Francis, the Virgin Mary and the fate of Ukraine 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z For more than 300 years, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was officially tied to the Russian Orthodox Church and overseen by the Moscow patriarch, but that is no longer the case. A spiritual defense of the war in Ukraine? Putin's patriarch is trying 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z And at least one Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam has made moves to leave the church because of Kirill’s stance on Ukraine, hoping to affiliate with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Even so, a vocal group of dissenting Russian Orthodox priests in Ukraine and elsewhere have stopped commemorating Kirill’s name during their worship services. Russian priest speaks out against war in Ukraine despite threats 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Dr Williams has long studied and written about the positive contribution of the Russian Orthodox Church, and appears deeply saddened by the role the Moscow Patriarchate is playing in the war. 'I'm shocked by my church leaders in Moscow' - priest in Ukraine 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Soon after Francis announced his plans to hold the consecration prayer, Patriarch Kirill announced he, too, was inviting the Russian Orthodox to direct prayers to the Mother of God. Pope’s peace prayer for Ukraine recalls ancient prophesy 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “Kirill has failed disastrously to defend the integrity of the Russian Orthodox Church, and that has all kinds of ramifications for the splintering of the church,” Batalden said. A spiritual defense of the war in Ukraine? Putin's patriarch is trying 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Two days later, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, spoke to military leaders and published a statement in honor of Defender of the Fatherland Day. How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z More than 280 Russian Orthodox priests from different parts of the world — including Burdin, in Russia — also signed an open letter in early March calling for “the cessation of the fratricidal war” against Ukraine. Russian priest speaks out against war in Ukraine despite threats 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The Kremlin's aim, backed by the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow, had been to unite Russia and Ukraine in a single "spiritual space". 'I'm shocked by my church leaders in Moscow' - priest in Ukraine 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The Mass is Francis’ latest effort to rally prayers for an end to the war while keeping open options for dialogue with the Russian Orthodox Church and its influential leader, Patriarch Kirill. Pope’s peace prayer for Ukraine recalls ancient prophesy 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z And some Russian Orthodox churches in other countries are denouncing the Moscow patriarchate or breaking ties altogether. A spiritual defense of the war in Ukraine? Putin's patriarch is trying 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z This religious ramp-up to war was the culmination of a decade-long effort to wrap Russia’s geopolitical ambitions in faith — specifically, the flowing vestments of the Russian Orthodox Church. How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “For a Russian Orthodox priest like me, it’s like civil war.” Russian priest speaks out against war in Ukraine despite threats 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Dudarenko belonged to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which was finally granted independence from the Russian Orthodox Church in 2019, in a move never recognised by Russia. Ukraine war: The priest gunned down at a checkpoint 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Putin’s mind-set was on display at a stadium concert last week, as he invoked a Russian Orthodox warrior-saint who spoke of his own battles as “thunderstorms” that would “glorify Russia.” Opinion | A month into war, Putin’s mind-set is complex — and dangerous 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Nearly 300 Russian Orthodox priests in Russia signed an open letter appealing for peace, but that’s a small fraction of the 35,000 priests there. A spiritual defense of the war in Ukraine? Putin's patriarch is trying 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z It was then that Putin began embracing the Russian Orthodox Church — not necessarily as a point of personal conversion so much as a mechanism for political gain, something foreign policy experts often call “soft power.” How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z More than 300 years later, amid a split between the Russian and Ukrainian churches, Francis became the first pontiff to meet a patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. Pope Deplores the War in Ukraine but Not the Aggressor 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z It is walking a tightrope between the desire for peace and ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Russia-Ukraine war latest: Zelenskiy urges ‘honest’ peace talks without delay; Russian forces tighten grip around Mariupol – live 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Putin is something different — a Russian Orthodox Christian believer rather than an atheist, with an ideology closer to Benito Mussolini’s fascism than Vladimir Lenin’s communism. Opinion | A month into war, Putin’s mind-set is complex — and dangerous 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z “It is hard to see the Russian Orthodox Church as a fully autonomous actor independent of the Russian state.” A spiritual defense of the war in Ukraine? Putin's patriarch is trying 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The impact of this religious diplomacy was even greater in Eastern European nations that once belonged to the Soviet Union, where the Russian Orthodox Church and its allies still enjoy outsize influence. How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z My great-grandfather on her side of the family was a Russian Orthodox