The Russian Emby considered the deportation of the abbot of the Russian Orthodox Church from Sofia to be a fabricated story

The story of the expulsion from Bulgaria of the rector of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Archimandrite Vian (Zmeev), and two church employees was prepared in advance and is…

The Russian Orthodox Church can start the canonization process of Suvorov

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) can begin the process of canonization, that is, the canonization of 18th-century general Alexander Suvorov. The agenda of the meeting of the Synod of the…

Temple in Bucha moved from UOC to schismatic OCU

The Church of the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God in the city of Bucha moved from the self-governing Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) as part of the Moscow Patriarchate…

Russian Orthodox Church: Kyiv is discussing the transfer of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra to the Patriarchate of Constantinople

The Ukrainian authorities are negotiating with the Patriarchate of Constantinople on the transfer of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra to it. Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Department for External Church…

Consideration of the claim of the UOC to the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Reserve will be held on July 19

Consideration of the claim of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) against the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra reserve will take place on July 19. Such a date was set by the Economic Court…

In Belarus, offered asylum to the monks of the UOC

The Belarusian Orthodox Church (BOC) has offered asylum to the monks of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) if they are forced to leave the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. This was reported in…

The monks of the UOC were again obliged to leave the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

The Ukrainian authorities demanded that the monks of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) vacate a number of buildings of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra before July 4. The corresponding letter of…

The rally back to Orthodoxy ended quickly

According to Bloomberg, the rally triggered by the shift towards market-friendly policies in developing countries has slowed down. Analysts warned investors about the persistence of the ‘change of direction’ in…

The Ecumenical Patriarchate reinstated the priest of the Russian Orthodox Church who prayed for peace

The Constantinople (Ecumenical) Patriarchate reinstated the priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, John Koval. Earlier, the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church deposed him for the fact that in his…

Who is Myriam Ackermann-Sommer, the first modern Orthodox female rabbi in France?

She is only 26 years old, but in her field she is a pioneer. Myriam Ackermann-Sommer has just been ordained rabbi on June 25 within the orthodox jewish community which…

an Orthodox banker in Ankara

Hafize Gaye Erkan, new governor of the central bank of Turkey, in Ankara, June 9, 2023. HANDOUT / AFP Nothing to do: even when the North American journalist of the…

In Russia, the transfer of a priceless icon to the Orthodox Church is debated

In the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in Moscow, the icon of the Trinity, a work by Andrei Rublev dating from the 15th century, on June 4, 2023. STRINGER /…

Peskov called the change of the church calendar in Ukraine a bacchanalia

The decision of the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) to switch to the New Julian calendar, as a result of which Christmas and some other church holidays will be…

The condition of the Trinity icon does not allow it to be transferred from the Tretyakov Gallery to the Russian Orthodox Church

Andrei Rublev’s “Trinity” icon cannot be taken out of the Tretyakov Gallery on June 4 due to its complicated and unstable condition. This was the conclusion reached by the participants…