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I had a dream: A Stepanakert native looks back at Karabakh’s recent past

March 9, 2013 News
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Naira Hayrumyan ArmeniaNow correspondent – 9/3/13 As a school girl I dreamed about my city one day becoming a really big capital to host presidents of foreign states, as well as ordinary tourists from abroad window shopping large local stores and dining at fancy local restaurants. But life in the small provincial town of Soviet-era [...]

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Patriarch Kiril’s condolences over the death of President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez

March 8, 2013 Featured News

His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, sent the following message of condolences over the death of President Hugo Chavez to interim president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro:  His Excellency Nicolas Maduro Interim President Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  6/3/13 Your Excellency, I would like to extend my condolences to the [...]

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Celebration of Venerable Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher in Hilandar

March 6, 2013 News

5/3/13 At Hilandar the feast day of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher was solemnly celebrated at Hilandar coincides with marking the nine centuries of his birth. Along with the feast of The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, Saint Sava and icon of the Three-Handed Theotokos, the feast of Saint Simeon is the [...]

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Russian Church official attacks Stalin but says Soviet history is not all bad

March 4, 2013 Featured News

4/3/12 A top Russian Orthodox cleric has praised the Russian people for disrupting Stalin’s plan to change the historical course of Russia, but at the same time called for not all Soviet history to be painted black. “I doubt that Stalin wanted Russia to return to its roots, he sincerely lived by the ideals of [...]

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Resumption of Georgian wine supply to Russian market will help improve bilateral relations – Ilia II

February 28, 2013 News

Tbilisi, February 27, Interfax – Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia met with representatives of Russia’s Rospotrebnadzor, who are in Georgia to inspect the Georgian wine and mineral water manufacturers seeking permission to supply their products to Russia, in his residence on Wednesday. Ilia II expressed his satisfaction with the fact that Georgian wine and [...]

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Tallinn’s Medieval Old Town

February 19, 2013 News

Sean McLachlan 18/2/13 Tallinn is a medieval wonderland. The capital of Estonia isn’t on a lot of people’s bucket list but anyone at all interested in history, architecture or art will love this place. The central attraction is Old Town, a medieval walled city filled with old buildings and fortifications. The sheltered bay and the [...]

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Patriarch Irinej at Russian Church in Belgrade

February 13, 2013 Featured News

11/2/13   In Belgrade liturgically celebrated four years of Patriarchal  service of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, served the Divine Liturgy at the Podvorye of the Moscow Patriarchate in Belgrade on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Patriarchal service of His Holiness Kirill of Moscow and [...]

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Russia to help Kosovo restore Orthodox shrines

February 11, 2013 News

11/2/13 Russia is planning to allocate money on restoration of Orthodox Christian historic monuments in Kosovo. This was announced by a member of the Russian parliament’s lower house’s Committee for Foreign Affairs Alexander Karelin. Earlier, Russia has already allocated $ 2 mln for this purpose through UNESCO. In January 2013, more than 150 Serbian graves [...]

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Syrian and Coptic Christians Fleeing to Moscow, But Russia Lacks Shelters

February 7, 2013 News

Assyrian International News Agency -  Nina Achmatova Asia News 7/2/13 Moscow — A flow of refugees from Syria and Egypt is pouring into Moscow to escape from wars and violence in their country of origin bringing to light the inadequacy of facilities for the reception of immigrants in Russia. The complaint has been made by a [...]

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The Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Opens at Christ the Savior Cathedral

February 3, 2013 Featured News

On February 2, 2013, the Hall of Church Councils of Christ the Savior   Cathedral in Moscow was the setting for the opening of the Holy Council   of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, which includes archpastors   of the Moscow Patriarchate in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan,   Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Latvia, Lithuania, Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan,   Estonia, as [...]

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Church should have more control over Russian life: Putin

February 2, 2013 Featured News

Thomas Grove – 1/2/13 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the Orthodox Church should be given more say over family life, education and the armed forces in Russia, as he celebrated the leadership of its head Patriarch Kirill. Faith runs deep in Russia after the fall of the officially atheist Soviet Union and [...]

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Georgian patriarch praises ‘historic’ visit to Russia

January 27, 2013 News

27/1/13 Tbilisi. The Catholicos-Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, praised his five-day visit to Russia as “historic” upon his arrival to Georgia late on Saturday, RIA Novosti reported. “With God’s help, my visit was successful, and I think it was a historic visit and good results will follow,” he told journalists. The 80-year-old [...]

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Meeting of patriarchs in Moscow aims to ease tensions

January 25, 2013 Featured News

  Nino Edilashvili – 25/1/13 Leader of Georgia’s Orthodox Church, Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II, visited Moscow to personally receive the Russian Church’s award granted by the Moscow-based International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations. Also on the agenda was his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as Russia’s church [...]

