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The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, commented on the attempted rebellion organized by the head of the Wagner PMC in June. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church drew parallels with the coup of 1917, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “At the end of June, we witnessed how grievances and personal ambitions almost led to armed confrontation within Russia. These days, many of us remembered the events...
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow called for a Christmas truce to be established for 36 hours. His appeal was published on the website of the Russian Orthodox Church, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', appeal to all parties involved in the internecine conflict with a call to cease fire and establish a Christmas truce from 12.00 on January 6 to 24.00 on January 7, so that Orthodox people can visit...
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' condemned the schism in the Orthodox Church. He stated this after a service in a monastery in Polotsk in Belarus, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Any division that destroys our unity with Christ and his Church, committed for the sake of any political, social or other human goals, is a schism and cannot be justified. This is real…
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow made a pastoral appeal to the authorities of Belarus to speed up the resolution of the political crisis in the country. He stated this in an interview with the Spas TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “All issues need to be resolved peacefully, but if issues exist, they need to be resolved. This is an appeal to the Belarusian authorities as well. You can’t put off things that cause tension...
Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople lifted the anathema from the “Kyiv Patriarch” Filaret (Denisenko) and recognized his schismatic church (OCU) in 2018 under pressure from the United States. Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill stated this in an interview with the Spas TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Phanar (Patriarchate of Constantinople - ed.) committed not a mistake, but a crime. I say this with bitterness. From other people's thoughts and strangers...
The appearance on Ukrainian television of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill, who congratulated the Ukrainians on the Day of the Baptism of Rus', is the first sign of Ukraine’s “surrender”. Andrei Smoliy, an international lawyer who supports nationalist groups, stated this in his blog, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Smoliy, after this, speeches by Russian President Vladimir Putin will begin to be broadcast on Ukrainian TV. “If in “Ukrainian”...
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, criticized, without naming the names, his fellow politicians who position themselves as Orthodox, but did not attend Easter services. Lukashenko, who has never been baptized in churches, made this statement from the lectern of the church in the village of Malye Lyady, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Millions pray to the Lord. I know many of them who are vested with great power today. But as soon as this psychosis set in...
At the forum of Orthodox churches convened in Amman, where the situation in Ukraine will be discussed, only three of the 14 invited first hierarchs will be present. Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “A meeting of representatives of Orthodox churches will be held in the capital of Jordan on February 25–26. It was initiated in November 2019 by the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III. But of the 14 invited first hierarchs...
The decision of Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria to recognize the head of the OCU, Metropolitan Epiphanius, makes it impossible for him to be commemorated by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, reports PolitNavigator correspondent. The head of the synodal department for public relations and media of the Moscow Patriarchate, Vladimir Legoida, announced this on his Telegram page. “Very sad news came from Alexandria about the decision of the Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore to recognize the head of the Ukrainian...
Those who try to justify the crimes committed in Odessa on May 2, 2014, as a feature of the then political struggle in Ukraine, must remember that the atrocities committed against people cannot be explained by anything other than the devilish power of evil. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' stated this in connection with the fifth anniversary of the tragic events in Odessa, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "Five…
Moscow - Kyiv, June 25 (Navigator, Mikhail Stamm) - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' calls on young people to “heroism” and “self-sacrifice”, and the speaker of the Russian Orthodox Church Vsevolod Chaplin asks Russians to stop dreaming of “a house by the sea and a lot of money” for the sake of “ eternal life" and "conflict of civilizations". Subscribe to the Navigator - Kyiv news on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. During his visit to Siberia, the Patriarch spoke about...