priest. I wish the 58% of Russians supporting Putin could have met my Russian-born mom 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z But the Vatican has also spent years fostering closer ties with the Russian Orthodox Church led by Patriarch Kirill - a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and a key pillar of his ruling apparatus. Russia-Ukraine war latest: Zelenskiy urges ‘honest’ peace talks without delay; Russian forces tighten grip around Mariupol – live 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z More broadly, however, U.S. conservative evangelicals have developed strong symbolic and institutional ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Don’t be fooled: The GOP love affair with Putin is worse than it looks 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z They also discussed "what actions the Russian Orthodox and the Roman Catholic churches could take to overcome its consequences," the Russian side said. Pope, Russian Orthodox Patriarch discuss Ukraine in video call 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev, who oversees the Russian Orthodox faithful in Ukraine, immediately decried the invasion as “a disaster” and a “repetition of the sin of Cain, who killed his own brother out of envy.” How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z The leader of the world’s 1.8 billion Roman Catholics made his comments in a videoconference with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who is reportedly close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who launched the Feb. 24 invasion. Pope Francis rebukes Russian Orthodox leader’s defense of Ukraine invasion: reports 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z After the 1917 Russian revolution, Soviet leaders began liquidating the Russian Orthodox Church. Analysis: Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z But one group was missing from this interfaith tableau: the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, is an ally of President Vladimir V. Putin. Eastern Orthodox Leaders Are Outspoken on Ukraine War. Except One. 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z A Russian Orthodox church was ransacked and several valuable items were stolen after it was broken into. Oxford Russian Orthodox church ransacked in burglary 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Many of his priests in the country have since stopped commemorating Kirill during worship, and some even asked Onuphry to entertain breaking away from the Russian Orthodox Church — much to the chagrin of the patriarchate. How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Christian leaders who signed an open letter to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, urging him to rethink his support for Russia’s unjust invasion of Ukraine. Episcopal leader tells Putin to end Ukraine invasion 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Ukraine is of visceral significance to the Russian Orthodox Church because it is seen as the cradle of Russian civilisation, where in the 10th century Byzantine Orthodox missionaries converted the pagan Prince Volodymyr. Analysis: Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Organizers said Russian Orthodox leaders in New York had been invited but did not reply. Eastern Orthodox Leaders Are Outspoken on Ukraine War. Except One. 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z The church, in Ferry Road, is a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church within the South East Deanery Deanery of the Diocese of Sourozh. Oxford Russian Orthodox church ransacked in burglary 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Outside Ukraine, more than 280 Russian Orthodox priests — most of whom operate within Russia — recently signed a petition condemning the “fratricidal” invasion and emphasizing Ukraine’s right to self-determination. How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Netflix recently said it would not comply with a law that would require the streaming service to carry Russian federal television channels, including Channel One and programming from the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia. Disney pauses all business in Russia amid 'unrelenting assault' on Ukraine 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Kirill's stand has also created a chasm between the Russian Orthodox Church and other Christian churches. Analysis: Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z He is also the highest religious authority for most Russian Orthodox parishes in Ukraine. Eastern Orthodox Leaders Are Outspoken on Ukraine War. Except One. 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Outside the Holy Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Lake on a recent weekday, Archpriest Nazari Polataiko stood in the church parking lot and reflected on the war. In L.A.’s Russian diaspora, feelings of pride jostle with shame, guilt and fear 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the archbishop of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe has publicly implored Kirill to raise his voice with Russian authorities against the “monstrous and senseless war.” How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Some Russian Orthodox priests suffered persecution under communist rule for refusing commemorate a patriarch they deemed too compromising with the Bolshevik government. Moscow patriarch stokes Orthodox tensions with war remarks 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z In 2016, Pope Francis became the first Roman Catholic pontiff to meet a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church since the great schism that split Christianity into Eastern and Western branches in 1054. Analysis: Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z But the fear of speaking out was palpable at St. Nicholas, the Russian Orthodox church. Eastern Orthodox Leaders Are Outspoken on Ukraine War. Except One. 