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Gov’t asks Cyprus church to help secure Russian loan

January 25, 2013 Featured News

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – 24/1/13 THE CYPRUS government appears to be seeking divine intervention in times of distress and has asked the head of the church to help secure a €5 billion loan from Russia. Archbishop Chrysostomos will intervene on its behalf to the Church of Russia regarding a request by Cyprus for financial assistance from [...]

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Georgian Orthodox Church head to visit Moscow

January 20, 2013 Featured News

20/1/13 The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II is headed to Moscow on the occasion of him being awarded the Prize of the International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations. The visit to Russia will last until January 26th, 2013. Ilia II will meet with the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. [...]

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Georgia’s Ivanishvili Wants ‘Ideal’ Ties With Armenia

January 18, 2013 Featured News

Sargis Harutyunyan – 18/1/13 Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili pledged to seek the restoration of Georgia’s railway communication with Russia, vital for Armenia, and help make Georgian-Armenian relations “ideal” during his first official visit to Yerevan on Thursday. He also announced an ambitious initiative to end a long-running dispute between the government-backed Armenian and Georgian churches [...]

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Tolerance or respect for faith

January 18, 2013 News

Timur Utsayev, Grozny. Exclusively to Vestnik Kavkaza 17/1/13 Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has proclaimed the need to open a synagogue in Grozny. He made this statement during a trip to Chechnya by representatives of the NGO “Forum of Russia’s Traditional Religions”. According to the pastor of the St. Petersburg Lutheran Church, Alexander Kudryavtsev, “The Forum [...]

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Orthodox church leaders leaving Georgia

January 14, 2013 Featured News

TBILISI, DFWatch — 14/1/13 Clerics from different Orthodox countries will leave today, Monday. The guests arrived five days ago in order to congratulate Georgian Patriarch Ilia II with his 80th birthday and 35th year since his inauguration. Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople is among the guests. Also among the guests were the Serbian Patriarch, Metropolitan [...]

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Anti-Christian violence in Syria can trigger mass exodus – report

January 10, 2013 Featured News

10/1/2013 Syria’s ongoing turmoil has turned the country into a dangerous place for Christians, an international missionary organization Open Doors says. According to its World Watch List 2012, the situation in embattled Syria is getting worse for Christians. Syria has moved up to place 11 from 36 on Open Door’s list of least Christian friendly [...]

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Gerard Depardieu Hugs Vladimir Putin, Picks Up Russian Passport

January 10, 2013 News
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By Alexei Anishchuk – 10/1/2013 MOSCOW, Jan 6 (Reuters) – French film star Gerard Depardieu  received a hug from President Vladimir Putin and a new Russian  passport on Sunday after abandoning his homeland to avoid a new  tax rate for millionaires. Putin signed a decree on Thursday granting Russian  citizenship to Depardieu, who has fumed [...]

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Sergiyev Posad: Russia’s Orthodox mecca for tourists

January 5, 2013 Featured News
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Vladimir Erkovich - 5/1/2013 Sergiyev Posad is the closest to Moscow of all the ancient towns on the Golden Ring. Sergiyev Posad is the closest town to Moscow that features on the so-called Golden Ring tourist route. It is within an hour’s drive of the Russian capital (or a little more if you travel by bus). [...]

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Patriarch Kirill to make a pilgrimage to Mount Athos and visit Estonia

December 30, 2012 Featured News

Moscow, December 29, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is to visit Greece, Mount Athos and the Baltic States next year. “Early in June the Patriarch plans to visit Greece. Visiting the Greek Orthodox Church he will return the Archbishop Ieronymos’ of Athens and All Greece visit to Russia in 2012. The [...]

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Russian Orthodox Church to be built in Strasbourg

December 26, 2012 News

26/12/12 The Russian Orthodox Church has obtained permission for the construction of a church in Strasbourg. On Monday, Strasbourg Mayor Rolland Ries handed the necessary papers to Moscow Patriarchate representatives. The City Hall of Strasbourg approved the church’s design, created by St. Petersburg architect Yuri Kirs and blessed by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia [...]

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Syrian rebels threaten Christian towns

December 24, 2012 News

Michael Collins -22/12/12 “What happens when they start killing Christians?”Michael Collins 8/27 Rebels have threatened to storm two predominantly Christian towns in central  Syria, saying regime forces are using them to attack nearby areas, an  activist group said Saturday. It says such an attack could force  thousands of Christians from their homes. (Image: White House [...]

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World and Clergy exhibition takes place in Kaluga region

December 22, 2012 News

Ekaterina Polyanskaya – 22/12/12 The sixth exhibition-fair “World and Clergy” took place in Kaluga in November, with the blessing of Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk, as well as with the support of the regional government. This year, the exhibition received the international status. It presented churches and monasteries of Ukraine, Belarus, Greece, Israel, and [...]

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