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From 11th to 15th March 2024, Hegumen Dionisy (Shlenov), abbot of Saint Andrew’s Stavropegial Monastery in Moscow, professor and head of postgraduate studies at the Moscow Theological Academy, visited Belarus at the invitation of Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus.
19.03.2024
Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia: The Orthodox Church is subjected to unprecedented persecution and violence in Ukraine
18.03.2024
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ is considering the conclusion of the Synodal Biblical Theological Commission on the Catholic declaration "Fiducia supplicans". The declaration, recently adopted by the Congregation for Doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, deals with the blessing of unmarried heterosexual unions and same-sex couples. In an exclusive interview with RIA Novosti, Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary, chairman of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission, discussed this high-profile topic, talked about the dialogue with the Catholics, the "papal" claims of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and the communities of the Russian Orthodox Church in Hungary.
29.02.2024
Representatives of Local Orthodox Churches participated in a divine service at the American Metochion in Moscow
29.02.2024
On February 25, the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in the сcapital of Bulgaria by the rector, archpriest Vladimir Tyshchuk, together with archimandrite Seraphim (Shemyatovsky), representative of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', archpriest Alexiy Maksimenyuk, and also with archpriest Dimitriy Tukhchiev and deacon Alexander of the church of the Great Martyr Panteleimon.
26.02.2024
“The Art of Christian Armenia” exhibition in Moscow ends with a concert of Armenian sacred and folk music
26.02.2024
In the evening of February 15, after the OCU activists had sawed the door locks off and closed the Church of the “Quick to Hear” Icon of the Mother of God, hundreds of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church faithful gathered outside the church building for prayer vigil.
16.02.2024
Administrator of the Philippines and Vietnam Diocese visits Holy Resurrection Parish in General Santos
14.02.2024
Protopresbyter Ioannis K. Diotis. Theologian, social commentator, writer and publisher. Recipient of awards from the Academy of Sciences of Athens for his activities.
25.12.2023 • Reviews
Article by Vakhtang V. Kipshidze, vice-chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media
16.11.2023 • Reviews
An article by Matthew Namee
28.10.2022
In the course of debates on the order of acceptance into the Church of persons ordained in schismatic communities one can often hear references to various precedents in history. For instance, the defenders of the position of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, which had received members of the UOC KP and UAOC into communion without reordination, cite examples of acceptance in the present dignity of persons ordained by schismatics and even by heretics. Yet, in most cases these examples do not seem to be convincing upon closer look.
29.05.2022 • Reviews
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
The Church’s communication with the world external to her is a special but integral part of Orthodox mission. This ministry is not always the direct proclamation of the Word of God. However, it helps millions of people to see Orthodoxy from various viewpoints and also to come to feel the beauty and power of Orthodoxy.