Russian Orthodox Church

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrates his 11th anniversary as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrates on 1 February 2020 his 11th enthronement anniversary as Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude Kirill (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on 20 November 1946, in Leningrad. After graduation from school, he entered the Leningrad Seminary and later the Leningrad Theological Academy, from which he graduated cum…

Feb 1, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

“Bus of mercy” for homeless blessed in St. Petersburg

A new “Bus of Mercy,” a mission to the city’s homeless, was blessed at the Church of the Nativity of Christ in St. Petersburg on Sunday. The new volunteer ministry vehicle is a joint project of the club “Koinonia” (“Communion”) and the secular “Charity Hospital” association. The rite of blessing was celebrated by Fr. Alexei…

Nov 20, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

His Beatitude Kirill celebrates his 73th birthday

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrates on 20 November 2018 his 73th birthday. His Beatitude Kirill (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on November 20, 1946, in Leningrad. After graduation from school, he entered the Leningrad Seminary and later the Leningrad Theological Academy, from which he graduated cum laude in 1970. On…

Nov 20, 2019Florin Nicolaie

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrates his name day

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrates Friday, 24 May 2019, the name day: St. Cyril is the spiritual protector of His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill. His Beatitude Kirill (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on 20 November 1946, in Leningrad. After graduation from school, he entered the Leningrad Seminary and later the Leningrad…

May 24, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrates 44th anniversary of ordination to Episcopate

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrates Saturday, 14 March 2020, the 44th anniversary of his ordination to the Episcopate. His Beatitude Kirill (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on 20 November 1946, in Leningrad. After graduation from school, he entered the Leningrad Seminary and later the Leningrad Theological Academy, from…

Mar 14, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Metropolitan Nifon attends festivities dedicated to Patriarch Kirill’s 10th enthronement anniversary

His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Targoviste and patriarchal exarch, attended the festivities held in Moscow to mark Patriarch Kirill’s 10th enthronement anniversary, on Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2019. Taking part in the event were delegations of the local Orthodox Churches of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Poland and the Czech…

Feb 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrates his 10th anniversary as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrates on 1 February 2019 his 10th enthronement anniversary as Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude Kirill (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on 20 November 1946, in Leningrad. After graduation from school, he entered the Leningrad Seminary and later the Leningrad Theological Academy, from which he graduated cum laude in…

Feb 1, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Pro-life activists call for monument to victims of abortion in Moscow

Members of the Russian human rights movement Women for Life are calling for a monument to victims of abortion to be erected in Moscow. The group initiated a collection of signatures on a petition calling for the monument on the eve of the International Day of Protection of Children, celebrated annually on June 1, orthochristian.com…

Jun 6, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Kirill to pay first visit to Albania in late April

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will pay an official visit to Albania for the first time in late April, and will hold a joint service with His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, patriarchal press service Fr. Alexander Volkov told Tuesday RIA-Novosti, Orthochristian reports. The two primates have known…

Apr 17, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Original 1590 Synodal Tomos of Foundation of Moscow Patriarchate

A photograph of the May 8, 1590 tomos of the Council of Constantinople on the foundation of the Russian Orthodox Church as a patriarchate has been published online by the channel “Athonite Herald” on Telegram, a cloud-based instant messaging service, reports OrthoChristian. The historical document is written in ink on parchment in the Greek language.…

Mar 22, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Kirill celebrates 42nd Anniversary of Ordination to Episcopate

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrates Wednesday, 14 March 2018, the 42nd Anniversary of his Ordination to the Episcopate. His Beatitude Kirill (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on 20 November 1946, in Leningrad. After graduation from school, he entered the Leningrad Seminary and later the Leningrad Theological Academy, from…

Mar 14, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu