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.

A new patriarch has been elected in Georgia. We tell you who he is and what alternatives there were to him Metropolitan Shio (Mujiri). Photo: president.ge Despite the attempts of some hierarchs to introduce intrigue into the election process, the most obvious candidate became the new Patriarch of Georgia - the official successor to Catholicos Ilia II, 57-year-old Metropolitan Shio (Mujiri).

The procedure for electing a new Catholicos-Patriarch starts in Georgia. The SVR made an alarming statement about the candidates. Novaya studied possible candidates Funeral service for Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II in Tbilisi. Photo: Mikhail Egikov / TASS SVR was wrong again The meeting of the synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church, which must approve a “short list” of three candidates for the chair of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, begins on April 28 in Tbilisi.

How cinema creates an attractive image of Scandinavian paganism - a “natural” alternative to Christianity Still from the movie “Vikings Valhalla” The movie creates an attractive image of Scandinavian paganism - a “natural” alternative to Christianity, which has become fashionable not only in the West, but also in Russia (and Natalya Poklonskaya is its prophet). What is the main message of the most popular films and TV series about the religion of Odin?

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has served as the “soft power” of the “Russian world” for decades, has received a chance for recognition from the Zelensky administration Photo: Anna Marchenko / TASS The contours of the confessional map of post-war Ukraine are already emerging.

The Tretyakov Gallery transfers the pearls of the ancient Russian collection - the Vladimir and Don icons of the Virgin Mary - to the church. This became possible only in the context of SVO Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir in the showcase case of the museum church in Tolmachi. Photo by Oleg Varov, Foma magazine A dry protocol message appeared on the morning of April 3 in the official telegram channel of the State Tretyakov Gallery (STG).

Police closed the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Russian propagandists predict an apocalypse without the Holy Fire The American-Israeli operation against Iran led to the closure of Jerusalem's shrines for security reasons. Catholics are protesting, and Orthodox Christians are afraid that the Holy Fire will not descend into the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Easter, which will mean the beginning of the end of the world...