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Relations between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church were at first spotty after the break up of the Soviet Union but have improved significantly in recent years. Vatican tells Moscow armed attacks in Ukraine must stop 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The presence of the relics has long made Bari an unusual linchpin in relations between Italy and Russia and between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches. Italian City Tied to Russia by a Revered Saint Feels the Sting of War in Ukraine 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Usyk happens to be a devoted member of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, an institution that has been known to promote Putin’s nationalist ideology. Opinion | Ukrainians are fighting a people’s war — and everyone is involved, from top to bottom 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church said his country’s invasion of Ukraine was a divine mission in opposition to gay rights. Russian Orthodox Church leader: Ukraine invasion a justified war against gay pride 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Across the park, an atmosphere of fear has descended on the Ukrainian Cathedral’s Russian counterpart, Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral, which is the Moscow Patriarchate’s administrative and religious headquarters in the United States. Eastern Orthodox Leaders Are Outspoken on Ukraine War. Except One. 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z One complication for the Vatican is its relations with the Russian Orthodox Church. Analysis: Naming and shaming Russia not part of pope's diplomatic playbook, experts say 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Nearby, at the Russian Orthodox church with an emerald onion dome, a woman behind the closed gates explained that the church, despite its usual operating hours, was now closed to visitors. Italian City Tied to Russia by a Revered Saint Feels the Sting of War in Ukraine 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The Times reported that Malofeyev is a "devoted follower" of the Russian Orthodox faith and Hanick and his family joined the Russian Orthodox church after moving to Moscow. Ex-Fox News director who helped Russian oligarch launch propaganda network arrested 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Malofeev, a banker and devoted follower of the Russian Orthodox faith, is one of Russia’s most influential magnates and among the most prominent conservatives within the country’s Kremlin-allied elite. Ex-Fox News Producer Broke Law With Work for Russian Oligarch, U.S. Says 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Father Trostyanskiy is also a priest with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, which was founded in New York after the Russian Revolution and reunited with the Moscow Patriarchate 15 years ago. Eastern Orthodox Leaders Are Outspoken on Ukraine War. Except One. 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Of 300 million Orthodox Christians in the world, about 100 million are in Russia and more than 30 million are in Ukraine, some of those in union with the Russian Orthodox Church. Analysis: Naming and shaming Russia not part of pope's diplomatic playbook, experts say 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Patriarch Kirill, the Russian Orthodox patriarch of Moscow and Russia, who has been close to Mr. Putin, did not sign the letter. Hundreds of Russian Orthodox clerics sign letter calling for end to Ukraine invasion 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The sites, along with other landmark shrines in Kyiv, are religiously significant to both Ukrainian Orthodox and Russian Orthodox. Kyiv shrines, memorials with powerful symbolic value at risk 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Last week in western Ukraine, villagers furious about the Russia invasion ejected a Russian Orthodox priest from his church in Tsenyava, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church was the main target of persecution. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Russia’s communications regulator ordered the company to add channels including the Russian Orthodox Church’s Spas channel and the Kremlin-linked Channel One. Analysis | How Russian state media stoked fears online of Ukrainian aggression in the pivotal days before war 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The stations that Netflix will be required to provide include Channel One and the Russian Orthodox Church’s Spas channel. Analysis | Social networks face pressure to ban Russian state media 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Metropolitan Onufriy, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate, an Eastern Orthodox body aligned with the Russian Orthodox leadership, ordered his clergy in the besieged nation to pray Sunday for Russia’s defeat. Russian-aligned Ukrainian Orthodox Church leader joins opposition to Putin’s invasion 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The crowd “barbarically took away the church,” Archpriest Georgy of the Russian Orthodox Church said in a telephone interview. Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Anyone who questioned the absolute authority of the czar, worshiped outside the Russian Orthodox Church, or spoke a language other than Russian was labeled dangerous. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Other channels named by Variety include NTV as well as Spa, a channel associated with the Russian Orthodox Church. Netflix says it will not stream Russian propaganda channels 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Francis refrained from citing Russia by name, in apparent deference to his hopes to keep dialogue open with the Russian Orthodox Church. EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines; will buy Ukraine arms 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Surprisingly, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church signaled concern on Sunday over the invasion and its effects. Russian-aligned Ukrainian Orthodox Church leader joins opposition to Putin’s invasion 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church has been walking a careful line in the conflict. Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Francis has refrained from calling out Russia by name as he seeks to mend ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, and he again omitted any reference to Moscow on Sunday. Live: Live updates: Police detain anti-war protesters in Russia 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z The disputes have spread to Eastern Orthodox churches in Africa, where the Russian Orthodox have recognized a separate set of churches after Africa’s patriarch recognized the Ukraine church’s independence. EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church severed relations with him as result. EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines; will buy Ukraine arms 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z There has been a long dispute, recently revived since 2018, between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey over the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Why supporters of religious liberty should care about Ukraine 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Ukrainian political and religious analysts say the Russian Orthodox church in Ukraine was deeply infiltrated by Moscow, and is regarded by many as a tool of Russian foreign policy. Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z There is also a “Russian Orthodox Church” in Ukraine aligned with the Moscow Patriarchate. Eastern Orthodox spiritual leader condemns Russian invasion 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church says that was a permanent transfer. EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z His actions reflect a man steeped in Soviet geopolitics and traditional Russian Orthodox conservatism, fired with an almost spiritual view of his historical mission to transform his vast nation. At great risk for Ukraine and Russia, Putin signals a dark endgame 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z If Russia should establish itself in Ukraine, the Russian Orthodox Church will have much more power to control the fate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Why supporters of religious liberty should care about Ukraine 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The Vatican has been loth to call out Russia by name, for fear of antagonizing the Russian Orthodox Church, a key focus of Francis’ ecumenical efforts. Live updates: Ukraine leader says Russians checked outside Kyiv 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The Vatican is toeing a fraught diplomatic and ecumenical line, given its efforts to reach out to the Russian Orthodox Church and convene a second meeting between Francis and its leader, Patriarch Kirill. The Latest: Israel supports territorial integrity of Ukraine 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Recent popes have tried to thaw relations with the Russian Orthodox Church even while defending the rights of Ukrainian and other Eastern Rite Catholics. EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z In 2018 the Ukrainian Orthodox Church split into two, with one declaring independence from the Russian Orthodox Church and the other keeping ties to Moscow. Ukraine would welcome Vatican mediation, wants papal visit soon - ambassador 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z It could also complicate matters for the pope as he tries to improve relations with the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine's Catholic leader invites pope to visit and help bring peace 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “Usually, if you’ve got a double-bar cross and a slash at the bottom of the cross, you associate that with Russian Orthodox or Greek Orthodox.” Rare 370-year-old Spanish cross found at Maryland archaeological site 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z About 20 headstones were knocked over or damaged at Russian Cemetery in Sitka, and Russian Orthodox crosses were broken and left the ground, the Daily Sitka Sentinel reported. Headstones, crosses vandalized at Russian cemetery in Alaska 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church decided to “break the Eucharistic communion” with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 2018 as he moved to recognize an independent church in Ukraine. EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church, the largest Orthodox congregation, said celebrants must wear masks and observe social distancing at services. Orthodox observe Christmas amid virus concerns 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church, with about 100 million members, is the largest in World Orthodoxy. Pope and Moscow envoy discuss next meeting with Russian Orthodox patriarch 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Metropolitan Hilarion, foreign relations chief of the Russian Orthodox Church, met for about an hour with Francis on Wednesday morning at the Vatican. Plans move forward for 2022 pope, Russian patriarch meeting 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z One was drafted by lawmakers and women’s rights advocates, but faced weeks of stiff resistance from conservative groups and the Russian Orthodox Church, which argued that the state shouldn’t interfere in family matters. European court urges Russia to tackle domestic violence 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church has promised to help the victims. Russia explosion: Teen detonates device at Orthodox convent school 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The Vatican has been loathe to criticize Russia over its Ukraine policies for fear of alienating the Russian Orthodox Church. Pope seeks diplomatic end to Russian tensions over Ukraine 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z He said a top Russian Orthodox official was expected in Rome this week to decide the time and location of the meeting. Pope says willing to go to Moscow to meet with Orthodox Patriarch 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Orthodox Churches are also seeking alliances as they are involved in a deepening dispute over the independence of the Ukrainian church which was historically governed by the Russian Orthodox Church. In Greece, Pope to seek deeper ties with eastern churches 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church stripped Father Sergiy of his abbot’s rank for breaking monastic rules and