On May 15, the historical park "Russia - My History" in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan republic, hosted a plenary session of the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference on the topic "The Contribution of Religious Figures to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War."

16.05.2025

OCU raiders seize a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Spaska village, Bukovina

13.05.2025

Monastics of the Russian Orthodox Church arrive in Egypt

12.05.2025

Statement by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem on recent legislation in Estonia affecting freedom of worship

01.05.2025

Hierarch of the Russian Church takes part in celebrations marking great consecration of the Serbian Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Frankfurt am Main

28.04.2025

Representatives of the Russian Church attended events marking the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

26.04.2025

Raiders force parishioners out of a Ukrainian Orthodox church during service in Bukovyna village Stavchany

25.04.2025

Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy "New Jerusalem" church complex in Belgorod Diocese

25.04.2025

Easter services celebrated in Turkish cities

23.04.2025

Bulgarian pilgrims visit Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem

22.04.2025

Orthodox divine services are celebrated in Guinea on Easter for the first time

22.04.2025

Easter reception takes place at Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem

22.04.2025

Representatives of Russian Ecclesiastical Mission congratulate His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem on Easter

22.04.2025

Representative of the Ethiopian Patriarchate on the detention of a Hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Moldova at Chisinau Airport: "An uncivilized and illegal act violating human rights and trampling moral norms"

21.04.2025

Delegation of the Saint Andrew the First-Called Foundation arrives in Jerusalem.

18.04.2025

Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church participates in service for Holy Thursday at the Dormition Cathedral in Damascus.

18.04.2025

Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas celebrates moleben of thanksgiving at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Jerusalem

11.04.2025

Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem receives a group of pilgrims led by the head of Nizhny Novgorod Metropolia

10.04.2025

Estonian Orthodox Christian Church issues statement in response to amendments to the Churches and congregations act

10.04.2025

Raiders seize UOC church in Stari Bezradychi village, Kiev region

09.04.2025

Insights

Ukraine as a testing ground for a new Unia: threats and ways to overcome them

A report by Metropolitan Luka of Zaporozhye and Melitopol at the conference "The Influence of the Patriarchate of Constantinople on the Fate of Orthodoxy in Ukraine," organized by the Center for Russian Studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade.

23.10.2024

The Extreme Inconsistency of the Behaviour of Patriarch Bartholomew

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

Pyrrhic victory of the Ukrainian authorities: the fight against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Article by Vakhtang V. Kipshidze, vice-chairman of the Synodal Department for Church’s Relations with Society and Mass Media

16.11.2023 • Reviews

On the blessing of “same-sex” marriages in the Church of England

09.03.2023 • Reviews

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The Origins of the 'Barbarian Lands' Theory: The Greek Archdiocese of America and the Interpretation of Canon 28 of Chalcedon

An article by Matthew Namee

28.10.2022

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'

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.

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#Unity of the Russian Church

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem: "We are prepared to offer whatever help we can to all our brothers and sisters in Estonia"

14.05.2025

OCU raiders seize a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Spaska village, Bukovina

13.05.2025

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: AFU attack on the church in Belgorod region indicates lack of Christian faith of those who committed it

07.05.2025

#Foreign parishes

Representative of the Ethiopian Patriarchate on the detention of a Hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Moldova at Chisinau Airport: "An uncivilized and illegal act violating human rights and trampling moral norms"

21.04.2025

Patriarch Kirill addresses Primates of Local Orthodox Churches, Christian Leaders, Heads of State, and International organizations regarding law banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church

11.04.2025

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Metropolitan Hilarion: it is our duty to preserve God's creation.

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Will the Orthodox have their own "Pope"?

How one Ukrainian bishop had gone into a schism

Liturgy at sub-zero temperatures: the body is cold, but the heart is hot

Metropolitan Hilarion: The Lord entrusted us with the Church that has existed for a thousand years

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Interorthodox relations

Interchristian contacts

Interfaith dialog

Unity of the Russian Church

DECR Chairman celebrates Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church in Rome

DECR chairman meets with President of Lebanon

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with the President of Cuba

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A delegation of monastics from the Russian Orthodox Church visits Christian holy sites in Egypt

OCU raiders seize a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Spaska village, Bukovina

Raiders force parishioners out of a Ukrainian Orthodox church during service in Bukovyna village Stavchany

Easter reception takes place at Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem

Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas celebrates moleben of thanksgiving at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Jerusalem

Insights

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem: "We are prepared to offer whatever help we can to all our brothers and sisters in Estonia"

OCU raiders seize a church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Spaska village, Bukovina

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: AFU attack on the church in Belgorod region indicates lack of Christian faith of those who committed it

Orthodox divine services are celebrated in Guinea on Easter for the first time

Centenary commemoration of Patriarch Tikhon’s demise is held at St. Tikhon’s church in Lippstadt

Construction of a Russian Orthodox wooden church in Munich will begin in April

Raiders force parishioners out of a Ukrainian Orthodox church during service in Bukovyna village Stavchany

Representative of the Ethiopian Patriarchate on the detention of a Hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Moldova at Chisinau Airport: "An uncivilized and illegal act violating human rights and trampling moral norms"

Patriarch Kirill addresses Primates of Local Orthodox Churches, Christian Leaders, Heads of State, and International organizations regarding law banning the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church

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