Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his sympathy for Greeks and Cypriots who are suffering from the economic crisis, during the standard annual dinner honoring the Sunday of Orthodoxy in the Greek Embassy in Moscow on March 24. “We suffer to see our thousands of Cypriots brothers to be hostages of the banking [...]
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Russian Church Sends $636,000 to Help Greek Church Feed Poor
Officials of the Russian Orthodox Church raised 517,628.34 euros ($636,219) and have sent it to the Greek Orthodox Church to support poor and unemployed people. The Greek Church is feeding scores of thousands of poor Greeks and others during a crushing economic crisis. The money from the Russian Church was collected in an initiative from [...]
Russian Church Donates 500,000 Euros to Archdiocese of Athens
The Russian church raised approximately 19 million Rubles, meaning almost 500,000 Euros, in order to help the poor and homeless people of Greece. According to the official website of the Department for Charity and Social Ministry of the Russian Orthodox Church (http://www.diaconia.ru), which coordinates the Church Social Projects Support, the sum of approximately 500,000 Euros [...]
Russian Orthodox Church Supports Debt-Hit Greece
The Russian Orthodox Church has officialy started a solidarity aid campaign to help the fellow Orthodox people in debt-crippled Greece. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has called for the gathering of donations from all orthodox churches around the country and aims at financially supporting the Greek people in need. Furthermore, during his meeting [...]
Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow Warmly Welcomes Christian Icon from Mount Athos
Within the framework of the annual religious-cultural conference organized by the Russian Orthodox Church, the Mt. Athos icon of Greece depicting the New Martyrs of Greece, Pontos, Minor Asia and Cyprus was warmly welcomed by the Orthodox Church in Moscow. The icon was accompanied by monks from St. Dionysus Monastery and the Greek artist Ivan [...]
Εcumenical Patriarchate Denounces Russian Interference in the Ephraim Case
Τhe Ecumenical Patriarchate denounced the interference of the Russian Orthodox Church in the case of Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi, after the Holy Synod concluded on Tuesday. In its official announcement, the Patriarchate points out that Mount Athos lies within the jurisdiction and borders of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and though it may include Orthodox monks of [...]
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07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