later excommunicated him, but he rejected the rulings and ignored police investigators’ summons. Russian coronavirus-denying monk given prison sentence 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z One specialty retailer sells a sweatshirt with Musk as a Russian Orthodox icon. Memes, merchandise and Mars cocktails: Russia’s mania for Elon Musk has no bounds 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The vigil was that of the Russian Orthodox Church in solemn worship from dusk to dawn. Review: The L.A. Master Chorale is back with Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil Don’t worry, you’ll be home by bedtime: The Los Angeles Master Chorale mounts the composer’s monumental 1915 a cappella work inspired by Russian Orthodox texts. Martha Graham Dance Co., film music, a Beatles salute and 9 more picks for your weekend 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z But since the 1990s, the family’s legacy has been embraced by the powerful Russian Orthodox Church, which canonized Nicholas II, Alexandra and their five children in 2000. After 100 years, a royal wedding in Russia evokes days of the czars 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Russian Orthodox clergy conducted the elaborate ceremony at Saint Isaac's cathedral. Lavish Russian wedding for Tsar's descendant 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Its sublime, glacially formed hills are home to one of the most revered and most expensively refurbished monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church, a central pillar of support for Mr. Putin. As Russians Vote, Resignation, Anger and Fear of a Post-Putin Unknown 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z He respected the practices of the Russian Orthodox Church, one of which is the disavowal of musical instruments, lest they distract from worship. Review: The L.A. Master Chorale is back with Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z It faced weeks of stiff resistance from conservative groups and the Russian Orthodox Church, arguing that the state shouldn’t interfere in family matters. Russian feminist runs for Duma to take on domestic violence 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z During the ceremony, in keeping with Russian Orthodox tradition, friends and relatives of the bride and groom took turns holding crowns above their heads. After 100 years, a royal wedding in Russia evokes days of the czars 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Following Bartholomew I’s decision for the Ukrainian church independence, the Russian Orthodox Church severed ties with the Constaninople Patriarchate in Istanbul. Constantinople Patriarch visits Ukraine for independence 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Homophobia is widespread in Russia, where many supporters of President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church identify LGBT+ activists with Western liberal values, seen as contrary to Russian tradition. Russian food firm VkusVill triggers row over lesbian family ad 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z He instead limned the experience of a Russian Orthodox vigil into an artwork. Review: The L.A. Master Chorale is back with Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The man led the group past the wood Russian Orthodox church and into a hotel that housed the town's lone cafe and restaurant. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z He said the United States was also using economic and “informational” measures in attempts to undermine Putin, the presidency, the army, the Russian Orthodox Church and youth. U.S. wages psychologicial war on Moscow - Russian defense adviser 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z It was commissioned by the Russian Orthodox Church, which said the show symbolised the "spurning" of Nazism. Investigation after 'Nazi monkey' appears in Russian circus 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Trustees of the Greek Russian Orthodox Catholic Church bought a property on a hill on Fifth Street in 1898 for $500. After 121 years, area’s first Orthodox church closes 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z It is thus in the spirit of Rachmaninoff’s own succession of a Russian Orthodox service. Review: The L.A. Master Chorale is back with Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The former priest took over the Sredneuralsk convent near Yekaterinburg in June after the Russian Orthodox Church banned him from preaching, and refused to leave. Russia police arrest Covid-denying priest Father Sergiy 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, who is considered first among equals in the Orthodox patriarchy, last year granted independence to Ukraine’s new Orthodox Church, severing its centuries-long ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Cyprus Orthodox Church backs Ukrainian Church’s independence 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The patriarch was known for his criticism of Western policies in the Balkans and close ties he developed with the Russian Orthodox Church. Serbian patriarch buried with few virus measures in place 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z The patriarch was known for his criticism of Western policies in the Balkans and close ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Mourners pay respects to Serb Patriarch Irinej despite virus 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z The village of about 150 consists mainly of a community of Russian Orthodox Old Believers, who live by the strict rules of their religion.Credit... Glimpses of the Isolated Communities Along a Remote Siberian River 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z It similarly rarely criticizes Russia, for fear of harming relations with the Russian Orthodox Church. Vatican, China extend bishop agreement over US opposition 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Bartholomew’s move angered the Russian Orthodox Church, which cut ties with the Patriarchate. Cyprus Orthodox Church backs Ukrainian Church’s independence 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Extremism has become a catchall charge that can be