The leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church prohibited clergy from “discrediting the church.” Novaya* analyzes the scandalous results of the synod Photo: Oleg Varov / TASS 18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE INTERNET PUBLICATION “NOVAYA GAZETA” OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE ONLINE PUBLICATION “NOVAYA GAZETA” Silence is golden...

In Kazakhstan, the trial of a former hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church, the author of “Novaya”*, who criticized the patriarch, has ended. The verdict is inconclusive Jacob. Photo: social networks 18+.

18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE INTERNET PUBLICATION “NOVAYA GAZETA” OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE ONLINE PUBLICATION “NOVAYA GAZETA” Photo: Yaroslav Chingaev / Moscow Agency On the eve of the feast of St.

The Pope's envoy visited Moscow two years later. Has the Vatican decided to change its peacekeeping tactics in Ukraine? Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. Photo: AP / TASS 18+.

The new and only deputy chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation will be an official with a reputation as a monk in the world and a fighter against “sects” Alexander Konovalov. Photo: Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant The Federation Council seemed to have outlined a likely successor to 83-year-old veteran Valery Zorkin as chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation at its last meeting before the holidays.

The priest was expelled from the “foreign agents” Father Arndrey Lvov. Screenshot An unprecedented case: the Ministry of Justice excluded from the list of “foreign agents” a pacifist priest who was defrocked in the Russian Orthodox Church, transferred to another church, went abroad, but soon returned! We are talking about Fr. Andrei Lvov is a cleric of the Apostolic Orthodox Church and the son of lawyer Henry Reznik.

At the age of 89, the earthly journey of Father Mikhail Ardov, a writer, joker, fundamentalist and dissident, ended Mikhail Ardov. Photo: PhotoXPress.ru / EastNews In the 89th year, Fr.’s earthly journey ended. Mikhail Ardov - writer, joker, fundamentalist and dissident. A student of Anna Akhmatova, he couldn’t stand the “system”: first the party-Chekist system, then the patriarchal one... “I ask you - never take part in this!

A hundred years ago, the persecuted Russian Church bore little resemblance to the current ruling Russian Orthodox Church and was looking for its own path: from opportunism to underground Archbishop Seraphim (Samoilovich) with the brethren of the Pokrovsky Paisiev Monastery, 1927. Source: Wikipedia The year 1926 was a turning point in the history of the Russian Church: a “change of milestones” occurred.

The Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra survived many wars over 10 centuries. It was blown up and burned by both our own and others A fire on the roof of the Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, which occurred as a result of a hit (either a missile or a drone - the parties to the military conflict are giving conflicting information). June 15, 2026. Photo: social networks It was destroyed in 1941, but not completely. Restored.

Who is Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem, whom Trump allegedly chose as a mediator in the Russian-Ukrainian settlement Theophilus III. Photo: ZUMAPRESS.com In exchange for a knight's cross The last time the Patriarch of Jerusalem visited the White House was more than 60 years ago. It was Benedict I, and John Kennedy received him.

The cocaine scandal in Metropolitan Hilarion’s car became a spectacular reason for his transfer from Europe to South America. What's there? Metropolitan Hilarion. Photo: Alexander Shcherbak / TASS There was a boy. What about the powder? The Czech police officially confirmed on June 3 that the white powder found 10 days earlier in the car of Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev) of the Russian Orthodox Church was cocaine.

The Pope has declared a threat to human nature if AI cannot be brought under control. First Encyclical of Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV. Photo: IMAGO/Catholicpressphoto The Western Christian world is reading the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV - Magnifica humanitas ("Enchanting Humanity", but other translations are possible).

Islamic leaders from the Spiritual Administration of Muslims were detained in five regions.

The detention of Metropolitan Hilarion in the Czech Republic is a sensitive blow to the structures of the Russian Orthodox Church in the EU. What happened and what is the background Metropolitan Hilarion. Photo: Sergey Karpukhin / TASS A day after Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev) was detained near Prague, on the evening of May 25, the Russian authorities and the Moscow Patriarchate made up their minds and decided to take a position.

After the change of power in Hungary, the EU plans to subject Patriarch Kirill and the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church to sanctions. Moscow expressed a strong protest Patriarch Kirill. Photo: Sergey Bulkin / TASS The official speaker of the Moscow Patriarchate, and more recently also the personal press secretary of its head, Vladimir Legoyda, spoke in mid-May with a “strong protest” against the European Union’s intentions to subject Patriarch Kirill (Gundyaev) to personal sanctions.