deployed against just about anybody, including anti-corruption campaigners and religious believers outside the Russian Orthodox Church. Chat Group Becomes Target of Moscow’s Wrath as Security Crackdown Widens 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z There, we returned to the pentagram to present our work, set to a soundtrack of Russian Orthodox church music. How MSCHF built a business out of squeaky chicken bongs 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z With no priest residing in the settlement itself, Katayga’s Russian Orthodox Church was supposed to be visited regularly by a priest from the neighboring village. Glimpses of the Isolated Communities Along a Remote Siberian River 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, said this month that Erdogan’s move was a threat to “all of Christian civilization” and that it would cause deep pain to Russian people. First prayers held at Hagia Sophia after Turkey converts it from museum to mosque 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska group dedicated to preserving the state’s Russian Orthodox monuments is $170,000 for the renovations in conjunction with other individuals and organizations. Historic Russian Orthodox church in Alaska to be renovated 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, called for “prudence” and the preservation of the “current neutral status” for the Hagia Sophia, which he said was one of Christianity’s “devoutly venerated symbols.” Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z After suspending him in May the Russian Orthodox Church organised an ecclesiastical court to determine his future. Rogue virus-denying priest seizes monastery 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Normally, in the Russian Orthodox Church, women assume less ecclesiastical roles; they sweep floorboards, sell candles and lead classes for children. Glimpses of the Isolated Communities Along a Remote Siberian River 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Russian Orthodox Church officials said last month that neither would be depicted in the cathedral. World Digest: June 14, 2020 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Dorothy Gray, a treasurer for the Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska, said the church plays an important role on the Kenai Peninsula. Historic Russian Orthodox church in Alaska to be renovated 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z In Russia, this phenomenon is seen in President Vladimir Putin's forging of a strategic alliance with the Russian Orthodox Church. Trump’s abuse of religion follows playbook of authoritarian leaders around the world 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z During Soviet times, the church housed a military unit, and after the Russian Orthodox Church reclaimed it in the early 2000s it became the official church of the Russian airborne forces. Russian Orthodox priest tends to Moscow’s COVID-19 patients 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z The two main Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Moscow -- the Christ the Savior Cathedral and the Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo -- welcomed parishioners again on Tuesday. Russia sees spike in coronavirus cases as lockdown restrictions ease 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z But the rival Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church, resisted. With masks and gloves, Ukraine’s priests return to duties 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z In mid-March, the Russian Orthodox Church released instructions on adjusting the sacrament during the pandemic. Communion ritual unchanged in Orthodox Church despite virus 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Hit particularly hard by the coronavirus has been one of the most important religious sites of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Monastery of the Caves, in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. A ‘Breakdown of Trust’: Pandemic Corrodes Church-State Ties in Russia 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z He was instrumental in the design and construction of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, which resembles a 12th-century Russian cathedral. Community deaths 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z The monastery belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is loyal to to the Russian Orthodox Church and is one of two rival Orthodox denominations denominations in Ukraine. Orthodox churches empty for Easter amid pandemic 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z The move by Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world’s 300 million Orthodox Christians, angered the Russian Orthodox Church which cut ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Rival Ukraine Churches clash over Easter lockdown rules 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z RIM, which describes itself as a Russian Orthodox monarchical movement, often posts anti-Semitic and anti-LGBT tropes. Inside white-supremacist Russian Imperial Movement, designated foreign terrorist organization by U.S. State Department 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Since Easter, churches and monasteries under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church have reported a surge of infections in both Russia and in neighboring Belarus and Ukraine. A ‘Breakdown of Trust’: Pandemic Corrodes Church-State Ties in Russia 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “There is no scientific data that congregations could become points of dissemination of infection,” Russian Orthodox Church spokesman Vakhtang Kipshidze said. Russia’s coronavirus cases rising, but the Orthodox church holds to traditions such as kissing icons 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z There are no neighbors for miles other than a nunnery run by the Russian Orthodox Church. ‘Here I Can Be My Own Dictator’ 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Anti-HIV efforts have also been hindered by Putin’s embrace of the Russian Orthodox Church and its conservative values. HIV conspiracy theories and the virus continue to thrive in Russia 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The opposition to any domestic violence bill is well organised, well funded, and backed by the Russian Orthodox Church. How the killing of an abusive father fuelled Russia's war over family values 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z The amendment follows a proposal by the Russian Orthodox Church to add a reference to God to the constitution. Putin: Russia needs constitutional changes to move forward 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z One amendment follows a proposal by the Russian Orthodox Church to add a reference to God to the constitution. World Digest: March 2, 2020 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The amendment follows a proposal by the Russian Orthodox Church to add a reference to God to the Constitution. Putin’s new amendments revere God, ban same sex marriages 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Other Cossacks said they would defy the order, which coincided with the season of Lent, when Christians are urged to occasionally fast and the Russian Orthodox Church holds special ceremonies. Coronavirus alert: Russian Cossacks told not to kiss icons 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Putin has also empowered the Russian Orthodox Church, an institution that rails against globalisation and encroaching western influence and defends traditionalism as a means of protecting Russian identity. How the killing of an abusive father fuelled Russia's war over family values 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z And the Russian Orthodox Church leaped at the chance to scythe away the references to Russia as a secular nation, proposing words about God instead and highlighting Russia as “God’s storied native land.” Putin as Russia’s supreme leader? A constitutional rewrite brings out some ‘crazy’ ideas. 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z "James was a really conservative Christian fundamentalist. He was a Russian Orthodox convert, and he wanted a Russian Orthodox wife. My mum was technically Russian Orthodox, but she wasn't conservative or fundamentalist," Wes says. How Hollywood movies saved a gay Russian teenager 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church thinks its priests should discontinue the practice of blessing weapons of mass destruction that inflict death upon thousands of people, according to a proposal published Monday. Russian priests shouldn't bless nuclear weapons, other weapons of mass destruction, Orthodox Church says 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin’s visit coincided with Israel’s decision to hand over to Russia the ownership of an important religious building in central Jerusalem, which once belonged to the Russian Orthodox Church. Putin Pardons American-Israeli Swept Up in Geopolitical Game 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z “The Russian Orthodox Church is completely merged with the state,” said Yulia Gorbunova, a Human Rights Watch researcher and author of a major report last October on the issue of domestic violence in Russia. How the killing of an abusive father fuelled Russia's war over family values 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Putin visited Damascus’s famous historic Umayyad Mosque and is due to visit several more sites while in Syria during the days when Russian Orthodox celebrate the Christmas holiday. Putin meets with Syria’s Assad with the Middle East on edge 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The move angered the Russian Orthodox Church, which cut ties with the Istanbul-based Patriarchate. Russia Orthodox Church cuts ties with Alexandria patriarch 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church, which has enjoyed a meteoric rise in influence under Putin, has traditionally opposed domestic violence bills. Her husband chopped off her hands. Now, she’s on Russian TV and speaking out about domestic violence. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Also found at the site of clashes were small cards depicting Russian Orthodox Christian saints and prayers in Russian. Arrival of Russian mercenaries adds deadlier firepower, modern tactics to Libya’s civil war 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Moose and bear wander past a Russian Orthodox church in Igiugig, their community of 70 off the grid. Miners vs. fishermen: Alaska's Pebble Mine risks wild salmon for gold 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Old Believers is a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church that exercises specific traditional customs. Alaska Russian Old Believers schools cancel sports programs 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Old Believers is a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church that exercises specific traditional customs. Alaska Russian Old Believers schools cancel sports programs 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Sparked by Ustinov's sentence, an open letter on Tuesday by members of the Russian Orthodox Church was published in which they said that "decisions against defendants in the 'Moscow case' puzzle us". Russian actor to be freed from jail after protests 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Herman, a Russian Orthodox monk, was born in the mid-18th century and traveled to Kodiak in 1794 as one of 10 monks sent from Russia to serve as priests for Alaska Natives. Pilgrims travel from afar to celebrate St. Herman 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z The Witiaks began work Aug. 1 on the fence around the Russian Orthodox church in downtown Kodiak. Visitors stranded by Alaska ferry strike paint church fence 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin pulled the plug on plans to build a huge Russian Orthodox cathedral in the central city of Yekaterinburg after protests there. Putin’s Uncertain Future Shadows a Crackdown on Moscow Protests 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z In May, the Russian Orthodox Church was forced to backtrack on plans for a new cathedral in Yekaterinburg after thousands of people protested the use of a popular park as the site. Putin to transform historic town into symbol of power for Russian Orthodox Church 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Stan Yung, a Long Island attorney and father, said his Russian Orthodox religious views and health concerns about vaccines would prevent him from vaccinating his three young children. New York ends religious exemption to vaccine mandate for schoolchildren 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Last year, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine formally split from the Russian Orthodox Church in a schism recognized by the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians. Pope to meet Putin before Vatican Ukraine meeting 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Movies, books and the arts in Russia have come under increasing pressure from the Kremlin as President Vladimir Putin has pushed for a national identity that is closer to the Russian Orthodox Church. Russia’s version of Elton John biopic censors depictions of gay sex and drug use 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z In San Francisco, a son of a Russian Orthodox priest, Victor Arnautoff, depicted the life of Washington at a streamlined art moderne high school bearing the leader’s name. Extra-mural studies: why students should not look away from uncomfortable art 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z The Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church are closely allied. Putin to transform historic town into symbol of power for Russian Orthodox Church 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church says it needs new churches to replace the many buildings destroyed under Soviet anti-religion laws. Russian city rejects plan to build church in park 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z He said the Russian Orthodox Church "should unite people, not divide them", and called for the plans to build a church in a park to be put to a poll. Putin intervenes in park protest against church 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z But the Russian Orthodox Church says it needs new churches to replace the many that were destroyed under Soviet anti-religion laws. Russian activists storm site of new church 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The landmark move separated the Ukrainian church from the Russian Orthodox Church. Comedian expected to crush incumbent in Ukraine’s presidential election 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z He is the architect of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral that recently took its place in the Parisian cityscape on the Quai Branly. How new tech might help Notre-Dame rebuild 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z An official of the Russian Orthodox Church quoted by state news agency RIA Novosti called the blaze "a tragedy for the entire Christian world, and for all who appreciate the cultural significance of this temple." Tourist mecca Notre Dame also revered as place of worship 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z But the Russian Orthodox Church says it needs new churches to replace the many buildings destroyed under Soviet anti-religion laws. Putin intervenes in park protest against church 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z An official of the Russian Orthodox Church quoted by state news agency RIA Novosti called the blaze “a tragedy for the entire Christian world, and for all who appreciate the cultural significance of this temple.” Tourist mecca Notre Dame also revered as place of worship 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z He came and went in and out of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches. Review: Esa-Pekka Salonen is back with his main man, Stravinsky 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z She cited the visit of Benedict XVI, a German pope, to Auschwitz, and a meeting in Cuba between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. 5 Popes, 150 Papal Trips and One Stern Lecture for Bishops 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church expressed regret over a choir performance that featured a satirical Soviet-era song describing a nuclear attack on the United States in the midst of heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow. Russian choir draws criticism over performance describing nuclear attack on U.S. 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The incident is the latest development in the tug-of-war between the Russian Orthodox Church and a new Ukrainian Orthodox church that was granted independence by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople earlier this year. Ukraine bars entry to Russian Church-affiliated bishop 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z In Moscow, the Russian Orthodox Church spokesman on Sunday dismissed the Kiev ceremony as a “pathetic spectacle.” Head of Ukraine’s new Orthodox Church assumes office 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople granted independence to a new Orthodox Church of Ukraine, formally severing its centuries-long ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian leader assails Ukraine Orthodox church reform 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The mural depicts local icons, including the Russian Orthodox Church, a fishing net with crab and a dog musher and sled dog team. Kenai student mural uncovered in airport remodel 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople earlier this month granted independence to a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church, formally severing its centuries-long ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine OKs property law that could affect 12,000 churches 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Many Russian Orthodox priests closely identify with President Putin's nationalist agenda. Smartphone users warned of Antichrist risk 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z So when it was announced that the party would kick on to a bar in celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas why not? A girl's murder in Peking and a literary feud 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z |
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